Treatments

Like many complex subjects, diabetes treatment has many facets and can be overwhelming. What are currently the best treatments for diabetes? What are the top alternative treatments? The latest diabetes new research? Let’s take a look. Initially, it is helpful to look at the basics, and then branch out into more focused treatment aspects. In … Read more

Glyconutrients and Diabetes? Just when I thought I had seen it all. Researching articles to write for this website, I came across a lot of people looking for information concerning glyconutrients and their effect on diabetics. Admittedly, I was a little confused as I had never heard of the term before. Not that this is … Read more

When learning about diabetes new research findings, they can be hard to locate. We have put together this resource to help you get the information you are most looking for, so you can take charge of finding the best treatment options for your diabetes. Before we take a look at some of your online research … Read more

What does it take to be a Certified Diabetes Educator? Can anyone do it? What do they actually do? What is the role of the American Diabetes Association in the certification process? Before we get to the meat of the article, I will note that these men and women perform a critical role in helping … Read more

Exploring an alternative treatments for Diabetes has gained wide popularity today. People seem to intuitively grasp that there are natural treatment options to diabetes control that cannot always be definitively proven in a research facility. The term alternative medicine covers a wide range of treatments not normally associated with western, or established, medical practice. Despite … Read more

WARNING! Do we really need to give a warning about smoking and diabetes? Well, we will. The following may be GOOD for your health. Nonetheless, maybe you are just a little bit curious about some gruesome and disturbing statistics. Isn’t everyone? And, hopefully, you are a little curious about how to quit smoking, if you … Read more

In a recent late-stage clinical trial, the results of a new diabetes drug known as “dapagliflozin” were announced in Vienna, Austria, the location of a meeting by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The drug is a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor and is taken once a day to inhibit renal … Read more

Bariatric surgery and diabetes seems to be a phrase gaining popularity recently. Living in Miami, practically every day I see billboards or hear radio commercials soliciting bariatric and gastric bypass surgery patients. While not aimed just at diabetics, the trend for this type of surgery is growing. In fact, there are approximately 200,000 of these … Read more

Is there a “diabetes gene”? A gene that could simply be “turned off” to avoid or at least significantly reduce the possibility of getting diabetes. How about a gene that cures diabetes? Unfortunately, like stem cell research, genetic research is far from conclusive. In fact, after reading some recent press reports, I was hoping for … Read more