Might it be a reality that the ADA might reduce its recommendations of getting most of our calories from carbohydrates? Could it be that they finally recognized that taking more medications rather then reducing the carbohydrates may not be the best treatment for patients with diabetes?
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More Black Children Dying From Diabetes
Black children with diabetes face a death rate twice as high as that for white children, new U.S. government research shows.
Read More »High BP With Enlarged Heart Raises Diabetes Risk
People who suffer from high blood pressure who are also found to have an abnormal enlargement of the heart’s main pumping chamber — the left ventricle — are at an increased risk of developing diabetes, results of a study indicate.
Read More »Type 2’s With A1c of 6.5% Benefit From Post-Meal Hyperglycemia Control With Nateglinide
There has always been the question as to whether tighter control, treating to normal A1c’s In type 2 diabetic patients is beneficial. This study showed that even in Type 2’s with good glycemic control, additional reduction of postprandial hyperglycemia with nateglinide prevents the progression of atherosclerosis.
Read More »Ten Dollar Pedometer Decreases Blood Pressure and Weight
A review of previous studies indicates that use of a pedometer, especially with a daily step goal, is associated with significant increases in physical activity (additional walking of about a mile a day) and decreases in body mass index and blood pressure.
Read More »Comorbidities Lead to Neglected Diabetes Self-Care
When patients with diabetes have severe comorbidities, they are likely to deal with them while neglecting glucose monitoring and other self-care tasks, according to a new study.
Read More »Intensive Diabetes Therapy Reduces Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Compared to conventional treatment, intensive treatment of diabetes is associated with a reduced rate of peripheral arterial calcification, according to researchers.
Read More »Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Is a Risk Factor for Diabetes
Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels have a high risk of developing diabetes and metabolic syndrome, possibly because of other associated risk factors, including obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperglycemia,
Read More »Exercise Fights Heart Failure Better Than Drugs
Exercise boosts the number of progenitor cells in people with heart failure, and those cells in turn repair and rebuild weakened muscle and blood vessels, researchers report.
Read More »Hemoglobin Variability Predicts Mortality in Dialysis Patients
Hemoglobin variability over time in dialysis patients proved a strong predictor of death from any cause, according to a new study.
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