Diet & Nutrition

Intermittent fasting is a form of eating pattern that involves time cycles of fasting and eating, and it may be the key to prolonging life. 

Trying to determine modifiable risk factors for gestational diabetes (GDM) is not only beneficial for the mother, but also for protecting the baby.  

Patients with type 2 diabetes and poor glycemic control are more likely to have a lower cognitive function, but what role could a Mediterranean diet have?

What does consuming consistently increasing amounts of both sugary and artificially sweetened beverages mean for patients' long term health?

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
What is a better topic to discuss after the gluttony most of us experience over the Thanksgiving and other fall/winter holidays than carbohydrate loading? (Actually, it probably should be excess calorie consumption in general, but you get the idea.) The following is excerpted from The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes (2019) and gives you a better understanding of the topic from an exercise physiology (and diabetes) point of view.

Data shows the effect of high protein versus high carbohydrate breakfast intake on glucose levels.

One of my long term patients called my office because she could not figure out what was happening with her post breakfast glucose readings. She counted carbs and would typically have a 2 hour ppg of no more than 145 mg/dl but even though her pre-breakfast readings were around 110 mg/dl she was experiencing glucose levels near 200 mg/dl. I had her do a morning food diary for 7 days and we identified 3 days when she was eating French toast when her readings were going over 200 mg/dl. This meal had never been a problem in the past.

Is one more effective than the other for people who have obesity?

This study discusses how restricting carbohydrates can reverse and prevent the metabolic syndrome.

Regular lifestyle counseling can have positive long term clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes.