Treatment • Lifestyle Tips • Diabetes Prevention
People with insulin resistance often make too much insulin in response to eating. They may also produce too much insulin in order to maintain normal blood sugar (blood glucose) levels. The body cannot excrete excess insulin made by the pancreas; excess insulin is stored as fat in the body. This is just one of the reasons why people with insulin resistance gain weight more easily than those who are not insulin resistant…
From stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline, to ketosis, dehydration, sodium, and citric acid; here are 5 ways diet soda could be stalling your diet or even causing you to gain weight.
If you had a choice between receiving $1,000 right now or $4,000 ten years from now, which would you pick?
The economic burden of diabetes in America continues to climb, exceeding more than $322 billion in excess medical costs and lost productivity in 2012, or more than $1,000 for every American, according to a study being published in the December issue of Diabetes Care that also includes a state-by-state breakdown of the prevalence and costs associated with diabetes. Additionally, increased costs associated with prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes highlight the growing importance of prevention and early intervention.
Health Video: Why is India becoming the diabetic capital of the world? Dr Rajiv Kovil is a diabetologist and founder of the Diabetes care center. In this video he talks to us about why diabetes has become a serious health problem in India any how he believes the disorder is really a lifestyle disorder.
Learn the differences between pre-diabetes, insulin resistance syndrome and Metabolic Syndrome X.
From television ads to bus stop bill boards to public service announcements on YouTube, we keep hearing warnings about pre-diabetes in children and the importance of helping young people adopt a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, for one single dad, trying to do the healthy thing for his young son — refusing to take him to McDonald’s caused him to be labeled as an unfit parent by a psychologist assigned by the courts in a divorce case.
Pre-diabetes Health Video – Dr. Handelsman shares the changes a woman with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes should incorporate into her life. 56 million people in the United States have impaired glucose intolerance and most patients are not being given information on how to manage their condition. Women (and men) who lose 5-10% of their weight can help reverse pre-diabetes. Also discussed, adding exercise into your life.
Health Video – Information About Monitoring For Pre-Diabetes. Discovering diabetes in its earliest stages can prevent the development of full-blown diabetes. Pre-diabetes is when blood sugar levels are elevated, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. People with pre-diabetes may be able to take steps to avoid getting Type 2 diabetes, and losing even a few pounds can help. When you’re overweight, your body’s cells are less sensitive to the effects of insulin, a hormone that regulates your blood sugar levels.
A study published in the British Medical Journal in October of 2013 revealed that exercise is as good as medication to treat people with coronary heart disease and prediabetes and superior to in the treatment of stroke. This was a very large study that analyzed 305 studies that included 340,000 patients.
One of the reasons why lifestyle changes often work even better than drugs is that there are minute-to-minute changes in how much blood sugar your body needs to produce . . . if you just take a medication once or twice or even 3 or 4 times a day, it doesn’t give you that same fine-tuning that your own pancreas can do.
More than 50 million Americans are per-diabetic; meaning they have elevated blood pressure and blood sugar. Those higher numbers put people at risk for type two diabetes which can lead to a lifetime of expensive and time consuming medical care. Diabetes educator Cindy Mathiasen explains the importance of knowing your numbers. She also explains that seemingly small efforts in improving health can have big results when it comes to preventing diabetes and other life-threatening health conditions.
How do you know if you have pre-diabetes? What can you do to prevent diabetes in yourself or a loved one? Watch this video to learn the warning signs of pre-diabetes and important steps to take to protect your health.
Julie Husmann, MSM, RD, CDE, Holland Hospital Center for Good Health discusses the influence of weight on blood sugar, the effect of physical activity on blood sugar and weight control, and how to incorporate physical activity into even the busiest of lifestyles. The benefits of enjoying an abundance of healthy, whole foods for blood sugar control is also addressed. Learn about the rewards reaped from small lifestyle changes!
CBS Reports On The Dangers Of Some Diabetes Treatment Drugs. A major diabetes study has found that common treatments don’t reduce heart trouble and some may actually cause harm. Elaine Quijano speaks with Russ Mitchell about this revealing study.
In this interview with Dr. Oz, he shares tips on how to tell if you are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. One test that he demonstrates is to measure your waist (the video shows were to measure your waist.) If your waist size is more than half your high you are at risk for diabetes.
Health Video: Tom Hanks: From Pre-Diabetes To Type 2 Diabetes, By Sunnybrook Hospital. Actor Tom Hanks has announced that he has Type 2 diabetes. Dr. Julia Lowe, Head of Sunnybrook’s Division of Endocrinology, explains the differences between pre-diabetes and diabetes and what can be done to manage the conditions.
Health Video – Pre Diabetes Symptoms – Quick 2 Minute Summary. A text-based video that discusses what pre-diabetes is and the symptoms of pre-diabetes.
Chef Janet K (Gluten-Free Chef) shows how to make the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies you will ever have! She also discusses gluten-free flour in this video.
Chef Janet K (Gluten-Free Chef) teaches us how to make the best Fajitas you will ever have! Many people with type 1, type 2, and pre-diabetes have an intolerance to gluten or Celiac disease. Chef Janet is a professional chef who has devoted her cooking business to helping those who cannot or do not want to eat gluten eat healthy without feeling like they have given up “good” food.
A new study known as the The Adult Changes In Thought (ACT) was recently published by the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, and affiliate investigator at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. They study suggests that even slightly elevated morning fasting blood sugar may be associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. It has long been believed that having diabetes increases the risk of dementia, but this new study links non-diabetic patients who have even mildly elevated morning fasting glucose levels with their own increased risks.
