KEVIN DE MESMAEKER 1. What does your morning include before a race? What do you eat for breakfast all the way until race start? I wake up and immediately check my blood sugar. Then I take my medication and usually go to breakfast. At breakfast, I like to eat oatmeal …

Inconclusive evidence continues to ping-pong back and forth about whether or not saturated fats have health risks associated with them… A recent synthesis of observational evidence was published in BMJ after scouring through previously published literature in healthy adults. As a systematic review, this study sought to evaluate associations between …

A recent study lists liraglutide as potentially having an early, unanticipated effect on glucagon in type 2 diabetes patients… In a recent randomized controlled trial, authors evaluated the use of liraglutide in 51 patients with type 2 diabetes for an average of 2.6 years. Patients were given either liraglutide or …

Researchers study retinopathy as possible indicator of nephropathy… The number of diabetes mellitus cases is on the rise while the incidence of end-stage kidney disease from diabetes has decreased over the years. However, diabetes remains the main cause of end-stage kidney disease in the United States and other countries. There …

First and only concentrated mealtime insulin analog… Humalog® 200 units/mL KwikPen® (insulin lispro 200 units/mL; U-200), the first and only concentrated mealtime insulin analog in the U.S., is now available in pharmacies. Humalog U-200 KwikPen is a prefilled pen containing a concentrated formulation of Lilly’s rapid-acting insulin Humalog® (insulin lispro …

The difference between low and high ankle-brachial index can be indicator for diabetic retinopathy… Patients with diabetes are at a greater risk for peripheral artery disease caused by atherosclerosis. Previous studies showed that many diabetic patients who received an amputation had peripheral artery disease. The ankle-brachial index is used as …

Late night snacks and deprivation of sleep can have a serious impact in patients with type 1 diabetes… Diabetes is on the rise and many studies have proven association with negative eating habits with an increase in the progression of the diabetes. There may be a correlation of the timing …

Patients who are diagnosed or are at risk of developing diabetes should not take vitamin D as an alternative to treat the disease…. Low vitamin D has been associated with impaired glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. A study that was done by Diabetes Care demonstrates otherwise. A …

Dietitians have been praising the Mediterranean diet for years, but no studies related to olive oil intake have been focused in the United States until now…. Some current evidence suggests saturated fats may increase the risk of diabetes. Contrastingly, dietary intake of unsaturated fats have been shown to have a …

Soybean oil could contribute more to the development of diabetes and obesity than sugar…. Consumption of soybean oil, which is high in polyunsaturated fatty acids, has increased greatly within recent years as studies have shown that saturated fatty acids are associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease. Nutritional guidelines were …