Your Personal Diabetes Laboratory in the Palm of Your Hand
Your Personal Diabetes Laboratory in the Palm of Your Hand
If you have type 2 diabetes, knowing how to test your blood sugars can be the bridge to better health. And now it’s easier than ever, without fingersticks! Source: Your Personal Diabetes Laboratory in the Palm of Your Read more
A Highlight from My Diabetes Blooper Reel – TCOYD Blog
A Highlight from My Diabetes Blooper Reel – TCOYD Blog
Endocrinologist (and type 1) Dr. Jeremy Pettus shares his “diabetes blooper” story about what happened when he accidentally took the wrong type of insulin. Source: A Highlight from My Diabetes Blooper Reel – TCOYD Read more
Scientists Are Developing Injections That Could Stop You from Overeating
Scientists Are Developing Injections That Could Stop You from Overeating
The experimental treatment, which has been tested on mice and monkeys, helped to treat obesity and diabetes, and changed food preferences. Source: Scientists Are Developing Injections That Could Stop You from Overeating – Read more
Most dietary supplements mislabeled, may cause liver injury
Most dietary supplements mislabeled, may cause liver injury
WASHINGTON — Mislabeling or omission of ingredients occurs frequently in herbal and dietary supplements, especially among bodybuilding and weight loss products, according to a presentation at The Liver Meeting 2017. “We have found that the dietary supplements are a common cause of liver injury,” Victor J. Navarro, MD, from the department of transplantation at the... Read more Read more
~10% of diabetes cases go undiagnosed in the US
~10% of diabetes cases go undiagnosed in the US
Undiagnosed diabetes makes up a relatively small proportion of total diabetes cases in the United States, challenging estimates that suggest 25% to 33% of diabetes cases go undiagnosed, according to cross-sectional data published in Annals of Internal Medicine. “Understanding the burden of undiagnosed diabetes is critical to the evaluation and monitoring of public health efforts... Read more Read more
Insulin Glargine/Breast Cancer Link Seen Again in Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin Glargine/Breast Cancer Link Seen Again in Type 2 Diabetes
A study in more than 22,000 women reports a weak signal of breast-cancer risk with insulin glargine vs NPH insulin, but the researchers caution that this should not change clinical practice. Source: Insulin Glargine/Breast Cancer Link Seen Again in Type 2 Read more
Intermittent fasting may help fight obesity – UPI.com
Intermittent fasting may help fight obesity – UPI.com
Researchers have determined that up to 16 weeks of intermittent fasting without calorie counting can help fight obesity and metabolic diseases. Source: Intermittent fasting may help fight obesity – Read more
Gestational diabetes often leads to poor metabolic health in offspring
Gestational diabetes often leads to poor metabolic health in offspring
Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes are more likely to have increased adiposity, an adverse cardiometabolic profile and early onset of puberty in girls compared with children whose mothers did not have gestational diabetes, study data from Denmark show. Louise G. Grunnet, PhD, MSc, of the department of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Rigshospitalet... Read more Read more
ADA: Lifestyle management key to treating patients with diabetes
ADA: Lifestyle management key to treating patients with diabetes
In this year’s Standards of Medical Care, the American Diabetes Association emphasizes that lifestyle management is the key to treating patients with diabetes, according to a review article published in Osteopathic Family Physician.“The cornerstone of treatment of patients with diabetes is lifestyle management. In the vast landscape of advice on diet and exercise, it is... Read more Read more
DiabetesSeriesLive
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Intestinal Glucose Stimulation Has Anti-Incretin Effect Insulin sensitivity lower during oral versus IV glucose administration; difference amplified in obese
Intestinal Glucose Stimulation Has Anti-Incretin Effect Insulin sensitivity lower during oral versus IV glucose administration; difference amplified in obese
Intestinal Glucose Stimulation Has Anti-Incretin EffectInsulin sensitivity lower during oral versus IV glucose administration; difference amplified in obese Source: Health News Articles | News for Physicians & Medical Read more
Overweight & Obesity Statistics | NIDDK
Overweight & Obesity Statistics | NIDDK
Describes the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults in the United States by providing statistics. Source: Overweight & Obesity Statistics | Read more
Adam Ruins Everything – Kevin Hall Gives Us the Skinny ,Losing Weight and Keeping it Off is Hard – YouTube
Adam Ruins Everything – Kevin Hall Gives Us the Skinny ,Losing Weight and Keeping it Off is Hard – YouTube
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High magnesium intake helps reduce type 2 diabetes risk in quality of carbs study
High magnesium intake helps reduce type 2 diabetes risk in quality of carbs study
Eating a diet rich in magnesium can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research. Scientists from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that high magnesium intake intake was also strongly associated with reduced type 2 diabetes risk which persisted to an extent even when participants were consuming a... Read more Read more
Metformin Reduces Dementia Risk
Metformin Reduces Dementia Risk
Study found patients taking metformin were 20 percent less likely to develop dementia Source: Diabetes Drug May Protect the Brain – Read more
SIBO and Bloating
SIBO and Bloating
If you regularly feel bloated after eating, functional medicine practitioner and women’s health expert Amy Myers, M.D. says it could be caused by SIBO—small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, i.e. an excess of (good) bacteria in the small intestine. (It goes without saying that there are other causes of bloating, from the benign, like a junk food... Read more Read more
MANN ET AL REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIETING – YouTube
MANN ET AL REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIETING – YouTube
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Eating for Two Trillion: Dietary Intake Shapes Our Resident Gut Microbes – YouTube
Eating for Two Trillion: Dietary Intake Shapes Our Resident Gut Microbes – YouTube
When the bacteria in your digestive tract outnumber your human cells, you need to feed them right.  This video from UCTV takes a deep dive into how to accomplish it.  Here’s Watch on YouTube
How to Plan Meals for Gestational Diabetes
How to Plan Meals for Gestational Diabetes
When you are diagnosed with “Gestational Diabetes” and your doctor just tells you to eat healthy and cut back on carbs and sugar, that can leave you with lots of questions and a lot of fear.  Nutritionist/Dietitians are available to work with you individually to help you interpret food, activity, and blood sugar relationships to... Read more Read more
Monash University FODMAPS App
Monash University FODMAPS App
This  video is about Monash University’s development of the FODMAP diet and their App, which is the most up to date resource on the changing and often conflicting food data regarding the FODMAPS content of various foods.     Watch on YouTube