Can probiotics help improve the glucose control of people with Type 2 diabetes? A company named Pendulum is betting that…
Diabetes Management
Why Type 2 Diabetes Gets Worse
Type 2 diabetes is generally defined as a progressive disease, that is, a disease that reliably gets worse over time. An…
New Study: Keto Diet Leads to Weight Loss & Insulin Sensitivity
A new study has shown impressive results for a very low carbohydrate (or “ketogenic”) diet.
Participants in a new 8-week…
Why We Get Sick, An Interview with Dr. Benjamin Bikman
There’s no question that the entire world is suffering from related twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity, but there is…
Does Diabetes Technology Have a Race Problem?
Does diabetes technology have a race problem? Are the latest devices least available to those that need them most?
On th…
No, Carbs Are Not Necessary for Kids with Type 1 Diabetes
Yesterday in the 2020 American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions, Dr. Carmel Smart, pediatric diabetes di…
Fat? Carbs? ADA Experts Link Obesity to Ultra-Processed Foods
“Can we finally transcend these diet wars?”
That poignant question, asked by Dr. Kevin Hall, underlined a fascinating de…
Is COVID-19 Causing Diabetes?
When the prestigious medical journal The Lancet published a set of “practical recommendations for the management of diab…
COVID-19: Why Blood Sugar Matters
The more we learn about COVID-19, the more we learn how critical blood sugar management is.
In late April, the prestigio…
Fighting COVID-19 with the Dexcom G6
In an “unprecedented” move, the FDA has granted temporary permission for Dexcom to provide G6 continuous glucose monitor…
