Despite an increase in gestational diabetes diagnoses of 41%, researchers recently found that the one-step screening method provided few benefits to mothers or newborns. While switching to a one-step process from the previous two-step method increased the number of diagnoses, …
Type 2 Diabetes: What’s The Deal With Sugar-Free?
Have you ever stopped to compare the carbohydrate content of “sugar-free” products to regular sugared products? If you haven’t, you might be in for a surprise. While the word “sugar-free” sounds good and in-line with what we should be eating, …
Study Ties Earlier Onset Of Type 2 To More Complications
A study from the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation shows that the age when a person is diagnosed with type 2 may have an effect on the complications that person later experiences. Interestingly, the study suggests a reason for the likelihood …
Type 1 Diabetes: The A1C Report Card is Not Easy
I received the news recently that my A1C had gone up instead of down. I’ve been working so hard and it was deflating to say the least. It didn’t go up much. It was a little over half of a …
AskNadia: Type 1 Son Coming from Saudi Arabia to America
Dear Nadia,
My son was diagnosed with T1 when he was eight years old. He has been living in Saudi Arabia and getting excellent medical care from the time of his diagnosis. He started using an insulin pump at the …
Diabetes Health Crossword Puzzle
This crossword puzzle was inspired by this week’s news and podcast reports. Play along with us to test your knowledge and comprehension on topics we post Monday-Friday
Diabetes Health Weekly Roundup
If You missed the latest in diabetes news this week. Not to worry! We’ve got you covered with the Diabetes Health Weekly Roundup to share the latest news, podcasts and stories from this week.
Combined Immunosuppressive Therapy Helps with Type B Insulin Resistance
Researchers believe that the use of a combined immunosuppressive regimen including rituximab, cyclophosphamide, and steroid pulses is both safe and effective when treating patients with type B insulin resistance. This was found true when the immunosuppressant was followed by azathioprine …
Study Connects Glucose Control to Reduced Infection Risk in Diabetes
A new study completed at St. George’s, University of London, found that people with diabetes who maintain healthy HbA1c levels can reduce their risk of hospitalization due to infection. Diabetes is known to weaken the immune system and increase infection …
Type 1 Diabetes: Something Went Right With My Medication Refill!
You know the feeling when everything seems to be going wrong, and you are becoming more and more pessimistic by the second? I used to feel that way whenever I refilled my medications. I’d find myself bracing for the total …
