Tag Archives: diabetes
Keep Diabetes in Check During the Holidays
For those of you who are diabetics, holiday parties, desserts and buffets can throw your meal plan way off-track. Here are some tips from HealthDay News:
Posted in General Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged diabetes, holiday eating, holiday safety
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Simple lifestyle changes dramatically cut risk for type 2 diabetes
USA Today reported, “Making just ONE key lifestyle change can cut your chances of developing type 2 diabetes by roughly one-third.”
Posted in General Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged diabetes, diabetes risk, healthy lifestyle, preventing diabetes, therapeutic lifestyle changes, type 2 diabetes
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Brain shrinkage associated with four factors. What can you do starting today to prevent this?
If you could do four things to dramatically reduce your risk of brain shrinkage (especially that caused by dementia, vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, or stroke), would that be of interest to you?
Posted in General Health, Mental Health
Tagged brain shrinkage, dementia, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, overweight, smoking, tobacco abuse
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Patients are asking me how to manage their diabetes during fasting
I have the privilege of being the Medical Director at the Mission Medical Clinic, a Christian clinic for the working poor in Colorado Springs. Because we care for our patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and because so many of … Continue reading
Posted in Nutritional Health, Spiritual Health
Tagged diabetes, fasting, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes
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White mulberry for type 2 diabetes
For some strange reason, I’ve had more folks searching my web site for “white mulberry for diabetes. So, here’s my take on the topic.
Posted in Alternative Medicine
Tagged Alternative Medicine, alternative therapies, alternative therapy, alternative treatments, complimentary and alternative medicine, diabetes, mulberry, type 2 diabetes
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Nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes. Do you?
Almost half of American adults, 45% of us, now have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, according to a report from researchers from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Los Angeles Times reports that “one in eight … Continue reading
Posted in Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged diabetes, HBP, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, HTN, hypertension, Obesity
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Coffee and Your Health
Today I’m teaching the family medicine residents at the In His Image Family Medicine Residency Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of them asked if there were any health benefits of coffee. Of course, long time readers on this blog know … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Woman's Health
Tagged coffee, diabetes, heart rate, palpitations, type 2 diabetes, type 2 DM
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Eating Processed Meat Riskier Than Red Meat
Here’s some surprising information from the Harvard School of public health. It’s an old news, new news story. First a reiteration of some old news: Eating processed meat such as bacon, salami, hot dogs, or lunch meats is associated with … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged diabetes, diet, healthy diet, heart disease, Nutritional Health, processed meat, red meat
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Senate report links Avandia to increased risk of heart attacks, death. What am I telling my Avandia patients to do?
In a front-page story, the New York Times reported, “Hundreds of people taking Avandia [rosiglitazone], a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports.” A Senate Finance Committee review cites internal FDA … Continue reading
Posted in Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged Actos, Avandia, diabetes, pioglitazone, rosiglitazone
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Obese Children Twice as Likely to Die Young
In my Amazon.com best-selling book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I predicted that if we did not stem the epidemic of childhood obesity, that our children could become the first generation in American history … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, obese children, Obesity, pediatric obesity, pre-diabetes, premature death, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing diabetes, preventing heart disease
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Newly released test show most Milk Thistle supplements are substandard
White Plains, New York — December 2, 2009 — A recent review by ConsumerLab.com of ten milk thistle supplements showed that only one met ConsumerLab.com’s quality standards. Two products failed to properly list the part of the milk thistle plant … Continue reading
White mulberry for type 2 diabetes? Does it work?
Natural medications (herbs, vitamins, and supplements) are popular among my patients, and among Americans. White mulberry is gaining popularity as a treatment for type 2 diabetes. But, is it worth a hoot?
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged diabetes, mulberry, type 2 diabetes, type 2 DM
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The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 2 – Obesity
In my newest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize the ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and highly healthy life. Under The Essential of Self-Care, I’ve developed a list of what … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged arthritis, Cancer, diabetes, exercise, fatigue, gallbladder disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, hypertension, Obesity, overweight, preventive medicine, sleep and health, sleep disorders, stroke
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Four lifestyle choices reduce risk of chronic disease 80 percent
What an interesting new study. It concludes that to dramatically reduce your healthcare costs, to lengthen your life, to improve the quality of your life, and, in short, to have a happier and more highly healthy life, you need to … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Health, Heart Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Woman's Health
Tagged Cancer, diabetes, exercise, health, healthcare costs, healthy diet, heart attack, Obesity, physical activity, quality of life, smoking, stroke, tobacco
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An easier way to diagnosis diabetes is announced. I highly recommend it.
