Eating healthy does not have to be difficult. In fact, if you develop a routine of adopting positive healthy practices, which you engage in regularly, eating healthfully can become second nature. Consider brushing your teeth. Most of us regularly brush our teeth so the practice has become easy to sustain on a regular basis.
The research team said their results should be interpreted cautiously because mice are nocturnal animals, covered in fur, which are not usually exposed to much sunlight.
Most of the guidelines suggest that patients should lose weight gradually as opposed to rapidly losing weight, indicating that patients who had rapid weight loss are more likely to regain the weight. This study looked at effect of the rate of weight loss on the rate of weight regain in obese patients.
A 2013 research review published in the Diabetes and Metabolism Journal outlined the potential benefits of tea when it comes to diabetes as well as obesity, which is a risk factor for diabetes. It highlighted a Japanese study that found that people who drank 6 or more cups of green tea a day were 33 […]
Researchers are using electrical stimulation to relieve the pain the condition can cause. If such a treatment method proves successful, it might offer welcome relief and better health outcomes for people with diabetes. One of the first devices to hit the market is Sensus, by NeuroMetrix. Available by prescription, it relies on external electrical stimulation […]
In a prospective cohort study, researchers looked at data on 14,437 women who participated in the Nurses’ Health Study II. Data was collected from the years of 1989-2001. Participants were aged 24 to 44 years and had no chronic diseases.
Every adult with Type 1 knows, at least basically, how to count carbs and estimate the amount of insulin needed to cover those carbs. Fewer know how to seek out the foods that may help in maintaining good blood glucose levels. We’ve done some research to compile some food news for people with Type 1 […]
Managing diabetes requires day-to-day care, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Learning the basics, getting advice and support from health professionals like your physician, certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian, and doing a little planning can help you live well with diabetes.
Stevia, an FDA-approved sweetener, attempts to be the answer. It’s becoming increasingly popular, blending in between the pink, blue and yellow packets at coffee shops, even making its way into brand name soda products.
Spanish researchers analyzed data from the PREDIMED randomized controlled trial, which included men and women aged 55-80 years old at high risk of heart disease. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three diets: a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts or a low-fat diet as the control.
Researchers compared the effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of a 2-year intervention with a low-fat diet (LFD) or a low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) based on four group-meetings to achieve compliance.
“The grapefruit juice lowered blood glucose to the same degree as metformin,” said Joseph Napoli, professor and chair of nutritional sciences and toxicology at the University of California, Berkeley. “That means a natural fruit drink lowered glucose levels as effectively as a prescription drug.”
Yann C. Klimentidis, PhD, of the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health in Tucson, and colleagues wrote, “It has been well established that physical activity reduces type 2 diabetes risk. However, the extent of protection afforded by physical activity may differ according to genetic factors.”
This week, Wil gets a direct ask on how he feels about a controversial but well-known voice in the D-Community: Dr. Richard Bernstein, who preaches ultra-low-carb lifestyle as a “solution” to diabetes management. Opinions may vary, but Wil lays it out there… Read on at your own risk!
Although the type 2 diabetes epidemic is commonly linked to being overweight or obese, excess weight isn’t the only factor driving the trend, new research suggests.
Are you trying to be the “perfect” person with diabetes? If so, you could be setting yourself up to feel like a failure. Why? Because there is no such thing as the perfect person with diabetes. Setting a goal to have “perfect” blood glucose control is admirable, but the concept of “perfect” blood glucose control […]
A study published in Nature this week provides evidence of a link between artificial sweeteners and diabetes, and the media is all over it. “Artificial sweeteners may disrupt body’s blood sugar controls,” wrote the New York Times; “Diet soda may alter our gut microbes and raise the risk of diabetes,” reported NPR.
A paper just published in Nature bolsters that view. It provides a big dollop of evidence in support of an emerging idea that artificial sweeteners are not directly bad for people (humans cannot even digest most of them). Rather, they may be bad for the zillions of microbes that live in people’s guts—and this, in […]
Anyone who makes fitness a priority has experienced that moment when a slight tummy rumble comes along just as you head out to the gym.
At 12 months, individuals on a low-carbohydrate diet had lost 5.3 kg, while those on a low-fat diet with similar caloric value had lost 1.8 kg, for a mean difference of -3.5 kg, or 7.7 lb, according to Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, of Tulane University in New Orleans, and colleagues.