Effectively managing diabetes means controlling diet, exercising and taking medications to help keep blood sugars in check. However, sometimes, if one medication isn’t successful, a second medication has…
Type 1 diabetes is a life-long condition, usually requiring patients to inject themselves with insulin every day for the rest of their life. Type 2 diabetes can also…
David Stipp, MS, author of The Youth Pill, delves into the mechanisms of calorie restriction that leads to an increase in life expectancy. While not fully understood, the…
For many who are severely obese, bariatric surgery can offer an effective way to lose weight. It can also help reduce blood sugar, cholesterol levels and blood pressure.…
Type 2 diabetes is a recognized epidemic both in the United States and around the world. A new study examines whether bariatric surgery in addition to lifestyle changes…
John Kenny, MD, Assistant Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, co-author of Psychiatry Test Preparation and Review Manual (Elsevier 2013), discusses a new study (published in the American Journal of Psychiatry) that followed a…
Many smokers are often concerned about gaining weight after they quit. For those with type 2 diabetes gaining weight after stopping smoking can potentially make their disease worse…
This month in Discussion in Diabetes, Steven Edelman, MD, discusses strategies to help prevent diabetes in your patients. He looks at key risk factors to monitor as well…
Vision loss is increasing in the United States and so is the prevalence of diabetes. Americans are being diagnosed with the disease at a much younger age and…