This week, Wil tackles a question about those dreaded side effects we can experience from certain diabetes medications. His takeaway: Make sure you don’t close your eyes to the possibilities
Rabinovitz et al evaluated the effect of breakfast size on diabetic control. The study included overweight and obese patients, non-insulin dependent adults with type 2 diabetes. Patients were randomized to receive either a large breakfast consisting of a higher percentage of protein and fat or a smaller breakfast.
So if the Medtronic 530G isn’t a full artificial pancreas device system why is Medtronic calling it an artificial pancreas? Because they can.
The weather is getting cooler, but your produce choices are heating up. These amazing superfoods, picked by our friends at Health.com, are either hitting their peak in the garden or can easily be found in your local farmers market or grocery store. They’re the perfect excuse to get cooking on cool nights!
In the study, which involved 56 diabetes patients with gastroparesis, the subjects who were put on a small particle diet (smaller than 2 mm in diameter) experienced significantly less severe gastrointestinal symptoms than those who ate a conventional diabetes diet, which tends to focus on large particle foods.
Last week marked the big European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) taking place this year in Barcelona, Spain. Like the annual American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions, this gathering draws thousands from the scientific, medical and research spheres to talk about diabetes advances.
Many people with type 2 diabetes are familiar with Byetta, a drug that helps raise their insulin levels. But a new study in the journal Diabetes Care suggests that the drug, known generically as exenatide, might have a role to play for people with type 1 diabetes as well.
Forget the pills — there’s new evidence that exercise may be as effective as medications in treating heart disease and diabetes.
Eating breakfast can have a positive effect on a person’s BMI, fasting glucose levels, and postprandial insulin sensitivity. In a study led by Rabinovitz et al, the effect of breakfast size and content on patients with type 2 diabetes was analyzed.
A correlation may exist between asymptomatic episodes of ventricular arrhythmias and silent hypoglycemic episodes. Markolf Hanefeld, MD, PhD, of Technical University Dresden in Germany, and colleagues believe this may provide an explanation for the risk of sudden death during instances of hypoglycemia in patients with coexisting diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
If longevity is a lofty priority for you, you’ve probably read about “Blue Zones,” the five locations on the planet with the highest percentages of centenarians — aka people living to 100 and beyond. There is now a considerable amount of research on these “superhumans”.
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) links too little sleep (six hours or less) and too much sleep (10 or more hours) with chronic diseases—including coronary heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and obesity—in adults age 45 and older.
Insulins still take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to really start working in these days, but there is a new option that science says could help speed up absorption: it’s called Hylenex, an injectable liquid enzyme that basically makes the tissue under the skin less resistant to fluids
There is a common misperception that older drugs, particularly those that have been on the market for decades, are safer than new drugs. The general belief is that, because they have been prescribed by thousands of doctors to millions of patients around the world, these old drugs are well characterized and well understood.
Researchers are finding evidence that periodic fasting is beneficial. A technique known as intermittent fasting that has become a craze in the U.K. thanks to a couple of new books there “The FastDiet” and “The 2-Day Diet”.
Keith Trotter stared at the picture that popped up on his Facebook feed. He felt like the floor was opening up and swallowing him whole. He thought: “Why hasn’t someone just slapped me with something heavy and said ‘You’re going to die — you look awful’? ”
Many factors can affect blood sugar control at high altitudes, and people considering a mountain journey need to understand the potential risks of the environmental extremes, extensive exercise, and dietary changes they may experience.
For the first time ever, people with diabetes in the United States will have access to a device that can automatically shut off insulin delivery if your blood sugars dip too low.
Eating low-carb meals helps moderate blood sugars, and it’s also a smart strategy for cutting calories if you’re looking to lose a few pounds
Diabetes is linked to an increased risk of developing cancer, and now researchers have performed a unique meta-analysis that excludes all other causes of death and found that diabetic patients not only have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer but an even higher risk of dying from them.