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Professor Shane-McWhorter gives us some tips on how to identify reputable manufacturers of supplements, and names some of the supplements that could be especially beneficial to people with diabetes including fish oil products, milk thistle, and some chromium products. However, she strongly advises all her patients to let their physicians …

Professor Shane-McWhorter talks about the importance of fiber and notes that, although it is sold as a supplement, people often forget that they can get a lot of fiber just through consumption of green, leafy vegetables and certain fruits. She notes that prickly pear cactus, among others, available as a …

Professor Shane-McWhorter gives us a quick medical overview of the ways that fiber acts in the human body including increasing the feeling of fullness after eating, helping to retard glucose entry into the bloodstream, and aiding in the lowering of cholesterol levels, among others…. More videos with Professor Shane-McWhorter: Laura Shane-McWhorter, …

Professor Shane-McWhorter lets us know how we can find out whether the products on the drugstore or grocer’s shelves are safe and sound by simply checking the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) website. Products that have been approved by the USP carry a seal of approval, and the website can …

Amy P. Campbell, MS, RD, CDE, and Richard S. Beaser, M.D.  The weeks excerpt answers the following questions:  The best way to approach "Behavioral Change"? What is the "Nutrition Prescription"? The 17 Questions you need to ask in the "Patient Nutrition Assessment"?

  In this first set of Homerun Slides on the latest information on newer insulins and delivery systems, we review the state of diabetes in America, including current mortality rates for some diabetic complications…

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD   What causes diabetes? Now that’s a loaded question if I have ever heard one. What doesn’t cause it? That would actually be an easier question to answer.

USDA’s Online Tool to Track Your Diet, Weight, and Exercise  Facebook isn’t the only online phenomenon to reach more than one million users in less than a year of launching. The USDA’s SuperTracker, which launched only eleven months ago, is an interactive, online tool that currently helps 1.5 million consumers …

A diet high in carbohydrates and sugar may raise the risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly, whereas a diet high in fat and protein may reduce this risk…. 

Patients who had suboptimal glycemic control and reduced their HbA1c value by slightly less than 1% were 50% less likely to die within 5 years than were patients whose HbA1c did not improve….