Sitting down on the job increases risk of early death
Data from 90,000 people shows ill-effects of sedentary lifestyle
Heart Health
Heart Health
From sugar to heartache: Why diabetes increases your heart risk
Diabetes is known to alter blood sugar control, but its effect extends far beyond that: it’s close to doubling the risk of heart disease. Studies found that diabetic patients, particularly Type 2, are two to four times more likely to be attacked by cardiovascular diseases than people without diabetes. To stress this life-critical connection and […]
Diabetes Care
Uncontrolled diabetes increases risk of hearing loss; doctors call for more awareness, screening
The WHO estimates that 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss and acknowledges that people with diabetes are twice as likely to experience hearing loss than those who don’t have diabetes | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Uncontrolled diabetes increases the risk of hearing loss due to the damage high blood sugar causes to blood […]
Heart Health
Bystander CPR within 10 minutes of cardiac arrest increases survival chances and brain recovery
The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of saving the person’s life and protecting their brain function, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2024. The meeting […]
Diabetes Care
Tandem Diabetes Care Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Increases Full Year 2024 Sales Guidance
SAN DIEGO, November 06, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNDM), a global insulin delivery and diabetes technology company, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and increased sales guidance for the year ending December 31, 2024. “The third quarter marked a milestone achievement for Tandem Diabetes Care as we […]
