Category Archives: Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health conditions in America. CDC data indicates that roughly 34 million people are living with it. Further, another 88 million have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar levels are high enough to likely progress to diabetes. Add those two groups together, and you’re looking at about 45 percent of ...click here to read more

Research has long shown that type 2 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia. However, research has been limited or contradictory on the risk of cognitive impairment, a preclinical term for the very early phase of dementia. To help fill this gap, researchers at Karolinska Institute followed over 2,500 individuals over the ...click here to read more

Is seven your lucky number? If that’s your blood sugar level, you could have a lower risk for a stroke, heart attack, or other vascular troubles. A new study out of South Korea found that diabetics who have a stroke are less likely to have a second one if they can keep their blood sugar ...click here to read more

People with higher levels of liver fat may be more at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to those with lower levels. New research presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) found that the amount of liver fat stored in the organ may be related to diabetes, regardless of their ...click here to read more

Scientists have found a relationship between insulin resistance and an increase in depression. Those who are insulin resistant have double the risk of developing major depressive disorder compared to someone who is not insulin resistant. The study performed at Stanford Medicine found that insulin resistance is a common yet silent condition affecting at least 1 ...click here to read more

Diabetes will, or at least should, change the way you eat. Managing blood sugar can become a life or death situation, and diabetics have a much higher risk for heart disease and other heart-related risks than the general population. Tack on the risk of losing vision and limbs, and you can imagine why controlling the ...click here to read more

You don’t have to be a health specialist to know the dangers of added sugar. For close to a decade, health authorities have been warning the public of its dangers, and in some cases, calling for initiatives to reduce consumption. But new data suggests that sugar taxes, banning sugary drinks in schools, or labeling sugar ...click here to read more

Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to severe outcomes like amputations. Although the medical community might distinguish between “minor” and “major” amputations, losing a limb to diabetes is a major loss no matter what. A recent study published in Diabetes Care highlighted that minor amputations relating to diabetes have been increasing since 2009. A minor amputation is ...click here to read more

According to a new study, a millet-based diet can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and help manage blood glucose levels in people with diabetes. This study helps to outline the potential to design appropriate meals with millets for diabetic people as a preventative approach. The study published in Frontiers In Nutrition shows ...click here to read more

Those who eat whole grains may have lower blood pressure, blood sugar, and risk of heart disease. New research confirms these findings in older adults who consume more servings of whole grains compared to those who eat fewer. The study published in the Journal of Nutrition examined how whole and refined grain intake over time ...click here to read more

Early detection of blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes may be crucial for future control, according to a new joint study from the Universities of Gothenburg and Oxford. Researchers suggest that the years immediately after diagnosis are extremely critical for the risk of heart attack and death in the future. The study was based ...click here to read more

People who’ve been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes don’t just get it overnight. It takes years, and almost all went through a stage called pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes is the stage before diabetes and many people don’t even know they’ve got high blood sugar. It can be very difficult to detect. High blood sugar, even in diabetics, can ...click here to read more

According to a study published in Neurology, older adults with type 1 diabetes and both low and high blood sugar levels may have a greater dementia risk. Researchers suggest that it only takes one visit to the hospital with blood sugar extremes to be six times more likely to develop dementia compared to people without ...click here to read more

Patients with diabetes who follow a restrictive diet may also reduce the risk for high blood pressure. New research shows that if patients achieve and maintain substantial weight loss to manage their type 2 diabetes, they could also control their high blood pressure enough to stop their anti-hypertensive medication. The Universities of Glasgow and Newcastle ...click here to read more