Prevention

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.…

A Great “Whey” to Control Blood Sugar

A Great “Whey” to Control Blood Sugar

Andrew Rubman, ND | November 17, 2014

I have type 2 diabetes. Is there any dietary advice for how to keep my blood sugar from spiking after…

Children and Type-2 Diabetes

Children and Type-2 Diabetes

Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD | September 30, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: First question is, can children get type 2 diabetes? Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD Unfortunately this is absolutely true…

Thin People Get Diabetes, Too

Thin People Get Diabetes, Too

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD | September 18, 2014

Nearly 20% of people with this disease are not overweight… It’s widely known that type 2 diabetes tends to strike…

Eat Walnuts…Prevent Diabetes

Eat Walnuts…Prevent Diabetes

Margie Abrams | June 2, 2014

Four bites a day and you could cut your risk for diabetes by 24%. Just four bites of something that…

The Truth About Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners

The Truth About Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners

Karen ­Collins, MS, RDN | May 21, 2014

We all know that getting too much added sugar carries a slew of health risks—from weight gain and heart disease…

How Your ApoE Genes Lead to Diabetes or Heart Disease

How Your ApoE Genes Lead to Diabetes or Heart Disease

Suzanne Steinbaum | May 2, 2014

If you have a family history of diabetes or heart disease, you no doubt have been told to watch your…

Acid-Producing Diet Increases Diabetes Risk

Acid-Producing Diet Increases Diabetes Risk

April 18, 2014

When you sit down to a meal, you may think about how many calories it has...the amount of fat or…

5 Surprising Foods to Help You Live Longer

5 Surprising Foods to Help You Live Longer

Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, CDN | March 3, 2014

A steaming cup of hot cocoa can help you live longer? Yes! Turns out that cocoa—and other unlikely foods—can help…

Suicide by Sugar
Nutrition

Suicide by Sugar

Nancy Appleton, PhD | January 20, 2014

It’s more addictive than cocaine…but you can break the habit The phrase “addictive white powder” probably makes you think of…

Splenda Raises Blood Sugar Levels and May Increase Diabetes Risk

Splenda Raises Blood Sugar Levels and May Increase Diabetes Risk

M. Yanina Pepino, PhD | September 17, 2013

Watching your weight or just trying to reduce the amount of sugar you consume? Good for you! But what may…

The Best Way to Prevent Diabetes…No Drugs Needed

The Best Way to Prevent Diabetes…No Drugs Needed

Nisa M. Maruthur, MD | August 29, 2013

If your doctor ever tells you (or has already told you) that you have prediabetes, you’d be wise to consider…