Fighting Diabetes, Proactively!

Scientists in Kolkata have developed an inexpensive bloodless test for diabetes patients that requires just a sample of air breathed out by the patient.

Instead of rolling up the sleeve for a needle jab to draw blood, the patient will simply have to take a deep breath and blow it out onto a device no bigger than a fingernail.

“It is the need of the hour to develop a simple non-invasive diagnostic procedure which would revolutionize diabetes management,” Amarnath Sen, of the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) in Kolkata who led the research team, said.

Sen, who led a team of scientists from CGCRI and the Institute of Child Health (ICH) - also in Kolkata, believes the diabetes test kit, when fully developed and validated, should cost between Rs.500-700(12-15 US dollars). It will require no consumables and last for five years.

The expensive ‘glucometers’ currently available in the market come with equally expensive test strips that must be thrown away after single use.

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You bra size maybe an indication of whether you are likely to develop Diabetes Type-II or not.

The scientists found that women with a C or D cup are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those with an A cup.

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“It takes repetition for lifestyle change. It takes a period of time for people to change their behavior,” she said. “There are some people who have enough internal motivation to do that, but the majority do not.”

The research was performed on a group of individuals in minnesota, who have blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to qualify as diabetes. These are people who had are at significant risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the report said.

This study, the Diabetes Prevention Program, found that with intensive individual counseling on nutrition and physical activity, the three-year risk of developing diabetes was reduced by 58 percent.

One of the most widely cited studies, the Diabetes Prevention Program, found that with intensive individual counseling on nutrition and physical activity, the three-year risk of developing diabetes was reduced by 58 percent.

The key is nutrition, physical activity and motivation.

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