Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, may reduce the risk of dying from some cancers for postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
The study found that for women with type 2 diabetes and cancer, the odds …
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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, …
Diabetes Health in The News: Junk Food Restrictions Could Lead to Healthier Eating
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A new study has found that restricting sugar-sweetened treat and soda purchases could improve American diets, and it is believed that these results could benefit people on …
Diabetes Health in the News Podcast: Sleep Efficiency Tied to Insulin Resistance
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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 …
Living With Type 1 Diabetes: Timing of First Solid Food Intake Linked to T1 Risk
New parents might not want to rush the introduction of solid food into their baby’s diet. That’s not to say they want to put it off, either.
According to the results of a study, babies who ate their first solid …
AskNadia: Type 1 Wondering If Her Daughter Should Participate in The Trial Net Study
Dear Nadia,
What are your thoughts on Trial Net? I am a 33-year-old with Type 1 who was diagnosed a year and a half ago. I have a 4-year-old daughter, and I’m always worried she’s going to get it too. …
Diabetes Health Type 2: A Nutty Way to Help Control Diabetes
Carbohydrates can increase blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, as well as contribute to weight gain. A recent study shows that eating two ounces of raw, dry, or roasted nuts daily as a replacement for two ounces of other …
AskNadia: Insulin Dependent with Hepatitis C Jaundice and Hemochromatosis
My dad has diabetes and takes insulin. Nowadays he has hepatitis c and jaundice but I have observed hyperpigmentation on unexposed areas of skin. Especially his face. Also, His has mild itching in his arms and bleeding. Is this related …
Diabetes Health Type 2: The Hypoglycemia That Isn’t There
In the past few years, endocrinologists have recommended easing up on tightly controlled type 2 patients, especially among older people. Much of that advice is an outcome of the ACCORD study from the early 2000s which showed—to the chagrin of …
Diabetes Health in the News Podcast: Link Found Between Type 1 Diabetes & Epilepsy
A new study suggests that people with type 1 diabetes could be three times more likely to develop epilepsy than people without diabetes. This risk was even higher for children – kids under the age of six with type 1 …
