One in eight Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
A staggering one in eight Americans has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll suggests.
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Diabetes Health. Things I Wish I Could Have Told Myself as a Newly Diagnosed Teen
Meagan Esler offers an inspirational view of how diabetes affects a woman’s life and how some early advice can help someone to cope with the disease.
Diabetes Self-Management: Signs a Woman Is Headed for a Heart Attack
After interviewing hundreds of people who’d survived a heart attack, Dr. McSweeney noticed that 95% of the women she spoke to actually suspected something was wrong in the months leading up to the attack.
NIH study shows big improvement in diabetes control over past decades
More people are meeting recommended goals in the three key markers of diabetes control, according to a study conducted and funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Diabetes Daily. 5 Tips for Your Best Doctor’s Visit
A strong partnership with your health care providers can play a key role in your overall health. However, it can be a challenge to build a partnership in the short 15 to 20 minutes of face time during an appointment. Here are five tips and helpful tools from MyDiabetesHome.com.
Glucose Gel for Low Blood Sugars
A product that will treat low glucose levels without causing a rebound high later on.
More Americans Meeting Diabetes Goals
The number of Americans meeting their diabetes goals – blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol – has increased considerably over a 12-year period.
DiabetesMine. Sanofi Moves Beyond Meds with Diabetes ‘Go-Bags’
The diabetes Readi Pak is a new “Go-Bag” that features a large main compartment with a removable diabetes accessory case that lives in its own hidden pocket.
New Book ‘The End Of Diabetes’ Highlights Ways To Reverse The Disease
A new book claims that most diabetics can get off medication and become 100 percent healthy in just a few easy steps. In “The End of Diabetes,” Dr. Joel Fuhrman explains how one can prevent and reverse diabetes and its related symptoms.
Low-Protein Diet Slows Alzheimer’s in Mice
Mice with many of the pathologies of Alzheimer’s Disease showed fewer signs of the disease when given a protein-restricted diet supplemented with specific amino acids every other week for four months.
Research: Diabetes TII practice patterns, knowledge gaps identified
Practice patterns and knowledge gaps vary for health care providers (HCPs) who manage patients with type 2 diabetes, although most patients receive evidence-based care, according to research published in the Winter issue of Clinical Diabetes.
Medicare Now Covers Obesity Counseling
Medicare is now paying for intensive obesity behavioral counseling for those participants who are obese (BMI >-30kg/m).
DiabetesDaily: 3 Ways Diabetes Can Destroy Your Relationship
We’ve talked about diabetes impacting your sex life specifically, but here are three ways diabetes can bring turmoil to your relationship as a whole and what to do about it.
Birth order linked to increased risk of diabetes, metabolic disorders
Long a source of sibling rivalry, birth order may raise the risk of first-born children developing diabetes or high blood pressure, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Can a sensor prevent diabetic foot amputation?
The boot, called a removable cast walker, is prescribed by physicians to prevent – or heal – foot ulcers in people with diabetes.
5 Top Diabetes Myths Debunked
Now is the time to put the many myths out there to rest and learn the truth about diabetes!
Diabetes Daily. Sex & Diabetes: What You Must Know
The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation offers an in-depth downloadable document for both men and women to learn about their own sexual health around diabetes.
Joslin Diabetes Center. Hypoglycemia: What You Should Know
For most of these people, the physical symptoms of low blood glucose will alert them to the impending drop in their blood glucose level. That isn’t true for everybody though.
Diabetes Health: Exercise and Diet Are Your Keys to Freedom
If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you have to start looking seriously at how you live your life. Talk to any persons who are insulin-dependent and they will tell you how much they wish they could be in your situation.
Diabetes: 10 Ways to Kick the Sugar Habit
Sugar cravings won’t magically go away after a diabetes diagnosis. However, simple everyday tweaks can help you painlessly reduce the amount of sugar in your diet.