I no longer view counting carbohydrates as a diabetic obligation, but instead a responsibility I take on to ensure I’m fueled for my powerlifting training...
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While many of us already engage in aerobic exercise to help control our blood sugar levels, a new study has shown that for type 2 diabetics, this type of exercise might not be enough. The study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association examined the benefits of aerobic trainingalone, resistance training alone, and a combination of bothon hemoglobin A1cin individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Instead of sweet potatoes with marshmallows, cooks might try Shulman’s Baby Salad Greens with Sweet Potato Croutons and Stilton...
Aetna, one of the leading diversified health care benefits companies in the US, serving approximately 35.4 million people, announced a pilot program aimed at improving the care of diabetic patients of Hispanic and African American descent. The new program is a year-long initiative that includes adding a bilingual diabetes educator, as well as introducing culturally appropriate materials to educate and engage patients in their health care. The pilot, which will be conducted in cooperation with the Medical Clinic of North Texas...
Despite the potential risks of doing so, plenty of women with high HbA1cs get pregnant...
Last month the Obesity Society held its 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, Obesity 2010, in San Diego. A number of prominent researchers, physicians, advocates, and business leaders...
Martha Rose Shulman's new cookbook, a compilation of recipes from her popular NYTimes.com feature, offers readers health-conscious and delicious dishes. While this isn't meant to be a diabetes cookbook (you'll find some grain-based and pasta recipes) there are still plenty of excellent choices for us within its pages. Shulman has chapters devoted to salads, simple vegetables, and fish and poultry dishes.
According to a study published in the October issue of Diabetes Care, patients with type 2 diabetes who have a vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease....
Novartis has announced that it has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for Lucentis (ranibizumab) for the treatment of patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME).
The submission was supported by data from two Novartis-funded clinical trials, RESTORE and RESOLVE, which showed that Lucentis...
John Lachin had one last monkey wrench to throw in. He agreed that the problem was not severe hypoglycemia, and was not rapid lowering of HbA1c...