Study explored eighteen physical and mental health conditions in people with and without T2D.
Read More »Predictors of COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes
What are the risk factors for in-hospital death and complications of COVID-19 in people with diabetes?
Read More »When Patients’ Symptoms Don’t Fit the Diagnosis, Look Deeper
A young man, 32 years of age, with a history of ADHD and being treated with Adderall, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He had symptoms upon diagnosis — frequent urination, weight loss, and his BMI was 20. He followed a low carb diet, was taking metformin, and exercised; however, his blood glucose and A1C continued to rise to 7.7%....
Read More »T2DM Management Priorities: Time to Align
Advances in diabetes technology and treatment over the past decade have failed to yield desired glycemic outcomes in many patients with T2DM.
Read More »Pre-Diabetes Increases Risk of CVD and All-Cause Mortality
Numerous complications associated with diabetes, including the risk of death, begin at the pre-diabetic stage.
Read More »Do Pre-Diabetes Patients Fall into a Gray Zone?
Findings from a recently published meta-analysis of patients with pre-diabetes, with and without ASCVD, suggest an increased risk for premature death and cardiovascular events.
Read More »Early Detection of Adult-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
The EarlyBird study investigated how to predict future pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes in children. Years of research have shown us that there are many factors that predispose patients to type 2 diabetes. However, researchers at the University of Plymouth, in collaboration with Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, monitored children …
Read More »Normalizing Glucose Prevents Cognitive Decline
Type 2 diabetes damages brain regions that govern memory, movement, and visual processing.
Read More »The Low-Carbohydrate Effect
Encouraging evidence suggests that diabetes reversal can be achieved through a modified diet.
Read More »Beware: Diabetes Misinformation Delays Treatment, Advances Complications
Can we "prevent" diabetes with weight loss? Or would it be better to say we can "delay" diabetes with healthy behavior? Often people are reluctant to admit that they have diabetes or to initiate treatment. Many times the cause of the delay in treatment is feelings of guilt (they feel like diabetes is all due to their weight). I had a patient who delayed treatment for three years, thinking that he could treat diabetes with weight loss and exercise....
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