Now a new study, funded by the American Beverage Association, suggests that diet drinks might be more effective than water alone in helping dieters shed pounds. We had to ask: Really?
“Although our sweet tooth may be satisfied with the taste of an artificially sweetened product, our bodies don’t feel complete satisfaction,” explains Amrie Weiss, RD. “This leads to additional cravings or desire for food.
In August 2013, the Ontario provincial government changed their health policy to restrict test strip reimbursement for people with diabetes. Those who are not dependent on insulin therapy will only be reimbursed for 400 test strips a year, while those dependent on insulin therapy will be limited to 3000 strips a year.
If you like to keep up with the latest and greatest in diabetes, you might like to know that last October, new nutrition recommendations for adults with diabetes were issued by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Medical standards of care are issued every year by ADA, but nutrition guidelines only change every few years or […]
Founded in 2011 by Debong, Frank Westermann, Gerald Stangl and Michael Forisch, mySugr wants to help users manage diabetes through its various apps that mix mobile, health and social gaming. But, ultimately, it’s about changing people’s mindset about diabetes and their therapy.
Would the initially observed benefits of surgery stand the test of time? According to findings from a three-year follow-up study to STAMPEDE, also recently published in NEJM, the answer is yes. The STAMPEDE trial investigators analyzed glycated hemoglobin levels to see how well glycemic control was maintained after three years.
Consumer reviews of the following diabetes products: ONETOUCH ULTRA 2 glucose meter, Verio IQ, ONETOUCH ULTRA MINI glucose meter and T:SLIM INSULIN PUMP.
Proponents argue that modern human populations subsisting on traditional diets, allegedly similar to those of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers, are largely free of diseases of affluence and that Paleolithic diets in humans have shown improved health outcomes relative to other widely recommended diets.
Researchers from Abertay University report that high-intensity training (HIT) not only reduces the risk of disease, but is also just as effective at doing so as the exercise guidelines currently recommended
But why do so many of us find utter bliss in eating raw sea creatures but aren’t so inclined to chow down on uncooked birds, cows or pigs? A big part of it is gravity — or the effective lack of it in the ocean, says biophysicist Ole Mouritsen, author of Sushi: Food for the […]
A serious complication of type 1 diabetes called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can cause temporary changes to the brain matter of children newly diagnosed with the disease, researchers say.
Two leading endocrinologist organizations have, for the first time in four years, updated their position on who should be able to get access to insulinyes_on_diabetes_tech pumps, while the Diabetes Technology Society (DTS) is launching a post-market surveillance program aimed at ensuring glucose meters and test strips are accurate even long after they’re cleared FDA and […]
This week Wil’s sharing his thoughts on some, er… funky side effects of diabetes medications. Are they real, rare or just figments of our D-imagination? Here’s what Wil thinks
Eating the right foods for blood sugar balance is key for diabetics, but what about people who are at high risk for the disease or have pre-diabetes?
The results support findings from an earlier analysis that found that women with diabetes have a nearly 50 percent increased risk of death from heart disease compared to men with diabetes, the study authors said.
A small new study from researchers in the Czech Republic suggests that eating those calories in two large meals each day may be better for controlling blood glucose levels and weight.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed until July 15th making a decision on whether to allow the inhaled insulin Afrezza entry into the American market.
A preliminary study of the effects of mushroom ingestion on health conducted by University at Buffalo nutrition scientists and physiologists has found that healthy male and female subjects who consumed mushrooms with glucose had a significant decrease in glucose responses compared to those who consumed glucose alone.
Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday signed a bill to make Minnesota the first state to prohibit the use of triclosan in most retail consumer hygiene products. The Minnesota House and Senate passed it earlier last week because of health and environmental concerns about the chemical.
A recent observational study presented at the 7th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) in Austria last month suggests patients taking the twice-daily dose may not necessarily achieve improved blood sugar levels or fewer severe hypoglycemic events.