Prevention
Are You or Your Children At Risk?
07/29/08
Prevention
Whole Fruit May Reduce Diabetes Risk
04/22/08
Prevention
Vitamin D May Prevent Type 1 in Kids
04/15/08
Prevention
Corie Richter
Vitamin D in Childhood May Prevent type 1 diabetes in later years according to a review in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Aggressive Heart Management in Diabetes
04/08/08
Prevention
Sleep Disorder May Foretell Diabetes
03/31/08
Prevention
By Corie Richter
Case Western Reserve researchers have determined a link between sleep disordered breathing (SDB), or alterations in breathing when asleep, and type 2 diabetes. The weight of the patient was not a factor in the diabetes connection even though obesity is a known factor for SDB.
Heart Rate as a Predictor of Diabetes
03/17/08
Prevention
By Corie Richter, PA, RN
People with a faster pulse are also more likely to have diabetes and die younger, according to research.
Experts have identified a significant relationship between resting heart rate and life expectancy. A study was undertaken at Northwestern University in Chicago. Their goal was to determine if resting heart rates of middle aged adults could predict diabetes or diabetes related death as they entered the geriatric population (65 years old and older).
Statistics can sometimes be complicated, and no less so with this study. The subjects were between 35 and 64 years of age with no signs or diagnosis of diabetes when the data was collected.
Making adjustments for body mass index (BMI) and smoking, the research revealed when individuals aged 35 to 49 had elevated resting heart rates (12 beats per minute above normal) they were 10 percent more likely to have diabetes and die sooner in old age.
While reading such information is interesting, this research begs the question of why the heart rates were elevated in the first place. If the affected individuals in the study group were out of shape to start with, it comes as no surprise they might pass on sooner than those who were physically fit. What kind of lifestyle did they lead? What kind of diet did they follow?
Diabetes Complication Rates Falling
11/12/07
Prevention
Diabetes treaments are working!
People are avoiding more complications than they used to a year ago, according to a story about diabetes complications in USA Today. The article sites statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shows clear trends toward people living better with diabetes.
British and Americans Missing Key Diabetes Treatments
10/26/07
Prevention
If you are not taking advantage of all of the diabetes care you should have, you may be missing opportunities. In Great Britain only a small number of diabetics get the tests and exams they should. It is not just a British phenomenon; we have similar statistics here in the United States.
The BBC story Many lacking good diabetes care points out that people with diabetes should perform regular blood sugar checks and have annual foot exams. In addition to those treatments, diabetics should also have:
Kidney Health in Diabetes
10/03/07
Prevention
Approximately 30 percent of people with diabetes will eventually develop kidney failure. However, there are some behaviors and treatments that help diabetics maintain low blood sugar and improve their chances of avoiding or delaying kidney disease.
Battling Third Cause of Type 2 Diabetes
09/13/07
Prediabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Type II Diabetes, Nutrition & Exercise, Living Well, Treatment Options, Prevention, General
Since the scientific identified a third cause of type 2 diabetes, we have to ask the question, how do we battle it? It may be too early for answers, but it is a great time to ask .
Diabetes is a problem that arises when one or both of the following conditions occur:
- A person's body cannot make enough insulin.
- A person's body is not able to use the insulin it produces to process blood sugar