December 29, 2020 : Issue #1093

The Best of 2020, Part 2

In this special year-end issue, we count down our most popular articles from the second half of 2020 — plus the three most popular articles for all of 2020.

Happy New Year from the staff and management of Diabetes in Control.

Last Saturday I was listening to my good friend and colleague, Joe Graedon, on the NPR show the People’s Pharmacy. Joe has hosted the show for about 1/2 a year longer than we have had Diabetes in Control. He brings a lot of interesting medical professionals and researchers to the show, and it is very informative both for the general public and medical professionals.

The topic was Vitamin D and COVID-19. The bottom line of the hour-long show was the positive value of Vitamin D supplementation to reduce risk of complications of the coronavirus.

This reminded me that one of our top 3 articles for 2020 was the value of Vitamin D in reducing the risk of diabetes (Laterpay). When you add the compounding risk of having diabetes and contracting COVID-19, you can see why this would be an article worth reading.

See the Best of 2020, Part 1 & Part 2.

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We can make a difference!

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Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

Encouraging evidence suggests that diabetes reversal can be achieved through a modified diet.

Large study finds both vitamin D dosage and patient BMI play a role in the effectiveness of supplementation in preventing T2DM. 

As patients’ vitamin D levels rose, the pain and other symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy decreased. 

A new clinical software using artificial intelligence is being used for those with type 2 diabetes in Kentucky. It shows promising results in improving the Quality of Life for its residents and lowering treatment costs. This feature will be a 3-part series. 

In Part 1:  Adherence-related issues are hemorrhaging the costs of diabetes-related treatment in America. To offset this tragedy, GlucosePATH is utilized by a team of healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life while decreasing avoidable costs.  

The growing brain is more susceptible to adverse effects from glucose variability.

An oral medication that does not increase risk of low blood sugar could provide an alternative to insulin. 

Study examines the effectiveness of nutritional ketosis in reducing medication usage and increasing the chances of diabetes remission. 

Large study finds both vitamin D dosage and patient BMI play a role in the effectiveness of supplementation in preventing T2DM. 

Encouraging evidence suggests that diabetes reversal can be achieved through a modified diet.