Diet & Nutrition

Are very-low carbohydrate, low saturated fat diets the best choice for A1c control?

How can diabetes progression be prevented in patients with nondiabetic hyperglycemia?

Adopting a Mediterranean diet in patients with diabetes helps improve glucose levels.

Can probiotics improve A1c’s, plus much more?

Study suggests wine consumption offers greater protection against type 2 risk, compared with beer or other alcoholic beverages.

New FDA nutrition facts label aims to make it easier for consumers to make informed choices about what they’re eating.

A recent study published in Obesity in May 2016 reported very discouraging findings for a group of participants who had lost weight on “The Biggest Loser” (TBL) reality TV show: not only did almost all of them regain a significant amount of weight over the 6-year period following the show, but they also had lower resting metabolic rates than expected for their body weights, even six years later. With the way the media ran with this story, it will not be a surprise if everyone just gives up staying thinner and blames excess weight on a faulty, and unchangeable, metabolism.

Very low calorie diets and probiotics can not only help in improving blood glucose for those with diabetes, but also help to prevent the development of diabetes.

In study, 40 percent of adults with type 2 diabetes achieved a fasting glucose level of less than 126mg/dL.(7mmol/L) after eight weeks on a very low-calorie diet.

Male, 66 years of age, type 2 diabetes, class III obesity, peripheral neuropathy, multiple toe amputations, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and, most importantly, a 2-year-old granddaughter. Patient taking 100 units long-acting insulin, sulfonylurea, metformin, beta blocker, and statin. Checks glucose once in a while; in the 200 to 270 range when checks. A1C 9.3%.