Unit News from Diabetes

Clínic Barcelona

Clínic Barcelona

November 12 2020 2020-11-16

Exercise helps to prevent diabetes and reduces cardiovascular mortality

Physical activity is important in preventing and treating type 2 diabetes. However, there are different ways to exercise and it is important to defin1

Clínic Barcelona

Clínic Barcelona

September 7 2020 2020-09-07

Severe hypoglycaemia causes reduced cognitive function in elderly people with type 1 diabetes

The low blood sugar (glucose) levels experienced by people with diabetes can affect the brain. A sudden drop in glucose causes neuronal death and, as1

Clínic Barcelona

Clínic Barcelona

May 14 2020 2020-05-14

Coronavirus and diabetes. What do the experts recommend?

Any infection in a person who suffers diabetes has a double risk: on the one hand, it may decompensate the diabetes itself; and on the other, any com1

Clínic Barcelona

Clínic Barcelona

November 13 2019 2019-11-20

Continuous glucose monitoring reduces the risk of hypoglycaemia

Studies carried out in the 1990s showed that controlling glucose levels through multiple doses of insulin reduced the risk of complications, but incr1