A blood test physicians use regularly to check the average blood sugar levels in people with diabetes is now being recommended as a tool to diagnose the disease. And, the test is much more convenient for patients, as it does … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Heart Health, Men's Health, Obesity, Woman's Health
Tagged A1C, diabetes, diabetes epidemic, FBS, FPG, health screening, OGTT, pre-diabetes, screening for diabetes, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes
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Adult Stem Cell Research Has Yet Another Victory – Helps Type 1 Diabetics
New research using adult stem cells is showing further insulin independence for Type 1 diabetes patients. The study, led by Richard Burt of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, is the second in the last two years to … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics
Tagged adult stem cell research, adult stem cells, diabetes, embryonic stem cell, embryonic stem cells, stem cell research, type 1 diabetes
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Study shows one-fifth of four-year-olds are obese. What can you do to protect your kids?
A striking new study says almost one in five American four-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children. What did the study find and what can you do to protect your children? More Information:
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, life expectancy, Obesity, pediatric obesity, SuperSized Kids, type 2 diabetes
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Want to get healthy? Will exercising 7 minutes a week work? How about 3 minutes?
One of the things people tell me is most difficult for them when it comes to starting to exercise regularly is just getting started. Now a study published in the journal BioMed Central Endocrine Disorders suggests that people unable to … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Health, Men's Health, Obesity, Woman's Health
Tagged diabetes, exercise, preventing diabetes
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‘Research Miracle’ – Pancreas cells transformed into insulin producing cells
Biologists at Harvard say they’ve transformed one type of fully developed adult cell into another type. They transformed adult pancreas cells into insulin producing cells in mice. Could this be a potential cure for type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes? And, could … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, General Health, Health Headlines, Medical Missions
Tagged diabetes, embryonic stem cell research, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, type 1 diabetes
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Worry ups men’s diabetes risk
According to the BBC, a Swedish study is reporting that anxiety, depression, and sleepless nights increase the risk of diabetes in men. Researchers found men with high levels of “psychological distress” had more than double the risk of developing type … Continue reading
Posted in Health Headlines, Men's Health
Tagged anxiety, aromatherapy, BBC, depression, diabetes, meditation, peace, psychological distress, self-hypnosis, yoga
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CDC Reports a Steep Rise in Diabetes Patients in U.S.
WebMD is reporting on the CDC’s latest diabetes statistics – and, the results are gruesome. Nearly 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes — including almost 6 million who don’t know they’re diabetic — and at least 57 million have … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Health Headlines, Heart Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged diabetes, diabetes prevention, type 2 diabetes, type 2 DM
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Vaccine Myth #10: Vaccines, If Administered during the First Two Years of Life, Can Cause Diabetes
One researcher claimed that infants immunized with one dose of Hib vaccine at twenty-four months of age were less likely to get diabetes than if they received four doses of the Hib vaccine (at three, four, six, and eighteen months … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, Hib vaccine, vaccine myth
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Vitamin D recommendations for teens may be too low
Reuters Health is reporting a small study showing adolescents can safely take, and may need, vitamin D doses that are up to 10 times what is generally recommended. They found that the high vitamin dose caused no toxic effects.
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Tagged Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, vitamin D
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Dueling Studies on Diabetes and “Tight Control” of Blood Sugar
Reuters is reporting the American Diabetes Association featuring dueling studies on the question of whether intensive blood sugar lowering in diabetics provides health benefits. (see also the coverage on WebMD)
Posted in General Health, Health Headlines, Heart Health
Tagged A1C, Accord Trial, ADA, American Diabetes Association, Australian Advance Trial, Avandia, blood sugar control, diabetes, gliclazide, heart disease, kidney disease, rosiglitazone, sulfonylurea, VA Diabetes Trial
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Gum Disease May Make Diabetes Worse
WebMD Health News is reporting a summary of available research showing that taking care of your gums may be one of the best things you can do for your health if you have diabetes.
Posted in General Health, Health Headlines, Heart Health
Tagged amputation, blindness, diabetes, gum disease, heart disease, kidney disease
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