From September 9 to September 17, Moscow will host a week to combat glaucoma, a group of severe chronic eye diseases that are united by common signs: increased eye pressure, the development of trophic disorders of the optic nerve and retina, decreased visual acuity and narrowed visual fields. The surgeon-ophthalmologist, candidate of medical sciences Andrei….
We all have friends or relatives who suffer from diabetes and are constantly forced to take insulin, a drug similar to the human hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels. We tell how scientists went to the discovery of this medicine and for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize. According to WHO, there are….
We are in a hurry all the time, overcome stress, struggle with physical inactivity, eat quickly … And what followed? The number of patients has increased, for example, diabetes mellitus (DM), obesity, hypertension. Unfortunately, children and adolescents are not spared many diseases. Diabetes “grew up” and “younger” The total number of patients with diabetes (both….
A blood test for sugar is an expression, albeit a generally accepted, but not quite true, incorrect. The expression “sugar in the blood” has historical roots: in the Middle Ages, doctors believed that the cause of increased thirst, frequent urination and pustular infections depends on how much sugar is in the blood of a person…..