The rare disorder Wolfram syndrome is caused by mutations in a single gene, but its effects on the body are far reaching. The disease leads to diabetes, hearing and vision loss, nerve cell damage that causes motor difficulties, and early death….

American kids eat about 1,000 milligrams of salt more than they should each day, just like adults….

Scientists have pinpointed a potential risk factor for overweight and obesity early in life and it has to do with how many siblings a child has….

According to an advocacy group, by 2030 more than half of the Americans in the vast majority of states, will be obese….

Just 20 minutes of exercise a day can protect kids from diabetes….

A purple corn variety found in Chile and Peru has been shown to possess some antidiabetic properties that may prove helpful in type 2 diabetes and associated kidney complications….

Did you know that fructose is the only sugar that does not need insulin to be absorbed into the muscles or fat cells? If you give a little thought to this, then you might think that fructose would be a good energy source for athletes. However for our diabetes patients …

Amy P. Campbell, MS, RD, CDE, and Richard S. Beaser, M.D. The weeks excerpt answers the following questions: Do sugar alcohols have any caloric value? Should non-nutritive sweeteners be included in daily carbohydrate allotments? How many calories do sugar alcohols have per gram?  Why sugar alcohols can result in an …

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we wrap up our short series on Leveraging Weight Loss in the Treatment of Type 2 diabetes patients. The slides cover topics including bariatric surgery as well as well as the need for continuing research into more medical options for controlling type 2 diabetes…

About two months ago I was asked to be on an advisory board with other medical professionals, including physicians, nurses and other CDE’s. We were brought together to review a new web portal for diabetes patients. Like most of my colleagues in attendance we were ready for the same old …