April 18, 2024 The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study found that higher levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D were linked with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), particularly for individuals with normal blood sugar levels. The risk of developing T2D decreased with increasing 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, especially below […]
Llavero-Valero M, San Martín JE, Martínez-Gonzalez MA, et al Clinical Nutrition | April 8, 2021 In this study, the relationship between consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) was explored. Researchers evaluated 20,060 participants (61.5% women) from the SUN project (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra) followed-up every 2 years (median […]
January 27, 2021 BMJ : British Medical Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study examined how people with type 2 diabetes were affected by low carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and very low carbohydrate diets (VLCDs). The results showed that LCDs were associated with a 32% increase in diabetes remission. The authors concluded that patients with type 2 diabetes who adhere […]
Alistair Gardiner|November 25, 2020 How often do you get out and enjoy the sunshine? If the answer is not much, you may want to start thinking about other ways to get a regular dose of vitamin D. According to estimates, vitamin D deficiency affects roughly 1 billion people worldwide—and almost half the global population has at […]
— Results underscore key role of weight management, Danish researchers say by Jeff Minerd, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 15, 2020 In a large Danish cohort study examining risk factors for type 2 diabetes, obesity overpowered both genetics and lifestyle. Obese individuals were nearly six times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with […]
Chavarro JE, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2605. April 14, 2020 Women born via cesarean delivery were 46% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and 11% more likely to have obesity during adulthood compared with women delivered vaginally, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open. “The results of our study suggest that the […]
— Association was independent of obesity and radiographic severity by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 3, 2020 Among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), pain was greater for those with coexisting diabetes mellitus (DM), and this association was independent of obesity and radiographic severity, European researchers found. In an analysis that adjusted for […]
November 14, 2019 LAS VEGAS — Adults with type 2 diabetes can experience multiple diabetes-specific benefits beyond weight loss by undertaking a low-carbohydrate diet, although potential risks must be addressed, according to a speaker at ObesityWeek. “Carbohydrate restriction is a viable option for patients with type 2 diabetes,” Jeff Stanley, MD, medical director and practicing physician at Virta […]
Rosemary Black, for MDLinx | February 27, 2019 Got a sweet tooth? Then dressing up your favorite dishes with a spoonful of sugar is a guilty pleasure you probably indulge in on occasion. So, those who like their sweet treats may be interested to know that products like date sugar and coconut sugar are joining […]
European Journal of Nutrition pp 1–10 Original Contribution First Online: 25 January 2019 Nicola Veronese Abstract Purpose To map and grade all health outcomes associated with magnesium (Mg) intake and supplementation using an umbrella review. Methods Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using placebo/no intervention as […]
Diabetic Medicine — McArdle PD, et al. | November 16, 2018 Using data collected via search of the Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL databases (between 1976 and April 2018), researchers studied the impact of carbohydrate restriction on glycemic control among individuals with type 2 diabetes. A total of 1,402 randomized controlled trials were identified, ow which […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. A recent patient was concerned that despite watching her diet and taking her diabetes medication her hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) keeps going up. Remember, HbA1c is a lab test that shows the average level of blood sugar (glucose) over the previous 3 months. It shows how well you are controlling […]
From: SuppVersity – Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone 8/15/18 If you’re following my friend Alex Leaf on Facebook, you will have heard about the role of “nutrient order” (that’s not “nutrient timing“) as an important determinant of your postprandial glucose response. If you haven’t heard about this, yet, let me briefly bring you up to speed: In […]
Roy Taylor, MD, talks mechanisms and why that means urgency in the clinic by Crystal Phend, Senior Associate Editor, MedPage Today July 22, 2018 Remission of type 2 diabetes achieved by a large proportion of patients with a weight-loss intervention in the DiRECT trial emphasized the importance of excess body fat in the disease. Now researchers have been uncovering just […]
MAY 15, 2018 Healthline/Medical News Today With diabetes now reaching epidemic proportions, unearthing an innovative way to tackle the condition is pressing. A new study investigates whether vitamin D might provide a new route to treatment. Currently, there are around 30 million people in the United States living with type 2 diabetes, a lifelong condition that cannot yet […]
Annals of Epidemiology — | February 26, 2018 Zhao JV, et al. – Folate, which reduces homocysteine, is promising for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Previous meta-analysis of 3 trials suggested folate might lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). In this current updated systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials, a potential benefit of folate […]
Effectiveness and Safety of a Novel Care Model for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes at 1 Year: An Open-Label, Non-Randomized, Controlled Study Cite this article as: Hallberg, S.J., McKenzie, A.L., Williams, P.T. et al. Diabetes Ther (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-018-0373-9 Abstract Introduction Carbohydrate restriction markedly improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) but […]