Breaking down diabetes: New controversy on blood sugar lowering
Inside the community of diabetes experts and organizations, a heated debate is raging. The debate centers around blood sugar levels, but, like so many divisions in our society, it is really about much more. In my view, this debate reveals an unfortunate tendency to take...
Prediabetes Raises Heart and Kidney Risk
People with prediabetes – blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to diagnose diabetes – are at increased risk for heart and kidney problems, finds a study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...
Physician Group Challenges Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines
New recommendations for blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP) may be confusing to health care providers and many of the 29 million Americans with the condition. In a paper published in the Annals of Internal...
Okra Water – A Natural Super-Remedy That Fights Diabetes, Flushes Toxins and Bad Cholesterol
Okra, also known as “lady’s fingers” and “gumbo,” is a green flowering plant. Okra belongs to the same plant family as hibiscus and cotton. The term “okra” most commonly refers to the edible seedpods of the plant. Okra has long been favored as a food for...
FDA Okays New Device to Monitor Glucose in Adults with Diabetes
The first continuous glucose monitoring system that doesn’t require blood sample calibration – “finger sticks” – was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in people over 18 who have diabetes. The system uses a small sensor wire inserted below the skin...
How Your Body Repairs Itself, Even After Years of Smoking
A new study published in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Proteome Research suggests metabolic changes that occur soon after a person quits smoking may help explain how some of the harmful effects of smoking could be reversible. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Healthy fish & chips with tartare sauce
Sourced from: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1500/healthy-fish-and-chips-with-tartare-sauce Nutrition: per serving kcal:373 fat:9g saturates:1g carbs:41g sugars:0g fibre:3g protein:35g ...
Simple Vegan Pita Pizzas
Healthy, homemade pita pizzas make a perfect dinner option for lazy weeknights. Kid-friendly and great for parties, this tasty vegan comfort food will be ready faster than junk-food delivery pizza could ever arrive at your door. The easy homemade tomato sauce gets extra zesty flavor...
How Sodium Boosts Diabetes Risk
Previous research has suggested that a diet high in sodium increases type 2 diabetes risk. Now, a new study provides more information about the connection between salt in the diet and an increased risk for diabetes and another metabolic condition called latent autoimmune diabetes in...
New Skin Patch Measures Glucose Levels during Exercise
Scientists at Binghamton University in New York have developed a sensor designed to be worn on the skin that could one day allow people with diabetes to monitor their glucose levels while exercising. According to researchers, current methods, which involve measuring glucose levels in the...
ELCIES supports the treatment of type 2 diabetes
Insulin is the hormone that regulates the blood glucose level. In Type 2 diabetes, insulin production is insufficient and cells have become less sensitive to insulin. As a result, the blood glucose level rises and causes damage to heart, blood vessels and a variety of...
Fat Shaming by Doctors: Could It Be Considered Malpractice?
Discrimination by the medical community based on a patient’s weight and negative stereotypes associated with being overweight or obese can harm physical and mental health and well-being. That’s according to a research review presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. According to researchers,...
Drinking Some Type Of Alcohol Could ‘Significantly Protect Against Diabetes’
Drinking wine regularly throughout the week could ‘significantly protect against diabetes’, a new study has found. Consuming it three or four days per week resulted in a reduced risk of 27% in men and 32% in women, compared with abstaining. However drinking spirits like gin and vodka...
Do You Have Prediabetes? Take This Short Quiz to Find Out
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a campaign to raise awareness of the risks of prediabetes, a dangerous condition that affects one in three Americans, about 84 million people. Most of these people—about 90 percent—don’t know they have it or...