Australia’s common metabolic disorders explained by Dr. Norman Swan. How they affect your organs and how you can protect yourself and your family from them
diabetes
What are the risk factors for heart disease?
Professor David Celermajer Professor David Celermajer is Scandrett Professor of Cardiology and...
Diabetes and getting pregnant
How will having diabetes affect your pregnancy and your baby? And what planning do you need to do first?
Can obesity or diabetes increase my risk of cancer?
Can obesity or diabetes increase your risk of cancer? Professor Michael Boyer explains.
How to manage blood glucose using the Glycemic Index of foods
Choosing low GI carbohydrates is one of the keys to maintaining good blood glucose control.
Diabetes in older people
Type 2 diabetes risk increases with age. One of the reasons for this is increasing insulin resistance with age.
Mediterranean diet cuts gestational diabetes risk
A clinical trial of a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy shows promise in reducing the risk of excess weight gain and gestational diabetes.
Diabetes – Aboriginal health
Diabetes is a serious condition that leads to having too much glucose in your blood. The main kinds of diabetes affecting our people are type two diabetes and gestational or pregnancy diabetes.
Will a sugar-tax decrease our sugar consumption?
Research looks at whether tweaks to your environment ultimately reduce sugary drink consumption.
Blueberries good for heart health
Blue is the new black in the world of nutrition research, and this latest research into delicious blueberries adds more evidence for the health benefits they can offer.
