Costs, Diabetes risks, HbA1c, Type 2 diabetes
Perhaps one of the scariest things about diabetes is the increased risk for other diseases, health issues and death. The risk of complications from diabetes is controllable, by lowering your A1C. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases...
Costs, Diabetes risks, Healthy lifestyle, Insulin, Lifestyle change, Prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes
More than 7 million Americans with diabetes rely on insulin. All have been affected by rapidly rising insulin costs over the past two decades. Today a particular brand of insulin costs 8.5 times what it did fifteen years ago: $1,487 per vial in 2019, compared to...
Diabetes risks, Diabetic diet, HbA1c, Type 2 diabetes
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently released a consensus report on Nutrition Therapy for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes. Among the key findings and recommendations, the report says that nutrition therapy can: Lower hemoglobin A1C in type 2 diabetics...
Fitness, Glucose management, Healthy lifestyle, Type 2 diabetes
This article, Exercise after You Eat: Hitting the Postprandial Glucose Target, presents evidence that exercise after lunch or dinner can help type 2 diabetics lower glucose levels. While exercising within 30 minutes of the start of the meal is ideal, any type of...
Diabetic diet, Fitness, Lifestyle change, Reversal, Type 2 diabetes
This Healthline article asks the question: “Is Type 2 Diabetes Reversible?” While research shows that strict diets with very low caloric intake have helped some people reverse their conditions, the article explains that exercise and eating healthy –...
Diabetes risks, Prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes
About a quarter of the more than 30 million Americans who have diabetes are unaware of their condition. And 90% of the 86 million with prediabetes are unaware, too. Considering the complications and comorbidities associated with diabetes, it’s highly risky not...
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