Jolly green java There was a time when coffee wasn’t considered much more than an unhealthy vice. It was a crutch for to wake you up in the morning. And of course, a notorious companion to [...]
Category: Diabetes
Cranberry boss
Trying to get the upper hand on out-of-control blood sugar? Well new research shows that you might have a new ally in an old holiday favorite. This study looked at tannins from several different [...]
Low-carbohydrate high-protein diets fight diabetes
Setting the record straight I’ve told you all about the embarrassingly bad advice that passes for U.S. News and World Report’s most recent collection of the “Best Diabetes [...]
A simple problem
A little tip for all of you men: Stop eating simple carbs. They’ll wreak havoc on your blood sugar. They’ll make you fat. And a new study shows that they pave the way to prostate [...]
Baby blues
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, diet and diabetes are pet topics of mine. But sometimes, I decide to take the discussion in a different direction–especially when I come across news [...]
No end in sight
If it seems like I write a lot about obesity and diabetes, that’s because, well… I do. Fact is, the world would be a thinner, healthier place if we didn’t have to struggle with [...]
A hill of beans
Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat… the lower your blood sugar. At least, according to one new bit of research. This study tracked 121 participants for three months. One [...]
Brush with death
Did you know that diabetes doubles your risk of serious gum disease? If the answer to that question is no, you’re in good company. According to a new survey, 66 percent of US adults are [...]
New “patient-centered approach” to treating diabetes
Each year a group called the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) hosts an annual meeting. This year’s meeting (the 48th) was in Berlin, Germany. And while I didn’t [...]
Blood sugar shrinks your brain
If you want to stay healthy, it is becoming clearer and clearer that you have to keep your blood sugar under control. In fact, a new study shows that even blood glucose levels in the high end of [...]