Diabetes Archives

Burning, Numbness or Tingling in Your Legs and Feet?

Jan 20, 2022 · UHN Staff · Diabetes

If you are experiencing lower leg and/or foot numbness, burning, pain, or tingling and don’t have diabetes, you’re not alone. Millions of Americans have what’s called non-diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve damage that most commonly affects the lower legs. When it’s not caused by diabetes, there are so … Read More

Newsbites: High blood pressure; Diet to protect the brain; Standing to fight diabetes

Nov 24, 2021 · UHN Staff · Diabetes

Diet and Lifestyle Changes can Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure A new study confirms longstanding evidence that dietary and other lifestyle changes are a key solution to high blood pressure—even resistant hypertension (high blood pressure difficult to control with medication). This randomized clinical trial enrolled 140 adults, average age 63 … Read More

Ask Dr. Etingin: Long-term effects of constipation; The “Whole30” eating plan

Oct 29, 2021 · Orli R. Etingin, M.D. · Diabetes

Can constipation cause damage to the intestines? Occasional constipation, which is usually defined as having less than three bowel movements in a week, is unlikely to do any harm. However, frequent, chronic constipation can lead to hemorrhoids, tearing of the skin in the anus, and rectal prolapse (a protrusion of … Read More

Frontline: Blood Glucose; Sleep Quality; Hormone Therapy

Oct 29, 2021 · Dawn Bialy · Diabetes

Early Blood Glucose Control May Mean a Longer Life A study published online July 7, 2021 in Diabetes Care found that patients with type 2 diabetes who reached and maintained a 1 percentage point lower A1C shortly after they were diagnosed had an 18.8 percent decreased risk for death from … Read More

News Briefs: November 2021

Oct 12, 2021 · Robert Michelin · Diabetes

Study Suggests Diabetes Drug May Slow Cognitive Decline A widely used type 2 diabetes drug that helps lower blood glucose levels may also lower the risk of dementia, according to a study published recently in The BMJ. Researchers found that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are associated with lower levels of … Read More

Get a Grip on Diabetes

Sep 21, 2021 · Rosanne Leipzig, MD, PhD · Diabetes

In this month’s issue, we’re looking at how diet can influence diabetes. Diabetes occurs either because the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that regulates the absorption of sugar from the bloodstream into the cells (type 1 diabetes), or because the body becomes resistant to the effects of … Read More

Manage Diabetes with Dietary Modifications

Sep 21, 2021 · Kate Brophy · Diabetes

American Diabetes Association (ADA) statistics indicate that more than one-quarter of older Americans have diabetes, although many are unaware of their condition. Most have type 2 diabetes, in which the body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin, a hormone that regulates the absorption of glucose from the bloodstream into … Read More

Frontline: Digital diabetes program; Broken bones; New migraine medication

Jul 26, 2021 · Dawn Bialy · Diabetes

Better Blood Glucose Control with Digital Diabetes Program People with type 2 diabetes who got digital coaching had significant success managing their blood glucose levels, say researchers who published their findings in the April-June 2021 issue of JMIR Diabetes. Study participants were people with type 2 diabetes and an A1C … Read More

Women with Diabetes Have a Higher Risk of Heart Attack Than Men

Jun 23, 2021 · Dawn Bialy · Diabetes

Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but research suggests that the risks may be much greater for women than for men. This means women need to be especially vigilant about their heart health. “I think women with diabetes who follow up closely with their health-care providers … Read More

Understanding Type 2 Diabetes

May 21, 2021 · UHN Staff · Diabetes

Endocrinologist Deepashree Gupta, MD, UCLA Medical Center, simply defines diabetes as a disorder in which there is a mismatch between your insulin and blood sugar levels. “When you eat, your food is broken down into a sugar called glucose, which gives you energy,” she explains. “To use glucose as energy, … Read More

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