The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new diabetes pill from Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly for patients who can’t control their blood sugar with older medicines.According to The Center For Disease control diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and adolescents; about 151,000 people below the age of 20 […]
Today is Diabetes Alert Day. Actor and F.A.C.E.S. Spokesperson Anthony Anderson recently stopped by our NYC offices. He openly talked about his journey with diabetes and what he and singer Angie Stone are doing to make people aware and how to fight this silent killer. Check out what he has to say…
VIA: REUTERS.COM (Reuters Health) – People who get plenty of vitamin K from food may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who get less of the vitamin, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 38,000 Dutch adults they followed for a decade, those who got the […]
VIA: WEBMD.COM If not controlled, diabetes can put you at risk for a host of complications that can affect nearly every organ in the body. They include: • The heart and blood vessels • The eyes • The kidneys • The nerves • The gums and teeth • Heart Disease, Blood Vessel Disease, and Diabetes […]
Via: WomensHealthMag.com Sometimes those extra 10 minutes of sleep we get from hitting the snooze button in the morning are not enough. For years we have been told the adequate amount of sleep each person should get is 8 hours. Even if we are fortunate to get that amount of sleep, it may not be […]
VIA: WEBMD.COM Study Shows Whole-Grain Foods Lower Cardio Risk in People With Diabetes May 10, 2010 — People with diabetes who eat plenty of bran-rich whole grains appear to have a reduced risk of death from heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular causes, a new study shows. Researchers from Harvard University followed almost 8,000 […]
Via: ABCNews.com A drink or two may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. The study monitored over 30,000 adults between the ages of 20 and 70 who did not have diabetes. The study was conducted over a 10-year span. Moderate drinkers were found to have a lower risk of developing […]
Via: WebMD.com If you have diabetes or know someone who has diabetes, you know how important it is to be able to manage it and live a healthy life. Here are some ways to control diabetes for life: Principle 1: Educate yourself about diabetes. There are two types of diabetes. It is important to know […]
VIA: Health.Com Excess weight is the number one risk factor for type 2 diabetes. A person who is over weight or obese is 90 times likely to develop type 2 diabetes according to health.Com. Because belly fat sits in your mid section and surrounds organs that are vital in regulating blood sugar belly fat can […]
VIA: Health.Com By: Jennifer Thomas/HealthDay Reporter The high cost of chronic disease is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States as legislators grapple with financial strains on Medicare and the larger issue of health-care reform, the researchers say. Factors driving the increase in diabetes cases include the aging population and continued high […]
