Type 2 diabetes symptoms: This sign in your gums could indicate poor blood sugar levels

Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body doesn’t respond to insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone that controls the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. The condition is often caused by a person being overweight or obese, but many people won’t realise they have it because symptoms don’t tend to make you […]

Alzheimer’s disease: BLEEDING gums sign of FASTER decline

Periodontitis – also known as gum disease – is the inflammation of the gums and deeper structures, which can eventually lead to tooth loss. One in ten people worldwide are affected, but it’s particularly common in people who are older. It’s also a regular occurrence in those with Alzheimer’s disease, thought to be because of […]

The Irrepressible Id of ‘Chewing Gum’s Tracey Gordon

Despite the unglamorous setting, the world of Chewing Gum‘s Tracey Gordon is full of eye-popping color. She wears bright yellow sweaters over flower-patterned button-down shirts, her hair in two long braids, like an overgrown schoolgirl. (“I’m a grown-ass woman,” she insists. “I just regularly make childlike mistakes.”) It’s London, but the skies are blue; Tracey works behind the counter […]