It appears that I am an a typical diabetic. I am a type 2 who was not obese at the time of diagnosis at age 44. In addition, I wound up on insulin within six months of diagnosis, after I …
Diabetes Health in The News: Study Suggested Men with Diabetes Need Regular Erectile Dysfunction Testing
A team of experts from Maritime Hospital in Berck, France, under the leadership of Dr. Youssef Kouidrat have highlighted the connection between erectile dysfunction and type 2 diabetes. The team’s study shows that half of diabetic men of both types …
Diabetes Health in The News: Diabetics Have a Higher Readmission Rate to Hospitals, Study Finds
A research team from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has found a link between those with diabetes and those patients with higher hospital readmission rates. The researchers analyzed two different sets of patient data to reach this …
Diabetes Health Type 2: Is Red Wine Divine for Diabetes?
We’ve all heard that diabetics should stay away from alcohol. The reasoning is that alcohol breaks down into glucose which our bodies have a hard time metabolizing. Yet most of us have heard about the benefits of eating blueberries and …
Diabetes Health in The News: Merck’s New Injectable Insulin Receives Tentative Approval
Merck’s new injectable basal insulin, LUSDUNA Nexvue, has been tentatively approved by the FDA. This biologic insulin has yet to receive full approval, however, due to a patent infringement lawsuit. Merck was sued in September 2016 by Sanofi, which has …
Why Go It Alone……Ask!
In addition to asking for help on social media when you come across a ‘hiccup’ in your diabetes journey, make sure you also ask for good and reputable websites to help you address a problem, or for that matter; …
AskNadia: Where to Buy Viagra from a Canadian Mail Order Pharmacy
Dear Nadia,
My diabetic husband wants to buy Viagra from a Canadian pharmacy to save money. Which mail order pharmacy do you recommend?
Becky
Dear Becky:
For men suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED), Pfizer’s introduction of Viagra in 1998 was …
Diabetes Health in The News: Study Shows Insulin Resistance Instead of Cholesterol Is a Better Predictor of Type 2 Diabetes
Physicians have often used high cholesterol as the main way of predicting cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes, but a review suggests insulin resistance is a better indicator. It also questioned if the statin medications used to lower cholesterol have …
Diabetes Health Flashback from the First Ever Diabetes Blogger: It All Started With Tingling Fingers
About a month ago I was driving to Santa Cruz and noticed a tingling in my fingers. It got worse when I put my hands up on the steering wheel and better when I rested them on the bottom. During …
Diabetes Health in The News: Diet and Dementia May Be Linked
Columbia University researchers have found that dementia and diet may be linked. A certain diet may be linked to inflammation as indicated by specific blood markers. The study also noted that the elderly who ate this specific diet had worse …
