Receiving a diabetes diagnosis is a life-changing event, which places an incredible amount of stress on a person. Even more so, learning about potential health complications that can occur in case of poor diabetes management can expose a person to additional diseases and health risks, such as heart attacks, strokes and poor mental health.

Nearly 50% of people struggling with an eating disorder are binge eating, which makes binge eating quite common, yet not well understood. A binge eating disorder has received official classification as a mental illness in 2013, which tells us it’s the least researched of all eating disorders in terms of interventions and treatment.

Diabetes is a complicated and debilitating disease on its own, and it gets more complex to keep it in check as the time progresses. Also, getting off plan, every once in a while, and not following steps as prescribed causes other health complications and risks. Today, we will see what these health risks are.

Diabetes is on the rise and young people more than ever before are getting diagnosed with this chronic condition. Western Pacific region has the 3rd highest prevalence of diabetes in the world, and this is expected to rise by 5% in the next decade. Why?

Fibromyalgia diagnosis is challenging. The symptoms of fibromyalgia can mimic many other health conditions such as Chronic fatigue syndrome, Polymyalgia rheumatica, Multiple sclerosis, Lyme disease and others.

Eating disorders are often misunderstood by some medical professionals as well as the general public. Eating disorders not only affect the body but have detrimental effects on mental health as well. Current statistics on eating disorders in New Zealand and worldwide indicate that eating disorders are on the rise and as an illness, many are facing it right now.