Ramadan and Diabetes

There is often discussion about whether people with diabetes should fast during…

Trans Fats

Trans fats, a form of processed (hydrogenated) cooking oil, have been identified…

Vitamin D and Diabetes

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a number of important…

Diabetes and Chromium

Chromium is of interest to people with diabetes as it has been…

Diabetes and Diwali

Diwali is a Hindu festival known as the festival of lights which…

Diabetes and Easter

Easter can be a difficult time to have diabetes, not least because…

The 2018 UK sugar tax

In March 2016 the government announced that a tax on sugary soft…

Nutritive and Non-nutritive Sweeteners

Sweeteners are divided into two groups: those which have calories and provide…

Diabetes and Halloween

As well as being a fun time, Halloween can be also be…

Fat and Diabetes

Along with protein and carbohydrates, fat is one of the main macronutrients.…