Tag: Diabetes

Toxic Chicks: Why Kenya’s fried chicken is a looming health crisis

Research shows poultry farmers lace birds with antibiotics, which prevent infections, increase…

Diabetes: He began feeling like insects were crawling all over his face 

Maina’s struggle is a classic case of peripheral neuropathy—a serious complication of…

What’s in a label? How food warnings can tackle childhood obesity

My daughter loves yoghurt, but at three years she weighs 20 kilogrammes…

Kenya’s diabetes challenge: Rising rates, raising awareness

World Diabetes Day (November 14) raises awareness about diabetes, a condition affecting…

Draining Lives, Draining Funds: How diabetes is silently crippling Kenya’s health & wealth  

Diabetes is worse in urban areas due to sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy diets…

Community Health Promoters key to early diagnosis of diabetes, high blood pressure, pregnancies 

Migori County has seen over 600,000 residents screened for diabetes, the highest…