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Insulin exerts a powerful anti-inflammatory effect in type 1 diabetes….

A study found that 40mg of simvastatin reduced the cardiorespiratory fitness of adults with metabolic syndrome….

Study shows that receiving a pancreas transplant reduces mortality rate….

The discovery of a gut bacteria could lead to new ways to control obesity and type 2 diabetes….

Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution has been associated with increased risk for insulin resistance in children….

Insulin associated with increased risk for major adverse cardiac events, first cancer, or mortality….

    Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, talk about their mission to get the word out on gestational diabetes mellitus, and the importance of detecting it early enough to both help mothers manage their diabetes and health, and ensure the delivery of healthy, normal-weight children. The …

Why is it so important to manage diabetes during pregnancy? Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, explain that more and more research is showing that the mother’s health can have serious consequences for a child’s later health. Also, many cases of gestational diabetes mellitus lead to the …

Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, talk about their experience working with women to evolve a culturally sensitive yet healthy meal plan under the pressures of pregnancy. They point out that portion control can often be key to making changes — not eliminating one food entirely but …

Much of the focus ensuring health for pregnant women has to be on diet. However, it is always challenging to get anyone to change their diet. But Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, see an added opportunity for change because women want their children to be healthy …