A recent study found that those taking metformin to help control blood glucose were 20 percent less likely to develop dementia over the course of the five-year study than those who were taking sulfonylureas to control their diabetes symptoms instead
MannKind Corp. in Valencia is attempting to revolutionize the treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes with its first product: an inhaled form of insulin powder called Afrezza that would eliminate the need for most injections.
The non-profit consumer action group Citizens for Health earlier this month called on the Food and Drug Administration to do its part in raising awareness of the dangers of high fructose corn syrup by making an official statement recognizing the sweetener as an unsafe addition to the nation’s food supply.
In Oregon, state health officials decided on Dec. 5 to dramatically reduce the number of test strips allotted to people with type 2 diabetes who are on Medicaid and don’t take insulin
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill proposes that different diet components may help preserve beta cell function, once the disease is contracted.
Results from the global Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs 2 study (DAWN2TM) presented December 5 at a symposium during the World Diabetes Congress of the International Diabetes Federation in Melbourne, Australia, show that only 29 percent of people with diabetes report that their healthcare team asks for their input when making their treatment plans.
Research shows that 60% of patients with type 2 diabetes are not increasing their level of exercise following their diagnosis and 50% have not made changes to their diet. The figures result from a survey of 652 patients with type 2 diabetes and 337 physicians from the UK, US, Spain, India, Japan and Brazil. The […]
With the holidays here and a new year on its way, many of us, at the very least, are thinking about how to get back – and stay – on track with a healthier diet and lifestyle. But with plenty of holiday get-togethers and celebrations still on the horizon, you may think it doesn’t make […]
Exercise video games are used by many people worldwide to adopt a regular exercise routine, help with weight loss or to simply play with friends. But new research suggests the popular games could help people with type 2 diabetes to improve control of their glucose levels.
Both patient age and the duration of type 2 diabetes independently determine the clinical course of the disease among adults aged 60 to 80-plus years, according to a report published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
This study suggests that a Mediterranean style diet, with a large single meal mid-day, may be an advantage to patients with type 2 diabetes due to the large insulin to glucose ratio it produces.
Last week, I wrote about calories: what they are and how to figure out how many you need. I’m not sure how many of you thought about your own calorie needs over this past week. Were you curious? Did you do even a rough, mental calculation? Or is it something that isn’t of much interest […]
Losing weight and keeping it off is a matter of cutting back what you eat and increasing your amount of exercise. “The simplest equation in the world, calories in and calories out, determines your weight loss,” says Christine Gerbstadt, MD, RD, of Sarasota, Fla., spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.
One of the most feared aspects of insulin treatment is the need to self-inject, and the image of a needle and syringe, along with an insulin vial, is still strongly associated with diabetes. But new insulin delivery methods, such as insulin pens and pumps, are changing the way the drug is administered along with your […]
Both vegetarian and vegan diets can be healthful diets and can be part of a dietary strategy to control blood glucose levels if you have diabetes. There are a variety of vegetarian diets but all restrict animal meat. The vegan diet avoids animal products of any sort, including milk and eggs.
So is carb-counting really the best method for a PWD to live by? Maybe not… Researchers are now exploring just how beneficial it really is, and what alternatives or “hybrid methods” might be used to best help PWDs match insulin to what is being eaten.
Type 2 diabetes patients with a BMI of 25-30 kg/m2 who received a laparoscopic gastric band achieved significantly greater weight loss (11 kg vs. 1 kg) and significantly higher rates of diabetes remission (52% vs. 8%) than did those who were treated with standard medical care.
According to a Swiss study surveying doctors worldwide, almost 90 percent believe obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and related nutritional issues–and the rising health care costs that accompany such health concerns–are tied to sugar consumption.
The drug saxagliptin (trade name: Onglyza) has been approved also as monotherapy in Germany since July 2013 for certain adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is an option when drug treatment is needed, but the drug metformin is not tolerated or cannot be used.
The findings of the large systematic review, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, challenge the prevailing wisdom among many scientists that vitamin D has a potential role in disease prevention, and will have important implications for nearly half of US adults who take vitamin D supplements at an overall cost of $600 million every […]