Metformin’s Impact on the Heart Differs in Men and Women
The researchers looked at three different outcomes to determine the impact of gender on response to diabetes therapies specifically as it relates to heart health.
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Insulin Resistance and Body Fat Composition in Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin resistance was found to increase with an increase in body fat content, rather than absolute body fat amount.
CNN – 13 comfort foods to boost weight loss
They’re called “comfort” foods for a reason — they bring back warm memories, tickle your taste buds, and soothe your soul. Though some comfort foods are deep-fried, covered in cheese, or packed with sugar, some can actually help you lose weight. Beat the battle of the bulge with the following cozy eats.
Joslin Diabetes Center – Brush Up on Your Cholesterol Medications
Getting and keeping your cholesterol in good range is one of the ABC’s for diabetes control (A1C and blood pressure are the other two). As with glucose control, lifestyle management is the foundational step of any program emphasizing heart health.
DiabetesMine – The Diabetes Community’s Holiday Survival eBook (Again!)
It’s become a Holiday Season tradition of ours to remind you all about an awesome eBook that the DOC helped us curate a few years back: Nuggets of Wisdom from the Diabetes Community.
How To Reduce Damage From A Week Of Too Much Eating And Too Little Exercise
The Journal of Physiology study showed that people who exercise on a daily basis are less affected by the negative health effects of one week of overeating, such as poor blood sugar control and expression of genes by fat cells linked with metabolic changes.
CNN – Best and worst health trends of 2013
Each year comes with its own unique brand of health trends. Some wind up being passing fad diets, while others prove surprisingly on point. The key to healthy living is knowing which trends are worth your time. To that end, here are the year’s shape-up and slim-down trends we’d like to forget — and the […]
DiabetesHealth – One Meal Daily May Be Better Option for People With Diabetes
“We found that the low-carbohydrate diet increased blood glucose levels much less than the low-fat diet but that levels of triglycerides tended to be high compared to the low-fat diet,” the researchers wrote. “It is very interesting that the Mediterranean diet, without breakfast and with a massive lunch with wine, did not induce higher blood […]
Diabetes Mine – Diabetes Year In Review: What Went Down in 2013
There have been some exciting steps forward on long-awaited product developments, from FDA filings to approvals that the Diabetes Community has been anticipating. Not to mention all the great work and progress on the patient advocacy front in connecting with industry regulators, and bringing real patient issues to the forefront.
Diabetes Forecast – Do I Need a Longer Insulin Needle?
I have been injecting insulin for two years. My question is about needle length. I’ve used a U-100 31-gauge, 8-mm “short” needle because—well, it should hurt less, right? Because I am slightly obese, should I use the 29-gauge, 12.7-mm needle instead?
NPR – How To Make Sense Of Confusing, New Blood Pressure Advice
If you’re confused about the latest recommendations for treating high blood pressure, take heart. Doctors are confused, too. On Wednesday, a panel of specialists called the Eighth Joint National Committee published guidelines saying that many people over 60 don’t need to start taking medications to lower blood pressure until it’s above 150/90 millimeters of mercury.
6 Tips For Healthier Restaurant Eating
How to make the best choices with a seemingly unhealthy menu? Here are some tips on this very topic.
DiabetesHealth – Protein Deficiency Linked to Type 2 Insulin Resistance
People with type 2 diabetes who use insulin to help control elevated blood sugar might be able to end their dependence on it if new research progresses.
DiabetesMine – Beam Me Up, Bluetooth Meters: Test Driving the VerioSync & iHealth BG5
Can it be true? Finally, the day of wireless Bluetooth diabetes data beaming has arrived! Two new glucose meters now at our fingertips can instantly send our blood sugar results to a smartphone or tablet, with no need for manual re-entry or that connect-to-communicate step that pretty much all other meters require. Woot!
Joslin Diabetes – A New Paradigm for Dosing Diabetes Drugs in Type 2 Diabetes?
Which is better, adding medications one at a time or all at once? It’s a question physicians will be pondering as they discuss the results of an ongoing study into how to dose oral medications for people with type 2 diabetes.
Fenofibrate a Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy
When looking at progression, the FIELD study observed fundus photographs taken over 5 years which showed that taking fenofibrate decreased 2-step progression by 79% in patients with existing DR prior to the study.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away: 150 year old proverb stands the test of time, say researchers
Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular deaths such as heart attacks and strokes every year in the UK – similar to giving statins to everyone over 50 years who is not already taking them – according to a study in the Christmas […]
Insulin Pumps vs. Multiple Daily Injections (MDI): Which is Better?
A new cross-sectional observational cohort study looked at continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), aka insulin pump, versus multiple daily injections (MDI) to determine which insulin delivery system resulted in less blood glucose variability in type 1 pediatric diabetes patients.
DiabetesHealth – Life With Type 2: In Praise of Metformin
Why is Metformin considered the “starter” medicine for people who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes? Here are some of the benefits of this drug.
Stain and stick resistant products linked to diabetes
Several environmental contaminants such as PCB, pesticides, and phthalates have been linked to diabetes. In a new study, Uppsala University examined if other kinds of contaminants, perfluorinated compound (PFCs) are also associated with diabetes.
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