Category Archives: Diabetes

Odds are you or someone you know has type 2 diabetes, and finds monitoring their food intake and managing blood sugar levels a challenge. It’s not easy to pass up all those sweets and cocktails, either… To that end, insulin pumps have freed many diabetics from a routine of precisely-timed injections, but the treatment option ...click here to read more

You don’t need a doctor to tell you that a giggle session is good for the soul, but new research shows that it can also be good for your brain. I’m all for it! Life is short, after all, and if can’t have a bring-you-to-tears laughter session now and again, well, what’s it all for? ...click here to read more

Have you heard that you should eat several small meals a day to maintain stable blood sugar and lose weight? That notion has made the rounds, and likely endorsed your daily snacking routine (and those handy 100-calorie packets!). But new research is suggesting this could be bad advice, particularly for diabetics. Two large meals each ...click here to read more

While curvy might be a style statement and plus-sized models graze the covers of fashion magazines, the verdict is in. Scientific research says it is just is not possible to be overweight and healthy. While the tides of change brought a new wave of voluptuous beauty and larger sizes, the devil’s advocate has come in ...click here to read more

I’m never ravenous in the morning, and the same goes for many of you, I’m sure. But I always have something solid. Fresh fruit, whole grain toast with almond butter or oatmeal with some nuts and berries. Through the night, your body has been running on empty and you need to refuel! Now there’s new ...click here to read more

Steak may have great flavor and mouth-feel (we have to agree), but it’s not doing your health any favors. Over the next 10 years, the number of Americans aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease will reach an estimated 7.1 million. The number of deaths from diabetes is expected to rise more than 50 percent. ...click here to read more

Are you dealing with a bad back? Muscle aches? Sore joints? It may be cold comfort, but you’re not alone –most primary care visits in the United States are related to complaints like these, for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that chronic pain of the ...click here to read more

You walk on them, you squeeze them into shoes, and they can develop blisters, bunions and calluses, but our feet also can offer us so much more insight into our overall health than just helping us get up and about. In fact, feet are so much more than five toes and a sole. They are ...click here to read more

Smoking has never been good for us, no matter how cool James Dean made it look. Now the cigarette habit has been linked to even more diseases and deaths than previously thought. The latest report by the Surgeon General, recently published in USA Today, finds that smoking causes a slew of diseases, including diabetes, liver ...click here to read more

Move more, more often! Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to prevent heart disease and diabetes, new research shows. It won’t cost you a penny, and it will save you time and money down the road. The health benefits of exercise have been well established in a multitude of studies, ...click here to read more

If you follow health trends, you’re probably already familiar with omega-3 fatty acids and the benefits of fish oil. Studies show the promise of a new omega which has a significant impact on the lowering of cholesterol and preventing plaque development in the arteries. Good news for the heart! Omega-7 is a fatty acid found ...click here to read more

Once referred to as adult-onset diabetes, type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or is unable to use insulin properly. It usually develops in people who are over the age of 40 or to those who are overweight and have a family history of the disease. However, doctors are now ...click here to read more

Doctors are beginning to pay more attention to the strong connection between a person’s oral health and their overall health. In some cases, the first signs of a developing disease can be found in the mouth. Certainly, we are beginning to see that this is the case with diabetes. With research pouring in, more dentists ...click here to read more

What if you were told that you could eat sugar again? After living for years under the influence of diabetes, could it be possible that you were diagnosed with the wrong condition? According to recent findings, a misdiagnosis of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes has become surprisingly common.  A New Trend in Diabetic Diagnosis ...click here to read more