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Frontline: Diabetes Screening Recommendations, Psoriasis and Vascular Inflammation, Heartburn Drugs and Kidney Disease

Apr 7, 2016 · Dawn Bialy · Diabetes

New Screening Recommendations for Diabetes Adults between the ages of 40 and 70 who are overweight or obese should be screened for abnormal blood glucose (sugar) levels and type 2 diabetes, according to recommendations issued in October 2015 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Being overweight or obese … Read More

Identify Prediabetes to Prevent Diabetes

Mar 30, 2016 · Dawn Bialy · Diabetes

If your blood glucose levels are above normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, your condition would be described as prediabetes. If you have prediabetes, you’re among an estimated 86 million U.S. adults who have prediabetes, a number that has triggered a new public awareness … Read More

Dietary Strategies That Help Prevent Diabetes

Mar 30, 2016 · Dawn Bialy · Diabetes

If your blood glucose (sugar) level is nearing the point at which you could be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a change in your diet is vital. This condition, called prediabetes, is diagnosed when your blood glucose level is elevated (between 100 and 125 mg/dL on a fasting blood glucose … Read More

This Just In: Modest Weight Loss Helps Reverse Prediabetes

Mar 29, 2016 · Dawn Bialy · Diabetes

People with prediabetes who lost three percent of their body weight in a one-year period were twice as likely to achieve normal blood glucose levels as people who either didn’t lose or gained weight. People who reduced their waist circumference by 3 centimeters (just over 1 inch) or more also … Read More

Type 1 Diabetes Raises Risk Of Heart Disease

Mar 28, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease associated with poor lifestyle choices. Most research has been conducted on this form of the disease, because lifestyle changes can reduce its impact on the heart. Now a study published in the November 2015 Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has found … Read More

Cheers to Lowering Diabetes

Mar 25, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Diabetes

A small Israeli trial found that a glass of red or white wine a day with dinner improves lipid and blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes. In the trial, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on October 13, 2015, 224 patients who followed a Mediterranean diet … Read More

Many Diabetic Seniors May Be Over-Medicated

Mar 24, 2016 · Susan Jimison Vitek · Diabetes

Many doctors are slow to cut back when medications exceed treatment goals for older adults with diabetes, putting them at risk. A study of data on more than 211,000 people with diabetes aged 70 and older has found that only 27 percent had their medications decreased in response to potentially … Read More

What Is Prediabetes and What Causes it? Lack of Sleep Is an Unexpected Culprit

Nov 9, 2015 · UHN Staff · Diabetes

New studies show that lack of sleep may be related to prediabetes. Learn how getting enough sleep could help reduce your risk. What is prediabetes? Prediabetes means that a person has impaired fasting glucose, or higher than normal levels of blood sugar. They aren’t yet diagnosed with diabetes, but their … Read More

Natural Diabetes Control Is Just One of Many Cactus Benefits

Sep 3, 2015 · UHN Staff · Diabetes

A cactus doesn’t look like much of a health food, but these nutrient-dense plants are full of health-boosting compounds that make them an effective natural remedy for a variety of conditions. One of the more surprising cactus benefits? Natural diabetes control. Cactus: A Super Food? Cacti from the family Opuntia … Read More

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