Healthy Living Guide with Diabetes
December 1, 2022 Category :Diabetes Research| Fitness 0
Adults with type 2 diabetes who participate in aerobic exercise can experience improvements in HbA1c levels, body composition, and overall fitness.
June 21, 2022 Category :Diabetes Research 0
A year-long energy-restricted, high-monounsaturated fat (MUFA) diet was seen to prove beneficial for type 2 diabetics. Researchers reported in the first online issue of Diabetes Care that it is as effective as a high-carbohydrate (CHO), low-fat diet.
May 22, 2022 Category :Diabetes Research 0
A recent study found that treating depression among low-income minority patients also improves these patients’ HbA1c and systolic blood pressure.
June 22, 2020 Category :Diabetes Research 0
A few weeks ago, we had a patient in her forties ask us for help because she felt it was becoming difficult remembering simple things. She had been a diabetic for about ten years and her previous HbA1c levels were 7 and 8.8 percent (normal values 4-6 percent). She noticed that she often lost things and forgot her appointments. Checking through her records—we immediately sent her to a neurologist for evaluation at our memory clinic in the hospital. Was this dementia? A stroke? Or was our patient just under stress?
June 13, 2019 Category :Diabetes Research 0
The youth of today are getting bigger and heavier, and this is no sign of health. Obesity comes with many chronic comorbidities including diabetes. This is why a study recommended mandatory blood testing among obese youth for the early detection of type 2 diabetes.