Diabetes

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Diabetes Tests & Diagnosis

Diabetes Tests & Diagnosis

January 15, 2017

Your health care professional can diagnose diabetes, prediabetes and gestational diabetes through blood tests. The blood tests show if your…

Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

January 10, 2017

Your chances of developing type 2 diabetes depend on a combination of risk factors such as your genes and lifestyle.…

Blood Sugar Tip: Eat This, Then That

Blood Sugar Tip: Eat This, Then That

August 5, 2016

If your blood sugar sometimes runs a little high—and most definitely if you have prediabetes or diabetes—you’ll get lots of…

Lessons from Diabetes Boot Camp

Lessons from Diabetes Boot Camp

Michelle Magee, MD | August 3, 2016

The name makes you think of raw recruits sweating it out on an Army base. “Diabetes Boot Camp” takes the…

The Cancer-Carb Connection

The Cancer-Carb Connection

Barry Boyd, MD, MS | July 12, 2016

More bad news for carb lovers: The same refined, low-fiber foods that contribute to obesity, diabetes and other serious conditions…

Diabetes Glossary

Diabetes Glossary

April 5, 2016

A ACE inhibitor Also known as angiotensin (an-gee-oh-TEN-sin) converting enzyme, an ACE inhibitor is an oral medication that lowers blood…

Healthier Potatoes and Pasta?
Nutrition

Healthier Potatoes and Pasta?

February 19, 2016

Our recent article A Healthier Way to Cook Rice prompted reader "Phil" to ask, would the same preparation also make pasta…

A Healthier Way to Cook Rice

A Healthier Way to Cook Rice

February 1, 2016

Have you heard about the revolutionary new way to cook rice that cuts calories by as much as 60%? It’s…

A Surprising Health Benefit to (a Little) Hunger
Nutrition

A Surprising Health Benefit to (a Little) Hunger

January 20, 2016

Anyone who aims for a healthy weight knows one key is to eat only when you are truly hungry. Eating…

What is Diabetes?

What is Diabetes?

January 12, 2016

Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Blood glucose is…

Outsmart This Diabetes Treatment Trap

Outsmart This Diabetes Treatment Trap

George L. King, MD | August 18, 2015

Weight gain is common—here’s how to avoid it… “You’ve got diabetes...” Nearly 2 million Americans hear these sobering words for…

You Can Break the Sugar Habit
Nutrition

You Can Break the Sugar Habit

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD | July 15, 2015

Here’s a gentle—but effective—way to cut back… People may joke about having a “sweet tooth,” but it’s really no laughing…

Could Antibiotics Give You Diabetes?

Could Antibiotics Give You Diabetes?

Yu-Xiao Yang, MD | June 4, 2015

Antibiotics can cure. They kill infectious bacteria and save lives. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease. It shortens lives.…

How America’s Top Diabetes Doctor Avoids Diabetes

How America’s Top Diabetes Doctor Avoids Diabetes

George L. King, MD | May 13, 2015

Try his 2-1-1 formula and other secrets… You might think that a diabetes researcher would never develop the disease that…

The Secret Invasion That Causes Diabetes

The Secret Invasion That Causes Diabetes

George L. King, MD | March 4, 2015

Inflammation is a threat too often overlooked… It’s easy to get the impression that diabetes is all about blood sugar.…