In “better late than never” news, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has promoted Type 1 …
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Experts Recommend Diabetes Screening Starting at Age 35
We need to start screening overweight patients for Type 2 diabetes as early as age 35, according to an expert panel.
The…
Why Exercise is So Ineffective for Weight Loss
“You can’t outrun a bad diet.” This phrase became something of a mantra in recent years among some researchers and diet …
Experts Recommend Keeping Kids with High A1c’s at Home During Covid
For over a year now the Type 1 diabetes community has been eagerly awaiting better data on the risk posed by the novel c…
Do CGMs Really Help People with Type 2 Diabetes?
Do continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) really help patients with Type 2 diabetes? Phil Galewitz, a reporter for Kaiser He…
Teplizumab May Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Progression
There’s been more good news for Teplizumab, the promising drug that may delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes and even pote…
Dr. Fung: Why Obesity and Diabetes Increase Cancer Risk
Dr. Jason Fung is widely known as an advocate for the technique of intermittent fasting in patients hoping to reverse or…
Diabetes World Outraged at Racist Sports Announcer
An Oklahoma sports announcer prompted widespread disbelief and outrage when he blamed a racist outburst on his Type 1 di…
Why Insulin, Not Glucose, Matters Most for Type 2 Diabetes
“Giving insulin to a patient with Type 2 diabetes is similar to giving an alcoholic another glass of wine and hoping tha…
The ChipMonk Baking Story: How Diabetes Turned Jose Gonzalez into a Baker
When Jose Gonzalez was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, he already knew exactly what to do:
“From that day to the next, I…
