We know a bad habit when we see one. Smoking? Check! Not exercising? Duh! Gorging on doughnuts? Of course! But what about, say, eating lunch at your desk? Turns out that can be worse for you than you’d think.
An opinion article published by Cell Press on July 10th in the journal Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism reviews surprising evidence on the negative impact of artificial sweeteners on health, raising red flags about all sweeteners — even those that don’t have any calories.
Some popular ideas about the best foods for diabetes are downright misleading. Get the facts on the most common diabetes diet myths.
Splenda is a brand name for sucralose, a popular nonnutritive (noncaloric) sweetener that was approved by the FDA in 1998 and is used worldwide in more than 4,000 foods and beverages. Interestingly, sucralose is made from chlorinated sucrose (sugar).
What is the secret to stay young and healthy? Is it supplements, diet, exercise or none of the above?
High-intensity workouts aren’t just an effective weight loss tool – they may help with appetite suppression, too, according to a small study from the University of Western Australia.
Final results for the study were derived from seventeen trials comprising a total of 1133 subjects in the current meta-analysis. Green tea consumption was shown to notably decrease fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c.
According to new research presented at the recent 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, this nutrient may also help lift mood and lower blood pressure in women who have Type 2 diabetes and depression.
Good nut news! A new study showed that eating peanuts or peanut butter with breakfast limited the rise in blood glucose after both breakfast and lunch. This “second-meal” effect was completely unexpected and exciting.
Kirstine Bell, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, reported in a review and meta-analysis of six randomized, controlled trials, carbohydrate counting slightly improved glycemic control with a mean drop in glycated hemoglobin
Overweight patients with diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance who had moderate glycemic levels prior to starting a short-term workout program achieved better glycemic control than those with higher glycemic levels at baseline, researchers found.
Red and processed meats that have been linked with heart disease and cancer now may be a major factor with another disease that’s epidemic in the United States — Type 2 diabetes.
Long-awaited results from a nearly 10-year trial exploring the effect of changes in diet and exercise among people with diabetes weren’t what most people expected.
Moderate-intensity exercise reduces fat stored around the heart, in the liver and in the abdomen of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, even in the absence of any changes in diet, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
Money can buy happiness — if you spend wisely. We asked experts to explain this and other glee strategies, none of which require rose-colored glasses or doing anything with life’s lemons.
This week, Wil is in his glory answering the question whether alcohol consumption actually helps us PWDs stay healthier and live longer? Raise your glass and read on to find out what Wil says about that… Cheers!
Sean A. Newsom, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined the effect of an exercise session on insulin sensitivity and fatty acid uptake in a group of 11 sedentary obese adults.
Issues related to the impact of type 1 diabetes affect adults and can cause interpersonal challenges in partner relationships, according to a qualitative study published online March 8 in Diabetes Care.
A new study by Queen’s University researchers has determined that adults who accumulated 150 minutes of exercise on a few days of the week were not any less healthy than adults who exercised more frequently throughout the week.
Just launched in the U.S. for the first time on June 4, the MySugr Companion app was created a few years ago by a team of fellow PWDs (and some non-PWDs) over in Austria.