Oceanside, CA – On Thursday, October 25, ten members of the Team Type 1-SANOFI running team embarked on the journey of a lifetime. The athletes, who all have Type 1 diabetes, will run 3,000 miles across America in an effort to spread the message of better health through proper diabetes …

By Tricia Greaves, President of The Nelson Center For Part 1, please click here. In order to break the cycle of addiction, regardless of the “drug of choice,” it is essential that a person address the underlying causes of their addiction. Obviously, a person isn’t born morbidly obese. He or …

International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group have proposed new guidelines to test for GDM with a 2 hour 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). GDM can be diagnosed if the woman exceeds any one of these glucose thresholds: fasting: more than 92 mg/dl (5.1 mmol), one hour: …

The study showed consumer perceptions and attitudes in using technology products to maintain their health and wellness. According to the study, 36% of consumers said they would be interested in sending health data to their doctor via a wireless device; 33% are interested in managing their health records online; and …

Drinking cold water causes the body to burn more calories and could be an effective weight-loss method for overweight children, according to research. Studies have suggested that drinking water has a thermogenic effect in adults that significantly increases their resting energy expenditure (REE), the calories required to maintain normal body …

A GLP-1 drug prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood-sugar control also has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, and the effect was observed within 2 hours following a single dose.…

Pyridoxamine (vitamin B6) is known to be an effective scavenger of reactive oxygen species and a potent inhibitor of advanced glycation end products. A new study demonstrated the benefits for patients with Type 2 diabetes….

A new therapy being studied demonstrated a rise in HDL cholesterol by 55% in 5 weeks, and lowered triglycerides.…

A new study finds that commercial weight-loss programs are more effective and less costly than primary care-based programs led by specially trained staff….

Age and BMI are important factors in whether a woman will develop GDM, and those factors are particularly relevant in black African and South Asian women.…