In the early 1950s, British physician Philip Hugh-Jones was flummoxed by 13 patients who showed up at the diabetes clinic he ran near Kingston, Jamaica. At the time, researchers broadly recognized two ...
Movement can be a powerful medicine for people with diabetes and other forms of insulin resistance. But intensity and timing can make a difference. By Hilary Achauer These days, more and more of us ...
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When was the last time you had your blood sugar checked? It might be worth looking into, a new study says. Forty-four percent of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed, so they ...
Most people know there are two types of diabetes—type 1 and type 2. Knowing which one you have matters quite a lot for how you treat them. But what you may not know about is a lesser-known variation ...
"So he called them Type J." That's "J" for Jamaica. The name didn't stick. Subsequent names didn't stick either, despite cases of this unusual form of diabetes continuing to surface, especially in ...