Most people have heard that drinking a lot of soda may increase your risk for diabetes, but new evidence indicates that even naturally sweet drinks and diet soda may do the same. Is diet soda healthier? Past research has provided mixed results in terms of showing a link between diabetes risk and naturally sweet drinks … Continue reading Can Naturally Sweet Drinks Increase Your Risk of Diabetes?
Although diabetics have a greater risk of developing atherosclerosis, a new study indicates that “good” cholesterol may help fight it. Studying diabetes and atherosclerosis Scientists from New York University School of Medicine wanted to know if increasing HDL levels (also known as “good” cholesterol) could help fight atherosclerosis in diabetics. They decided to focus on … Continue reading Diabetics Can Fight Atherosclerosis With Cholesterol
Losing a little weight within the first few years of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis may be all it takes to send it into remission, according to new research. How much weight loss? A team of scientists from Cambridge looked at the data from 867 men and women between the ages of 40 and 69 … Continue reading Diabetes Remission Possible With 10% Weight Loss
What if a simple text message could provide an effective solution to help you manage your diabetes? Researchers in China have found that this method can improve blood sugar in not only people with diabetes but also coronary heart disease. (High blood sugar can lead to heart disease, stroke and kidney disease and cardiovascular disease … Continue reading Study: Text Messages May Help Control Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is just one of the possible complications of obesity, but it’s serious enough that it can increase your death risk. But new research from the Heart & Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic has found that weight loss surgery can reduce this risk more than other types of medical care. The outcomes … Continue reading Weight Loss Surgery May Lower Diabetes Death Risk
The Mayo Clinic is warning people with diabetes that overtreatment can seriously endanger their health. The organization’s new research has found that many people—particularly with type 1 diabetes—are receiving too much glucose-lowering therapy. This overtreatment increases the risk of severe hypoglycemia. A warning to diabetics The scientists discovered that diabetics in the United States often … Continue reading What is Diabetes Overtreatment?
Local honey has been known to help with allergies, but there’s new evidence that locally produced foods may help decrease your diabetes risk, abdominal fat and blood pressure. Why buying locally may help A team of researchers in Italy wanted to dig into the benefits of eating locally produced food. Specifically, they wanted to know … Continue reading Local Food May Decrease Diabetes Risk
The symptoms of diabetes don’t appear overnight, but sometimes it can be detected in early stages with the right medical test. There are several tests that can be done to detect type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. This article focuses on the first two types. Type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetics produce insulin, but … Continue reading Think You Have Diabetes? Here Are Potential Tests
New research indicates that taking statins in hopes of lowering your cholesterol may put you at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Although previous research has suggested that statins’ ability to lower cholesterol can help reduce the risk of heart attacks and coronary heart disease, they may boost the risk for diabetes. A new … Continue reading Study: Statins Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Although some observational studies found that having low levels of vitamin D increased a person’s risk of diabetes, researchers wanted to know if supplementing vitamin D would help prevent or delay the disease. To find out, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) funded a large study called D2d. Here’s what … Continue reading Study: Vitamin D Doesn’t Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
