At its most fundamental level, diabetes is a disease characterized by stress — microscopic stress that causes inflammation and the loss of insulin production in the pancreas, and system-wide stress due to the loss of that blood-sugar-regulating hormone….
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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Vitamin D?
Boosting levels of the vitamin might help prevent type 2 diabetes for obese individuals who find it difficult to lose weight….
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In two studies, one done in men and another in women, researchers followed people’s eating patterns over decades….
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A new study showed that eating foods low on the GI scale helped regulate blood sugar over a twelve hour period although….
Read More »Metformin Lowers Risk of Heart Disease and Mortality
Metformin outperforms other diabetes treatments in a new study….
Read More »Intensive Risk Management May Have No Effect
Intensively managing risk factors in patients newly diagnosed with diabetes in primary care does not have any significant effect on their cardiovascular outcomes compared with usual care….
Read More »New Standards beyond Glucose Control Recommended
Now researchers suggest palliative care is just as important for tens of millions of people living with diabetes….
Read More »Two Minute Sprints Burn Fat Like 30 Minute Workouts
A new study compared oxygen consumption — an indication of metabolism speed — between athletes who performed sprint intervals versus longer bouts of endurance exercise….
Read More »Americans Walking But Not Enough
More adults are walking these days, but many are still not walking long enough, far enough, or frequently enough to improve their health….
Read More »Editor’s Desk: Medical Nutrition Therapy and Diabetes
Did you know that medical nutrition therapy (MNT) has been around longer than insulin? In fact, MNT for diabetes care goes back over 200 years. Our Clinical Text from Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, "The How’s and Why’s of Medical Nutrition Therapy," brings to life the idea of empowering patients to manage their own care, and …
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