Vitamin D Might Be Able to Slash Your Breast Cancer Risk by 90 Percent
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Air pollution increases risk of insulin resistance in children
New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in children.
Diabetes Daily – 7 Delicious Low-Carb Dessert Recipes
Just replacing the sugar in a recipe with an artificial sweetener and replacing ¼ cup of flour with ¼ cup of ground nuts can transform many recipes into a deliciously decadent and diabetes-friendly dessert.
Joslin Diabetes – Blood Glucose Goals for Physical Activity
Blood glucose goals around physical activity are to avoid hypoglycemia both during and after activity, and return to target blood glucose levels following activity, as well as to avoid hyperglycemia.
Injecting insulin through clothes may contribute to infection
Insulin injections have been associated with non-tuberculous mycobacteria cutaneous infections and cutaneous mycobacteria may have a prolonged incubation period, according to a literature review
DiabetesHealth – Diabetes and Your Eyes: Commit to Routine Vision Care
According to a survey by the American Optometric Association, 55 percent of people are unaware that diabetic eye disease often has no visual signs or symptoms.
Only one in five Americans gets enough exercise, CDC report says
The news was less disappointing for aerobic exercise, with 51.6 percent of adults getting the recommended amount, than it was for muscle-strengthening activities, with only 29.3 percent getting the recommended amount
More evidence adding nuts is a healthy choice
People can safely add a few nuts to their diet – or replace other foods with the high-unsaturated fat, high-fiber snacks – without gaining weight, a new review of past studies suggests.
Research: Will Green Tea Help You Regulate Glucose Levels?
Evidence has shown that green tea extract may be an effective herbal remedy useful for weight control and helping to regulate glucose in type 2 diabetes.
New Blood Pressure Guidelines: Can “Alternative Approaches” Work?
Each year, the American Diabetes Associations issues its “Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.” Basically, these are medical guidelines that most health-care practitioners use to help better care for their patients with diabetes.
ABC News: 7 Ways to Cut Your Diabetes Risk
Defend yourself against prediabetes and diabetes type 2 by sticking to these lifestyle habits, like lifting weights and getting a good night’s sleep.
DiabetesMine: What’s a Type 3, and Knowing Your Pee
This week, Wil’s exploring the term “Type 3,” and he’s taking a look into the toilet bowl for us — errr, so to speak, as he explores urine issues with diabetes.
Research: Intermittent Fasting May Help Those With Diabetes
Now a scientific review in the British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease published by SAGE, suggests that fasting diets may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, alongside established weight loss claims.
One Can Of Soda A Day Raises Diabetes Risk, Study Suggests
Drinking just one 12-ounce soda a day may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a new study from Europe suggests.
Diabetes Self-Management: How Important Is CoQ10?
I’m not much of a dietary supplements guy. But months of wildly irregular heartbeats will get people to try new things. A friend told me coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) had fixed her heart rhythm.
Mangoes help reduce blood glucose, inflammation
A study led by Edralin Lucas, Ph.D., associate professor of nutritional sciences at Oklahoma State University, examined the effects of daily mango consumption on clinical parameters and body composition in obese subjects
Grape intake may protect against metabolic syndrome-related organ damage
Consuming grapes may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, according to research presented Monday at the Experimental Biology conference in Boston.
CNN Health: 7 ways to spring clean your health
Now it’s time to do some internal spring cleaning. Follow these seven steps, and you’ll be ready for a healthy and happy season.
DiabetesHealth. Altering Gut Bacteria Could Rival Bypass Surgery Effects
Obese patients hoping to slim down with bariatric surgery may soon be able to get the weight-loss effects of gastric bypass without going under the knife, according to a new study.
Research: Reducing Carbs in GDM Doesn’t Prevent the Need for Insulin
Randomized control trial looked at patients with gestational diabetes who followed a low carb diet and those who ate a normal diet, comparing the need for insulin