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Editor's Note
A friend of mine has a couple of cats and according to her, they like me a lot because they always are licking me. The problem is their tongues are like sandpaper, and I get free dermabrasion every time I visit.
When it comes to humans we usually don’t pay much attention to our tongues, but the color and the “fur” could be used as a diagnostic tool for diabetes.
This week Kassey James, Pharm.D.Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy, looks at how tongue color and fur level can be an indicator of diabetes.
Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief
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A recent cross-sectional, cohort study found that too little or too much sleep is associated with higher HbA1c.
A furry or bluish tongue may indicate type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study.
The recent trial randomized over 7,000 participants between three diet plans: two variations of Mediterranean diet and a low-fat control diet.