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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 […]
As DiabetesSelfManagement.com’s David Spero wrote in a 2011 blog post, vinegar may act similarly to many different types of diabetes drugs, slowing the breakdown of starches like acarbose (brand name Precose), increasing insulin sensitivity like metformin, and promoting insulin production like nateglinide (Starlix)
Yes, you can OD on caffeine. The trick is to know your body, pay attention to what else you’ve ingested and do your homework on energy drinks
According to a recent study, vitamin D supplements may help reduce pain and depression associated with type 2 diabetes in women.
Is calorie counting the way to go? It’s fine (and maybe even a little fun) to figure out how many calories you need to lose, gain, or maintain your weight. But frankly, most people don’t count calories all that much. After a while, it can get a little tedious. What is the best way to […]
MSG intake has been thought to increase the risk of insulin resistance but a study in China where people consume the most MSG and have the highest absolute incidence of diabetes showed