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Researchers from Maastricht University in the Netherlands recently examined sleep patterns in overweight and obese teens. These adolescents were found to have higher homeostasis model assessment of insulin …
A new report compiled by the World Cancer Research Fund has linked excessive body fat to 12 different types of cancer. This report found that obesity increased a person’s risk of getting a variety of cancers:
While smoking has often been associated with being thin, a new study suggests that the tendency to have increased body fat is tied to smoking. To draw this conclusion, researchers studied medical, genetic, and lifestyle information from 450,000 participants.
This …
A new study has found that obese women who’ve been healthy for decades could still be on the path toward heart issues. Even obese women who are free of disease like hypertension and diabetes still have a heightened risk for …
A new study completed in Seoul’s Ewha Womans University discovered yet another benefit of breastfeeding – it may protect high birth weight babies from childhood obesity. The study examined data from approximately 38,000 participants over the years of 2008-2016. Infants …
According to research completed at Iran’s Shiraz University of Medical Science, consumption of yogurt may benefit obese adults. This was especially true with yogurt that had been fortified with calcium, vitamin D, and whey protein.
Researchers evaluated adults who were …
According to a new study completed by researchers from the University of Arizona along with Texas State University, exercise-related posts on social media may cause other users to feel concerned about their own weight. When people received more exercise-related posts, …
Researchers from the University of Michigan recently discovered that an essential oil in cinnamon may be useful in the fight against obesity. Cinnamaldehyde was shown to boost metabolic health via stimulating fat cells to burn energy – a process known …
Apollo Endosurgery has recently released data on their Lap-Band system that looks at the success of the procedure over the past 20 years. This outcomes data does support the company’s position that the procedure can help patients lose weight efficiently …
Overweight adults need to eat a healthy diet and exercise in order to improve mitochondrial respiratory capacity, a new study by faculty at Florida Hospital in Orlando shows.
Twenty-six adults participated in the study. All were categorized as obese. The …
My life in the diabetes community started at a young age as the secret keeper of my maternal and paternal Grandmothers. They both had type 2 diabetes and my days spent alone with them exposed me to their misunderstanding of how their diabetes really affected them. Eating candy bars, hiding the candy wrappers and smoking cigarettes seemed innocent enough to them. A decade later I married a type 1 person living with diabetes and experienced the full court of the diabetes spectrum with my type 2 family members and type 1 husband of almost 20 years.
My grandmothers, the type 2 have struggled with their diabetes as long as I could remember. Later my mother followed in her mother’s footsteps. Sadly, my brother followed in my mother’s footsteps and experienced an early passing at the age of 53. My brother Jamal’s passing had the greatest impact on me. Probably because were the Irish twins; eleven months apart and his departure devastated me.
As I tell most people, diabetes is not a glamorous profession. Most people that work in the industry have a personal connection. This is why I am still here publishing after 26 years.
On the flip side of the coin, helping and inspiring people is my mission. I understand the daily challenges you face regardless of your education, IQ and economic circumstance. I am not a healthcare professional. Simply a lay person who has lived with a Type 1 and Type 2 family member who struggled with their disease. My former Type 1 husband was a role model in how to manage your diabetes, while my intelligent family members were role models on how an invisible disease can be misunderstood, devastating the quality of their life while leaving heart broken family members behind.
The perils of my experience have taught me to never judge anyone. As knowledgeable as I am, I also realize that I have no idea of the strings that pull at each person heart.
What I love about the diabetes community?
Once I meet someone and we share that we have a common experience; their diabetes and my life long experience as a care taker, we tend to have an instant bond. Think about it. How many people do you meet who you feel really get you right after your introduction? The conversations that follow tend to be very personal. Not a common experience with all strangers.
I started this column because where ever I go, people tend to ask me a lot of diabetes questions.
My answers are my opinions and it is not to be replaced by your healthcare professional’s opinion. The answers to your question in most cases will include research and other links to give you a borader perspective on your question.
If you have a question for me, you can reach me at asknadia@diabeteshealth.com
Enjoy the columns and I look forward to reading and answering your question about diabetes.
