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Climbing All 82 Four-Thousanders with Type 1 Diabetes: An Interview with Tobias and Tim Steinberger
"Weil du danach weißt, wer du bist." Ein Vater, ein Sohn, 82 Viertausender, und Typ-1-Diabetes immer dabei. Tobias und Tim Steinberger erzählen von Blutzucker in eisiger Höhe, den härtesten Momenten am Berg und davon, was bleibt, wenn der Gipfel geschafft ist.

“I Don’t Hide My Diabetes Anymore”: An Interview with Sonja Spörlein
For years, Sonja Spörlein preferred to keep her diabetes hidden from others. Today, the 45-year-old founder from Küps in Upper Franconia wears her sensor openly on her upper arm, often...

Water Fasting for Diabetes: A Profile of Prof. Dr. Peter Schwarz
In our article "Diabetes and fasting—is that a good idea?" We have provided a general overview of the benefits and risks of fasting for people with diabetes. This article focuses...

Diabetes and fasting – is that a good idea?
Fasten liegt im Trend – doch wie sinnvoll ist es wirklich? Dieser Artikel beleuchtet die Wirkung verschiedener Fastenmethoden auf den Stoffwechsel und erklärt, worauf Menschen mit Diabetes achten sollten. Außerdem wird gezeigt, wie sich Energie gezielt zuführen lässt, ohne durch Süßreize zusätzlichen Appetit auszulösen.

Diabetes and Alcohol: Risks, Interactions, and What People with Diabetes Need to Know
Alcohol lowers blood sugar—often without you even noticing. Here’s what people with diabetes need to know about interactions with insulin, nighttime hypoglycemia, and safe amounts.

Diabetes, relationships and real innovation: Niki Kourtidou on attitude over method
What happens when professional expertise, lived experience and strategic health communication come together in one person? Niki Kourtidou combines all of this – as a diabetes consultant DDG, coach and...

Hypoglycemia: What do I eat if I no longer want a sugar rush?
Anyone who has ever experienced hypoglycemia knows the feeling: you're low, the CGM screams, shaky hands, sweats and the burning need for quick carbohydrates. Your body is screaming for something...

F.A.Z. Health & Nutrition Conference 2026: Hyporest as a local network partner
The F.A.Z. The Health & Nutrition Conference 2026 is getting closer - and Hyporest is there as a network partner.On March 4, 2026, decision-makers from the pharmaceutical industry, MedTech, health...

Interview with diabetes consultant Daniela Mika: Between empathy, technology and real everyday experience
Daniela Mika has been accompanying people with diabetes for two decades - in everyday hospital life as well as in freelance projects, in specialist events and in direct exchange with...

Why people with diabetes need more than medical care
For many people affected, diabetes is not a purely medical matter, but rather a permanent, everyday situation. In addition to blood sugar levels, technology and doctor's appointments, life with diabetes...

Gut Health and Diabetes: What Your Gut May Know – and Research Is Slowly Understanding
Anyone who lives with diabetes is familiar with the phenomenon: despite identical meals, blood sugar reacts completely unpredictably on some days. Modern research is increasingly looking at the intestinal microbiome...

Tasteless coating is totally convincing
An interview from the diabetes newspaper (10th year · No. 6 · October 29, 2025) Innovations in the field of functional nutrition often arise where everyday experience, personal concern and...

Understanding type 2 diabetes: From insulin resistance to insulin-requiring therapy
Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic metabolic diseases and yet is often underestimated. The disease develops gradually over years. A basic understanding of the early stages...

Don't be afraid of diabetes
The diagnosis of diabetes represents a noticeable turning point in the lives of many affected people. In addition to medical therapy, the disease requires long-term adjustments in daily self-management, which...


