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Prediabetes is a condition that precedes type 2 diabetes and increases the risk of heart attack, kidney and eye disease, and several types of cancer. Currently, there is no approved drug therapy for prediabetes available. Scientists at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) now show how and by which mechanisms prediabetes can be brought …
Ketogenic diets have been shown to be effective in helping to control seizures and for the treatment of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. There is a large body of evidence documenting use in athletes, but less is known regarding conditions such as dementia and heart disease. Much of the promising data comes from animal studies or …
Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world’s top cardiologists, a best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care. Globally, more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight (650 million with obesity). In Australia, …
Image caption: Pictured is the device submerged in water, generating oxygen (bottom) and hydrogen (top) bubbles without the need for any batteries or wires. Image Credit: Courtesy of Claudia Liu and Dr. Siddharth Krishnan, MIT/Boston Children’s Hospital One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can produce insulin when …
Published in the journal Obesity, 106 adults with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) were randomly assigned to either the high-protein or normal-protein diet for 52 weeks. Both diets were energy-restricted. The high-protein diet included recommendations to include lean beef in the diet, while the normal-protein diet instructed participants to refrain from eating any red meats. The …
According to research presented at the ESC Congress 2023(1), middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy habits such as having a slightly high waist circumference, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and high glucose levels have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers. “Many people in their 40s and 50s have a …
The effects of fructose on human health is a topic of much controversy, perhaps due to people eating more fructose than ever since the addition of fructose into many types of processed foods began with the industrialization of the food industry. While fructose itself is a natural sugar found within honey, fruits, and certain vegetables …
According to a study recently published in the Frontiers in Nutrition, drinking kombucha could help to lower blood sugar levels in those with type 2 diabetes, researchers from Georgetown and Nebraska Universities speculate that the popular fermented tea may be a potential dietary intervention to help manage escalating blood sugar levels and their findings establish …
A study recently published in The Journal of Medicine provides a straightforward summary of the benefits of exercise in controlling blood glucose levels among those with type 2 diabetes, the analysis of the positive effects of exercise on blood sugar levels in those with type 2 diabetes shows that while all exercise helps, certain activities and …
Type 1 diabetes affects 46.3 million people worldwide, and the number of people affected increases by about 3% each year. It requires careful calculations of insulin needs and bothersome daily injections to avoid peripheral diseases caused by extremes of high or low blood sugar. Automated insulin delivery systems, also called artificial pancreases, make diabetes management …