Fast facts on Diabetes Mellitus
Here are some key points about diabetes. More detail and supporting information is in the main article. Diabetes is a
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Some facts and myths about diabetes
Many presumed “facts” are thrown about in the paper press, magazines and on the internet regarding diabetes; some of them
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Diagnosis of high blood pressure is made by measuring it, over a number of clinic visits, via a sphygmomamometer –
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Diagnosis of high blood pressure is made by measuring it, over a number of clinic visits, via a sphygmomamometer –
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Below is a list of possible complications that can be caused by badly controlled diabetes: Eye complications – glaucoma, cataracts,
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High blood pressure leading to a diagnosis of hypertension will occur only when readings stay above normal all of the
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Most people who catch and recover from COVID-19 are likely to be immune for several months afterwards, a study of
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New polio vaccine poised to get emergency WHO approval
A vaccine against a type of polio that is spreading in the Southern Hemisphere is expected to receive emergency approval
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