Diabetes

HbA1c Levels Predict Mortality in Older Adults With Diabetes

March 20, 2017 Diabetes Care TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This analysis of data from 7333 adults (≥65 years) from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) and Continuous NHANES was made to determine if HbA1c levels correlate with mortality in patients with diabetes. With a median follow-up of 8.9 years, 4729 (64.5%) of participants […]

Very High Prevalence of Frozen Shoulder in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes of More than 45 Years’ Duration. The Dialong Shoulder Study

Niels Gunnar Juel, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Highlights •59% of patients with type 1 diabetes over 45 years had frozen shoulder, 73% bilaterally. •Patients with painful frozen shoulder had highest disability and least shoulder mobility. •High glycemic index was associated severe disability and restricted shoulder mobility. Abstract Objective To compare the prevalence […]

HbA1c Tied to Progression of Aortic Stiffness Without Diabetes

February 08, 2017 TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) — For individuals without diabetes, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is associated with accelerated progression of aortic stiffness, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in Diabetes Care. Carmel M. McEniery, Ph.D., from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the impact of […]

Type 1 diabetes linked to gut inflammation, bacteria changes

Date: January 19, 2017 Source: Endocrine Society Summary: People with Type 1 diabetes exhibit inflammation in the digestive tract and gut bacteria, a pattern that differs from individuals who do not have diabetes or those who have celiac disease, according to a new study. People with Type 1 diabetes exhibit inflammation in the digestive tract […]

A randomised-controlled trial of the effects of very low-carbohydrate and high-carbohydrate diets on cognitive performance in patients with type 2 diabetes

Br J Nutr. 2016 Nov 23:1-9. [Epub ahead of print] Tay J1, Zajac IT1, Thompson CH2, Luscombe-Marsh ND1, Danthiir V1, Noakes M1, Buckley JD3, Wittert GA2, Brinkworth GD1. Abstract This study compared the longer-term effects of a very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet with a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet on cognitive performance in individuals with type 2 diabetes […]

Evidence Scant on Nutraceuticals for Neuropathy in Diabetes

Marlene Busko November 09, 2016 There is currently no specific treatment approved for diabetic neuropathy, a huge unmet clinical need since up to half of all patients with diabetes will eventually develop neuropathy. Part of the problem is that there is no clear path to successful approval of any such agents, with ongoing arguments about […]

Quality of Life in Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease: Role of the Gluten-Free Diet

October 26, 2016 The Journal of Pediatrics TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Young people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) alone were compared with those with T1D and celiac disease to examine quality of life (QoL) and glycemic control. QoL scores were similar in the two groups. However, in the group with T1D and celiac disease, diabetes-specific QoL and […]

Two Soft Drinks a Day ‘Doubles Diabetes Risk’

Peter Russell October 24, 2016 Drinking more than 2 soft drinks a day doubles the risk of developing two types of diabetes, a study in the European Journal of Endocrinology has found. Researchers say this applies to soft drinks that are artificially sweetened as well as those containing sugar. Types of Diabetes Type 2 diabetes […]

Glucose Levels and CV Disease Risk in Adults Without Known Diabetes

July 29, 2016 JAMA Cardiology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this prospective cohort study evaluated the association between random plasma glucose (RPG) levels and cardiovascular event risk in nearly half of a million adults without diabetes in China. They found that each 18-mg/dL higher RPG level above 106 mg/dL was associated with 11% increased risk […]

Can Stevia Help You Ward Off Type II Diabetes? A Review

“Can Stevia Help You Ward Off Type II Diabetes?” That’s not just the title of today’s SuppVersity article, it is also the research question of a recent paper by Esteves A.F. dos Santos from Farmácia Progresso (dos Santos. 2016). An interesting question with an obvious answer: if you replace sugar in your diet with stevia, […]

Reduction of Fasting Blood Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c Using Oral Aloe Vera: A Meta-Analysis

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine To cite this article: Dick William R., Fletcher Emily A., and Shah Sachin A.. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. June 2016, 22(6): 450-457. doi:10.1089/acm.2015.0122. Published in Volume: 22 Issue 6: June 17, 2016 ABSTRACT Purpose: Diabetes mellitus is a global epidemic and one of the leading […]

Celiac Disease and Risk of Autoimmune Disorders

April 12, 2016 The Journal of Pediatrics TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Children with celiac disease (CD) were matched with healthy controls to evaluate the relative risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and autoimmune thyroid disease. Children with CD were at significantly increased risk of developing hypothyroidism compared with controls (HR 4.64). There was also an increased […]

Exercise Prescriptions for Chronic Conditions: A How-to Guide – Full Text Article

Diana Phillips March 22, 2016 Exercise can be an effective component of treatment for many chronic conditions from knee osteoarthritis to type 2 diabetes, but physicians must be aware of the details of evidence-based interventions for the specific condition to properly prescribe it for their patients, according to a multidisciplinary review and how-to guide published […]

Reverse your diabetes: You can stay diabetes-free long-term

Date: March 22, 2016 Source: Newcastle University Summary: People who reverse their diabetes and then keep their weight down remain free of diabetes, new research shows. In addition, the team found that even patients who have had Type 2 diabetes for up to 10 years can reverse their condition. A new study from Newcastle University […]

Nine-year-old boy with type 1 diabetes comes off insulin by eating Paleolithic ketogenic diet

Jack Woodfield Mon, 07 Dec 2015 A Hungarian study reports that a nine-year-old boy who wasnewly diagnosed type 1 diabetes achieved normal blood sugar levels, and came off insulin by following the Paleolithic ketogenic diet. The child had been on insulin therapy for six weeks, alongside a high-carbohydrate diet. His blood glucose levels had fluctuated […]

Role of yoga for patients with type II diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 02/12/2016 Kumar V, et al. – In this study, the authors understand the role and efficacy of yoga in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, this meta–analysis was conducted. With this available evidence, yoga can be considered as add–on intervention for management of diabetes. Methods Electronic data bases searched were […]

Mediterranean Diet Cuts Risk of Diabetes

01.06.2014 by Cole Petrochko Staff Writer, MedPage Today Patients with high cardiovascular risk who consumed a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil reduced their risk of diabetes, researchers found. Compared with a control diet and a Mediterranean diet supplemented with mixed nuts, the olive oil-supplemented Mediterranean diet was associated with a 40% lower […]

Call to Reduce Sugar in Drinks, Cutting Obesity, Diabetes Rates

Miriam E Tucker January 07, 2016 Establishment of a policy whereby manufacturers slowly and imperceptibly reduce the amount of sugar in sweetened beverages over a 5-year period — without the addition of artificial sweeteners — could dramatically cut the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in the population, a new modeling study from […]

Is Your Sweet Tooth Hiking Your Alzheimer’s Risk?

By Nick Tate Wednesday, 11 Nov 2015 This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new dietary guidelines that, for the first time, recommend placing a cap on average Americans’ consumption of added sugar. The recommendations are part of new 2015 Dietary Guidelines, due to be finalized next month, and based on the latest […]

Study Associates Chronic Dysglycemia (HbA1c ≥ 5.8%) with Inflammation, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Higher Cardiovascular Event Rates post STEMI

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Cleveland HeartLab Many prevention specialists believe that we are not diagnosing diabetes early enough if we wait for hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) levels to reach ≥ 6.5%.  Filepe Moura and colleagues sought to find out if there was a relationship between HbA1c  levels in non-diabetic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients and […]