“Don’t you think diabetes is really just a nice way to say a person is fat and eats to much?” My head turns in the direction of the very rude, rather large caboosed women spreading her intelligence to anyone who will listen. “I agree, I mean come on, I can eat donuts, but I know when to say when. At one!” Oh boy, they didn’t know who was standing behind them as they shared their ignorance with the room.
This happened while I was at a cookout at a friend’s house. First of all, both women …read more

New research shows that women shows signs of diabetes earlier than men. This could lead to new screening process’ to determine who is at an increased risk for diabetes. Bottom line… preventive and regular scheduled check up’s are important.
Donahue added: “Previous research had shown that hypertension and cholesterol were elevated among women who later developed diabetes. However, current findings that these novel risk factors [markers of endothelial dysfunction, chronic sub-acute inflammation and blood clotting factors] are elevated among women even earlier than previously recognized does suggest that the ‘diabetic clock’ starts ticking sooner for women than for …read more