A study by Monash University in Australia indicates that high-intensity exercise may actually lead to bowel damage. The study shows that blood flow is often redistributed to other areas, leaving the cells in the gut to become injured. Both the …
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Diabetes Health in The News: Teens and 60-Year- Olds Do the Same Level of Physical Activity
A study done by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health indicates that adults over age 60 and teens do about the same level of physical activity. According to the CDC, out of ten high school students, less than …
Diabetes Health in The News: Treating Sleep Apnea Benefits Blood Sugar & Heart Health
A study done on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) shows that treating the disorder can benefit blood sugar levels and heart health. Dr. Jonathan Jun and his team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore conducted the study, which shows that those …
Diabetes Health Type 1 Diabetes: Diabetes Self Management in Flu Season
The crowd in the small Boston theater laughed and clapped. The comedy show was a good one, and I was enjoying it from a cramped seat in the balcony. It was October 29, a Friday, and while it was brisk …
Type 1 Diabetes: Afraid of the Dark
One of the scariest moments of my diabetes life, so far, happened recently. Just a few months ago, after an intense cardio workout, I experienced something terrifying. It was so scary, it left me shaking, sobbing, and curled up like …
Diabetes Health in the News Podcast: Fast Food Linked to Industrial Chemical Consumption
Data from federal nutrition surveys have found that people who ate fast food in the last 24 hours were found to have high levels of certain industrial chemicals within their bodies. These chemicals are known as phthalates, and …
Diabetes Health Type 2: 200-pound Loss Helps Phillip Get Off of Insulin and Metformin
How did Phillip Brenneman lose 200 pounds and get off insulinHow did Phillip Brenneman lose 200 pounds and get off insulin, metformin and his cholesterol and blood pressure medications?
The Garrett, Ind., man says he did it literally one …
Diabetes Health in the News Podcast: Dietician Theorizes Hidden Risk Factors Could Affect Weight Gain
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A study published in Obesity Research and Clinical Practice indicates that people in 2008 would have weighed 10% more than in 1971 despite an identical caloric intake.…
Diabetes Health in the News Podcast: Artificial Pancreas Systems Could Lower Hypoglycemia
Researchers from the University of Virginia recently found that the use of portable and wireless artificial pancreas systems could reduce hypoglycemia. When used continuously at home, these systems both reduced hypoglycemia and increased the time patients were in glycemic …
Living With Type 2 Diabetes: Satisfying Sugar Cravings
It is likely that million Americans have an addiction to sugar. I once read somewhere that breaking a sugar addiction can be just as difficult as breaking a heroin addiction, and I believe it. Guzzling down a piece of candy, …
