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How to Maintain Energy During Long Cycling Sessions

The liver stores about 80 to 100 grams of glycogen. That supply covers roughly 90 to 120 minutes of hard riding for a cyclist who eats nothing, and once it runs down, blood sugar falls and power falls with it. Riders usually describe the collapse as empty legs. Recent work…

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Two Weeks into a GLP-1 Diabetes Shot, His Family Noticed a Smell That Stopped When the Drug Did

A 57-year-old man developed an unpleasant body odor on dulaglutide. It faded when he stopped and returned when doctors gave it again.

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Keto Cut Liver Fat By 67% Despite Similar Weight Loss With Mediterranean And Low-Fat Plant-Based Diets

A clinical trial found a ketogenic diet cut liver fat by 67%, despite similar weight loss among people following three different diets.

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The 8 Medical Screening Tests Indians Should Get at 30 for Better Preventive Health

Fasting Blood Sugar and HbA1cIndia has over 101 million people living with diabetes, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research's ICMR-INDIAB study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The majority were undiagnosed for years before their first test. A fasting blood sugar test tells you where you stand…

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Can Magnesium Lower Blood Sugar? Here’s What the Research Actually Shows

Magnesium supplements are having a moment, with claims ranging from better sleep to fewer muscle cramps and improved blood sugar. That last promise is especially...

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7 Dangerous H1N1 Warning Signs for People With Diabetes

Flu can begin suddenly. One moment you may feel fine, and the next you are dealing with fever, cough, body aches and extreme tiredness. For someone living with diabetes, however, the bigger concern may be what happens behind those familiar symptoms. Illness can make blood sugar harder to control, while…

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The high-fiber supplement experts swear by and three easy recipes that make it taste great

Increase your fiber intake with psyllium

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Diabetes can affect how your body reacts to exercise—a trainer explains how to adapt your workouts to manage blood sugar levels and work out safely

“There is no reason you can’t train the same as everyone else once you know how your body reacts,” says BetterMe’s Garett Reid

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Fatty Liver Disease Is Rising in Non-Drinking Indians: Causes, Risks, and What to Do

The numbers are not smallA 2023 meta-analysis published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology estimated NAFLD prevalence in India at approximately 38.6% of the general population, higher than the global average, and climbing fastest among people in their thirties and forties who report zero alcohol consumption. The condition…

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Three Diets, the Same 10 Percent Weight Loss, and Only One Cut Liver Fat by Two Thirds

A controlled feeding trial found that keto, Mediterranean, and low-fat diets all produced 10% weight loss, but keto cut liver fat by 67% versus 45%.

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The popular diabetes drug metformin has been used for decades — and scientists just figured out its main mechanism

Scientists have debated whether the diabetes drug metformin acts primarily in the intestines or the liver. New findings clear up this confusion.

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7 Mental Health Changes Women Should Watch After Diabetes

A diabetes diagnosis can change much more than a person's blood sugar routine. Suddenly, meals may need more planning, medicines may become part of everyday life and questions about the future can become difficult to ignore. For some women, this emotional burden can be especially challenging. Research has found an…

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Diabetes Wearable Cleared for Children as Young as Two Tracks Ketones and Blood Sugar from One Sensor

The FDA authorized Abbott's Libre Duo 10 Day, the first wearable tracking ketones and glucose together, for people with diabetes aged 2 and up.

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FDA approves world’s first dual-sensor CGM in diabetes 'breakthrough' — new Libre Duo sensor tracks ketones and blood sugar in real-time

The FDA has greenlit the first CGM wearable to monitor both blood sugar and ketone levels simultaneously.

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7 Foods That Fight Fatigue and Boost Your Energy Levels, Backed by Nutrition Science

BananaA 2012 study published in PLOS ONE compared bananas to sports drinks in cyclists and found bananas performed equally well at sustaining energy output over a 75-kilometre time trial. The reason is the mix of glucose, fructose, and sucrose alongside fibre, it delivers a fast hit without the sharp drop…

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2 Simple Changes That Could Help Control Type 2 Diabetes

What if better blood sugar control is not only about what you eat, but also when you eat it? That question is attracting growing attention among people living with type 2 diabetes. Vegetarian and vegan eating patterns have been linked with improvements in HbA1c and body weight, while time-restricted eating…

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5 Low-Glycaemic Indian Eating Patterns That Science Actually Backs for Blood Sugar Control

Eat Your Dal and Sabzi First, Rice LastThe sequence in which food lands in your stomach changes how fast glucose enters your blood, measurably, not marginally. A 2015 study by Dr. Alpana Shukla at Weill Cornell Medicine, published in Diabetes Care, tested people with type 2 diabetes eating the same…

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6 Reasons Strict Keto Is Particularly Risky for Indian Gut Bacteria and Digestive Health

The Indian gut microbiome is shaped by decades of high-fiber eatingThe average Indian diet delivers between 30 and 40 grams of dietary fiber per day, primarily from lentils, whole grains, and vegetables. That fiber is not incidental, it is the primary food source for the bacteria that dominate the Indian…

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How the Gila Monster's Saliva Became a Diabetes Drug Now Used by Millions Worldwide

The lizard that never eats, yet never crashesThe Gila Monster can go up to a year without a meal. That is not hyperbole, it is a documented biological fact about one of only two venomous lizard species native to North America. During those long stretches of fasting, its blood glucose…

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5 Indian Breakfast Swaps That Keep Your Blood Sugar Stable for Six Hours or More

Ragi Idli Instead of White Rice IdliThe glycemic index of a standard white rice idli sits around 70, roughly the same as white bread. Ragi, finger millet, brings that number down to the low 50s. The difference is the fiber and polyphenol content in ragi's outer bran layer, which slows…

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Blood Sugar Fluctuations Without Diabetes Are Still Quietly Damaging Your Brain

The spike-crash cycle your report calls normalA fasting glucose of 95 mg/dL looks fine on paper. But if that number climbs to 160 after a meal and drops to 72 two hours later, the brain is absorbing a punishment the report never records. Each spike triggers a surge of insulin.…

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6 Indian Kitchen Spices That Measurably Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Lower Glucose

Turmeric (Haldi)Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, directly interferes with inflammatory pathways that degrade insulin signalling. A 2012 randomised controlled trial published in Diabetes Care followed 240 prediabetic adults over nine months: those given daily curcumin supplements showed zero progression to type 2 diabetes, while 16.4% of the placebo group…

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7 Ways to Eat Your Favourite Indian Rice, Roti and Curries Without Blood Sugar Spikes

1. Eat Your Vegetables and Protein Before the Rice or RotiThe sequence of what you eat matters more than most people realise. A 2015 study published in Diabetes Care by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine found that eating protein and vegetables before carbohydrates reduced post-meal glucose levels by up to…

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6 Plant-Based Omega-3 Sources That Actually Work in Indian Kitchens for Vegan Nutrition

Flaxseed (Alsi)One tablespoon of ground flaxseed delivers about 2.35 grams of ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), the plant form of omega-3. A 2019 review published in Nutrients confirmed that regular flaxseed consumption raises ALA levels in the blood, though conversion to the longer-chain EPA and DHA remains limited. The critical word is…

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8 Warning Signs of Vitamin B12 Deficiency Every Vegetarian Indian Should Recognise

Why Vegetarians Are at Particular RiskB12 exists almost exclusively in animal-derived foods: meat, fish, eggs, and dairy. A 2017 study published in the Journal of Nutritional Science found that vegetarians in South Asia had a B12 deficiency prevalence of up to 73%, compared with under 20% in omnivores from the…

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