Diabetes

Sunlight helps Diabetic patients keep glucose in the normal range, study shows

Older adults with type 2 diabetes kept blood glucose in the normal range longer and showed a lower respiratory exchange ratio under natural light than under artificial LED lighting.

 An illustrative image of sunlight.
 AMIT Makif Sderot outdoor campus and play areas

From loneliness to leadership community drives economic resilience - opinion

Red meat

Large study: High consumption of red meat was linked to the risk of this disease

Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows


Weight loss injections can do this scary thing to your face

The drug Ozempic, originally intended to treat diabetes and became a weight loss drug, can do something horrible to your face as a side effect.

 A woman with diabetes is seen using an injection (Illustrative).

Is ice cream healthy? The strangest finding in nutrition science

On the one hand, studies have found health benefits for ice cream, on the other hand, scientists don't really understand how. So, is ice cream healthy or not?

 Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

Trauma in childhood could lead to type 2 diabetes in adulthood - study

Researchers suggest that interventions to reduce the impact of childhood adversity could also prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in some cases.

A blood glucose test is done to check sugar levels in a Type 2 Diabetes patient

Weight loss drugs: Everyone wants them, but are they even safe?

Experts have been warning for a long time that weight loss injections aren't for everyone, but a recent study found a disturbing side effect: Increased risk of thyroid cancer.

Woman standing on bathroom scale measuring her weight

Does sugar increase the risk of stroke?

Experts from Maccabi Health Services explain which sugars you should avoid - and how you can reduce the dangerous effect of sweets.

 Sugar

With Passover around the corner, its time to clean out your habits

After a certain amount of time, the habits become part of us and it then becomes difficult to break away from the patterns.

 With Passover around the corner, it's time to do some spring cleaning - on our own bad habits. (illustrative)

Smotrich risks public health for sweet Passover political treat - opinion

Human lives and public health are more important than gathering more votes at the polling station.

 ACTING HEALTH Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. ‘I doubt that Ben-Tzur is aware that one in four Israelis suffers from obesity,’ says the writer.

Uber driver donates kidney to passenger, sparking lifelong friendship

An Uber driver donated his kidney to a passenger, forever changing the trajectory of an elderly dialysis patient's life. 

 Uber ride.

Smotrich cancels soda tax, while diabetes looms large in Israel

The Finance Minister’s cancellation of a recent tax on sugary drinks marks a step backward in Israel’s struggle against diabetes.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and and Arnon Ben Dor, Chairman of the Histadrut hold a joint press conference in Tel Aviv on March 2, 2023.

Can a cup of coffee lower your blood sugar?

Researchers found that there is a connection between slow caffeine breakdown and a reduction in blood sugar levels. 

 Coffee with milk