Topic: type 2 diabetes

Diet Coke Increases Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes (Yes, Even Though It’s Sugar-Free)

French researchers have found yet another reason to stop drinking Diet Coke: It’s linked to a higher risk of Type 2 Diabetes; in fact, they even found that diet soda drinkers were more likely to develop diabetes than subjects who drank regular soda. This is hardly the first study reminding people that diet sodas are terrible for you, despite being calorie-free, and yet…consumers don’t seem to care nearly as much about the health risks of what they drink as they do about whether it will make them fat. More »

Behold The 1st-Ever Diabetes Guidelines For Children (i.e. A Sign That Way Too Many Kids Have Type 2 Diabetes)

Childhood diabetes used to refer mainly to type 1 diabetes–the kind caused by the body’s failure to produce enough insulin to process glucose. But type 2 diabetes–often called “lifestyle diabetes,” because it’s caused by the presence of fat molecules that block the body’s ability to process sugar–has historically been a problem for adults. (In fact, until recently, it was rare to see type 2 diabetes symptoms in anyone under 40). But thanks to poor nutrition and limited physical activity (and yes, childhood obesity) it’s become so common in young kids that the American Academy of Pediatrics just released their first Diabetes Guidelines for Children to help doctors and parents identify childhood diabetes symptoms and learn how to treat type 2 diabetes in kids. More »

More Conflicting Health News: Researchers Now Say Diabetes Usually Can’t Be Cured

You know all those doctors and reports tell you how to reverse diabetes, stating that say Type 2 diabetes can be cured with diet and exercise? Well, according to a new study, the chances of that happening are very slim, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More »

How To Reverse Diabetes, Without Drugs

Type 2 diabetes is now considered one of the major public health problems in the United States. But it doesn’t have to be. A growing number of doctors and other health care professionals say that diabetes can be reversed via lifestyle changes, including a diet and exercise overhaul. Dr. Joel Fuhrman, whose new book The End of Diabetes will be released later this month, is one of these physicians. I talked to him to learn more about how to reverse diabetes, without drugs. More »

The ‘Obesity Paradox’ In Diabetes: Study Says Being Thin With Type 2 Diabetes Is Bad News

A new study says something completely counterintuitive: That overweight patients with Type 2 Diabetes live longer than thin patients with the same disease. This is bad news if you’re thin and have Type 2 Diabetes, but unfortunately, it isn’t good news for overweight patients, either. More »

Diabetes Is A Growing Problem For Young, Slim Women

Type 2 diabetes is typically pegged as a problem for two kinds of people: The middle-aged or older, and the obese. But a slew of newly diagnosed patients defy both of those stereotypes: They’re young, slim women who, surprisingly, also eat a healthy diet; things that most of us learn prevents diseases like diabetes. But in fact, recent reports say that 15% of people with type 2 diabetes aren’t overweight. Why? They’re “skinny-fat,” stressed and may have a genetic predisposition for diabetes, according to doctors. More »

Study Says Yoga Can Help Control Diabetes, We Think That’s A Stretch

Recently, some promising new studies suggested that there could be ways to not just control diabetes, but reverse the disease altogether. Both were based on consuming a plant-based, low-calorie diet (just 600 calories a day according to one study). But if those options seemed like too much of a reach for you (who’s excited to survive on diet drinks and veggies every day?), a new study is touting the potential health benefits of yoga for people with type 2 diabetes. Just beware of what they say. More »

Morning Links: Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Won’t Work

Enjoy Your Java – Scientists now know why coffee (regular, not decaf) may prevent type 2 diabetes. (Science Daily)

Do Booze and Meds Mix? – The truth about drinking alcohol while on medications like antibiotics. (Health)

Pressure’s Off – Why those well-meaning New Year’s Resolutions simply won’t work in the long run. (Lifehacker) More »

Audio: Patients Talk About Living With Physical and Mental Illness

In the New York Times series “Patient Voices,” real people who suffer from a slew of terrible physical and mental diseases and conditions – including bipolar disorder, migraines, lupus, multiple sclerosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Crohn’s disease, lung cancer, eating disorders, type 2 diabetes, and H.I.V. – talk via audio files about what it’s like to live and struggle with their health challenges. More »

What We're Reading:

Smoking Could Lead to Diabetes: A new study shows that smoking might raise your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (via Yahoo! News)

Eat Your Greens: A new review of existing literature suggests that eating more leafy green vegetables might cut the risk of type 2 diabetes by as much as 14%. (via Guardian)

The Better Rice: Brown Rice Reduces Risk of Diabetes

White rice is, by default, what most people eat in their sushi, with their stir-fries, and in their creamy Italian risotto, but switching to brown rice has big benefits: Brown rice has more fiber and a nutritional value than white, … More »

Brown Rice Reduces Diabetes Risk: A new study shows that when people at risk for diabetes replaced white rice with brown rice, it lowered their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 16%. (via CNN)

Nutrition Alert: Sugar May Increase Bad Cholesterol and Heart Disease

A spoonful of sugar might help the medicine go down, but Mary Poppins neglected to add that that it will also lower one’s “good” cholesterol and generally increase the likelihood of heart disease (probably because it’s hard to rhyme “triglycerides”). … More »

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