In individuals with type 2 diabetes, any degree of measurable urinary protein excretion—even in what is considered the normal range—increases their risk of experiencing heart problems, according to a study
Navigating holidays with diabetes can put a damper on otherwise fun events. Even though Labor Day food isn’t as scary as Christmas food, it is a holiday that revolves around food.
Am I eating too many carbs at each meal and thus taking too much insulin? Between my busy, stressful job and taking care of my kids, I don’t always take the time to plan lower-carb meals.
Researchers, whose results were published in the journal Diabetes Care, found that over nine months, a daily dose of curcumin seemed to prevent new cases of diabetes among people with so-called prediabetes.
A food’s glycemic index or GI is a measure of its capacity to elevate blood sugar. Experts generally agree that low GI diets are healthier than high GI diets.
In evaluating the bioactive compounds of Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines, University of Illinois scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation.
HDL-C) is an independent risk factor for the development of diabetic nephropathy, but not retinopathy, in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to research published online Aug. 13 in Diabetes Care.
Recent research has shown that some long-term damage to the body, especially the heart and circulatory system, may already be occurring during prediabetes.
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a common compound in the modern diet that could play a major role in the development of abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes.
They are packed with omega-3 essential fatty acids, calcium, iron and lots of fiber — which we’re often told Americans are lacking in their diet.
It’s hard to know for sure whether coffee is really causing good effects — lifestyles or behaviors associated with coffee consumption may also influence health.
A Middle Eastern yogurt drink known as “doogh” and fortified with vitamin D was found to decrease inflammatory markers in people with type 2 diabetes, researchers found.
Almost half of adults with type 2 diabetes report acute and chronic pain, and close to one quarter report neuropathy, fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance and emotional disability.
Not getting enough sleep is detrimental for your health. As a diabetic, it can cause several problems, such a stress, insulin resistance, fluctuation of hormones and depression.
This may seem obvious, but a study has shown that having roller coaster blood sugars is linked to depression. The key question is whether the depression causes the roller coaster or the roller coaster causes the depression.
Camel milk reduced blood sugars in Type 2 diabetics in a study led by Rajendra Agrawal at the Diabetes Care & Research Centre in Bikaner, India.
WalMart announced that has lowered the pricing on its popular ReliOn brand test strips. At $9 per a 50 count box ($.18 per strip), this is the least expensive option for strips in the USA.
Neuronal responsiveness of the hypothalamus to glucose, critical in the regulation of feeding, can be restored in patients with type 2 diabetes by short-term caloric restriction.
Ginger, the common spice and ancient Asian remedy, could have the power to help manage the high levels of blood sugar which create complications for long-term diabetic patients, a University of Sydney study reports.
For people with diabetes, fructose is perhaps the most controversial of the three main forms of dietary sugar (the others are glucose and galactose, which joins with glucose to form lactose in milk products).