New guidance has been published on managing diabetes in the elderly, including for the first time how to manage treatment for the particularly frail. The article appeared in 2018 in Diabetic Medicine, the journal of Diabetes UK. The guidance was produced from a collaboration between experts in diabetes medicine, primary care and geriatric medicine, led… Continue reading New Guidance on Treating Diabetes in Elderly and Frail Adults
Category: Diabetes
Is Emotional Eating Contributing to Your Prediabetes?
If you’ve been diagnosed with prediabetes or have been told that you’re at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, you already know you’ve got to change your eating habits. But overhauling your diet is anything but easy—especially when you’re feeling hurt, sad, mad, lonely, or aggravated. If you turn to food when you’re stressed… Continue reading Is Emotional Eating Contributing to Your Prediabetes?
A New Tool in The Fight against Diabetic Blindness
For the first time, researchers have used an animal model to aid in the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a retinal microvascular disease that often causes blindness in adults who have had diabetes mellitus for 10 years or more. Estimates are that 600 million people will have some sort of diabetic retinopathy… Continue reading A New Tool in The Fight against Diabetic Blindness
Doctors Not Giving Enough Preconception Counseling to Diabetic Women
Too few diabetic women of childbearing age are not getting the recommended preconception counseling, according to a new study. The findings will be presented at Not enough women of childbearing age who have diabetes are receiving the recommended preconception counseling, a new study suggests. The findings will be presented in a poster at ENDO 2018,… Continue reading Doctors Not Giving Enough Preconception Counseling to Diabetic Women
Living With Type 2 Diabetes? Be Sure to Add These Important Specialists to Your Diabetes Healthcare Team
Diabetes is a complicated condition. It doesn’t just affect your blood glucose level and insulin sensitivity; it affects every part of your body, from your mind to your stomach to your toes. And to stay as healthy as possible, you need to keep all those important parts in good working order. For that reason, people… Continue reading Living With Type 2 Diabetes? Be Sure to Add These Important Specialists to Your Diabetes Healthcare Team
Fight Diabetes – and Finally Get Fit
Now that 2018 is underway, you’ve decided that this year you’re finally going to better manage your diabetes, starting with that dreaded word: exercise. If you suffer from diabetes or are at risk for developing the disease, choosing to commit to fitness could be a real lifesaver. That’s why it’s more important than ever that… Continue reading Fight Diabetes – and Finally Get Fit
Some Diabetes Patients Are Over-Treated, Study Finds
Although diabetes is one of the most serious health problems we face, a new study found that 11 percent of patients are actually over-treated. The study focused on blood sugar medication. Elevated blood sugar can harm everything from the heart and kidneys to eyes and feet. But stopping, or cutting back on, such drugs may… Continue reading Some Diabetes Patients Are Over-Treated, Study Finds
Report: More than 100 Million Americans Have Diabetes or Prediabetes
Everyone agrees that diabetes is a growing problem that affects millions of people. But the latest figures are even more astonishing and disturbing than most people might have thought. Here, from the federal government, are the newest statistics on this critical disease: More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes,… Continue reading Report: More than 100 Million Americans Have Diabetes or Prediabetes
A New View of Diabetes Management
Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide and exacerbated by type 2 diabetes, yet diabetes treatment regimens tend to focus primarily on blood sugar maintenance. Researchers now say that this usual approach to type 2 diabetes management can cause patients to be at risk for heart attack and stroke. Results from four recent… Continue reading A New View of Diabetes Management
A New Era in Diabetes Treatment?
A drug used to treat people with type 2 diabetes also significantly reduces the risk of both cardiovascular and kidney disease, according to new research. The study, by The George Institute for Global Health, based in Newtown, Australia, has major implications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The illness affects around 450 million people… Continue reading A New Era in Diabetes Treatment?
Diabetes Drug Linked to Serious Complication
A new class of drugs, known as SGLT2 inhibitors, is more frequently being prescribed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but may increase the risk of a serious complication known as diabetic ketoacidosis, according to new research In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital… Continue reading Diabetes Drug Linked to Serious Complication
How to Safely Use Test Strips and Glucose Meters
From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), advice on the smartest ways to use test strips and glucose meters. Using a glucose meter to check and monitor blood sugar is a daily part of life for millions of Americans with diabetes. Glucose meters and test strips are medical devices regulated by the FDA. And… Continue reading How to Safely Use Test Strips and Glucose Meters
Progress in Diagnosing Pre-Diabetes
Professional organizations don’t agree on how to define pre-diabetes, a condition that indicates a patient is likely to develop type 2 diabetes and its potential complications in the near future. For example, the American Diabetes Association recommends using hemoglobin A1C or glucose levels to diagnose pre-diabetes, while the World Health Organization recommends physicians use glucose… Continue reading Progress in Diagnosing Pre-Diabetes
A Better Blood Sugar Test for Diabetes
According to a release from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, new method for estimating blood sugar levels can cut diagnostic errors by more than 50% compared to the current widely used blood test, according to a 2016 study of more than 200 diabetic patients. This finding opens the door to personalized diabetes… Continue reading A Better Blood Sugar Test for Diabetes
Fructose and Metabolic Disease
Investigators have found further proof that consuming too much of the sugar fructose is linked to a global rise in metabolic disease. The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. It was conducted in mice and corroborated in human liver samples, unveiing a metabolic process that could upend previous ideas about how the… Continue reading Fructose and Metabolic Disease
Regenerative Bandage Heals Diabetic Foot Wounds Faster
A Northwestern University team has developed a new treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, a severe and potentially deadly complication of diabetes. Called a “regenerative bandage,” the novel material heals diabetic wounds four times faster than a standard bandage and has the added benefit of promoting healing without side effects. The study was published online in… Continue reading Regenerative Bandage Heals Diabetic Foot Wounds Faster
Gender Differences in Diabetes and Aging
All’s not fair in love and glucose intolerance. Overweight men are more prone to get type 2 diabetes than are overweight women. The same phenomena holds true in mice and no one know why. Researchers at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California provided a possible answer to that question by discovering… Continue reading Gender Differences in Diabetes and Aging
A “Double” Drug for Diabetes
Researchers are developing a new class of drugs that could treat both Type 2 diabetes and bone fractures – a hazard associated with diabetes. In addition to its more obvious ills, type 2 diabetes is a condition closely associated with bone fractures, A new study, co-led by Patrick R. Griffin, a professor on the Florida… Continue reading A “Double” Drug for Diabetes