Diabetes is five diseases, concludes a new study. By separating adult-onset diabetes cases into five different types, rather than just type 1 or type 2, physicians can better tailor early treatment for patients, and could represent a first step towards precision medicine in the disease, according to an analysis of (more…) RELATED ARTICLES Diabetes Remission […]
Diabetes remission, without drugs, is possible, according to this just published Lancet study. Researchers found that nearly half of of the study subjects achieved and maintained diabetes remission at one year without anti-diabetic medications. Subjects with diabetes for as long as 6 years were able to reverse diabetes following an (more…) RELATED ARTICLES Secret to […]
A challenge facing heath care professionals in treating the pre-diabetic and diabetic patient today is the problem of complications arising from polypharmacy prescribing and resulting drug-induced metabolic imbalances. With approximately 48% of people in the United States taking prescription medications (up from 44% in the 1990s), patients with diabetes are (more…) RELATED ARTICLES Artificial Sweeteners […]
Pink, yellow, or blue? Each of these non-caloric sweeteners may be contributing to the global epidemic of diabetes. The study published in Nature today (Sept. 17, 2014), shows the non-nutritive sweeteners, saccharin, sucralose and aspartame, could actually hasten the development of glucose intolerance and metabolic disease. The mechanism is surprising: (more…) RELATED ARTICLES Diabetes Drug-Induced […]
Close to half (40%) of the adult population of the USA is expected to develop type 2 diabetes at some point during their lifetime, suggests a major study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The future looks even worse for some ethnic minority groups, with one in two (> (more…) RELATED ARTICLES Diabetes Drug-Induced […]
Inflammation plays a major role in diabetes-associated cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is uncertainty whether diet and physical activity interventions can be successfully integrated into healthcare settings and reduce markers of inflammation and risk of CVD in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study examined the systemic markers of inflammation (more…) RELATED ARTICLES The Sugar […]
The biggest threat to global health and wellness can be narrowed down to six, preventable non-communicable diseases: respiratory illness from tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, salt intake, high blood pressure and blood sugar, and obesity. According to a May 2014 Lancet study, if nations could reduce target levels for these (more…) RELATED ARTICLES Diabetes Drug-Induced […]
Google announced in its blog on Thursday (Jan. 16, 2013), they are testing a smart contact lens that can measure glucose levels in tears. The contact lens uses a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material. Google is testing prototypes that (more…) RELATED ARTICLES Diabetes Drug-Induced […]
Delivering quality, cost-effective patient care to diabetics can sometimes be inhibited by practitioner “turf” battles. Optimally, care is delivered most effectively when the entire team of health-care providers collaborates and allows specialized expertise to help patients manage their diabetic symptoms. Four best-practice examples illustrate this concept. By Kristin Hellquist, MS, (more…) RELATED ARTICLES Artificial Sweeteners […]
