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This column seeks to remind readers to please attend the commemoration of World Heart Day in Botswana on Saturday, October 4 from 9am to 3pm at the UB Stadium in Gaborone. Free blood pressure, blood sugar and body mass testing will be given to all members of the public together with many other activities to be held at the same venue. High Blood Sugar Related Articles

Gold nanoparticles are everywhere. They are used in cancer treatments, automobile sensors, cell phones, blood sugar monitors and hydrogen gas production. However, until recently, scientists couldn’t create the nanoparticles without producing synthetic chemicals that had negative impacts on the environment. High Blood Sugar Related Articles

You can help minimise the risk of diabetes by watching your diet and getting plenty of exercise, among other things. YAM CHER SENG writes. High Blood Sugar Related Articles

A ‘bin liner’ that sits inside the gut and stops it absorbing calories from food could be a radical new treatment for diabetes. High Blood Sugar Related Articles

Data from a 52-week phase 3 study (LEAD 3) of liraglutide, a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, were published today by The Lancet. The study showed that liraglutide, when taken alone, produces statistically significant and sustained improvements in blood sugar control in patients with early type 2 diabetes, as compared with glimepiride, a widely used oral antidiabetic drug. High Blood Sugar Related Articles

Novo Nordisk’s Liraglutide, a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, that underwent phase-III study, has proved sustained improvements in blood sugar control in patients with early type-2 diabetes. High Blood Sugar Related Articles