Frontline Medical News, 2014 Aug 07, S Worcester NEWS Story Source ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Evidence increasingly supports plant-based nutrition for preventing diabetes or improving outcomes in those with diabetes. The Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2), for example, demonstrated that a plant-based eating pattern – defined as ad libitum whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables, […]
Frontline Medical News, 2014 Aug 07, NS Miller NEWS Story Source ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – They weren’t asked to sit in the lotus pose or study with the monks. Rather, a small group of older veterans were introduced to simple mindfulness meditation, and in a short period, they began doing a better job of […]
Effects of Intensive Glycemic Control on Ischemic Heart Disease RESEARCH · August 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE To assess whether intensive lowering of glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes affects the risk for ischemic heart disease, investigators compared the outcome of intensive therapy with standard therapy over the course of about 5 years. Adults aged […]
YourHealthDetective.com Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health believe that lowering blood glucose levels could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in both diabetics and non-diabetics. The researchers found that hemoglobin A1c ( HbA1c ) — a measure of long-term blood glucose level — predicts heart disease risk in both diabetics and non-diabetics. […]
Published: Jun 16, 2014 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Action Points Note that one of the studies was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. Those data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Improving overall diet quality over a 4-year […]
Factors Associated With Persistent vs Paroxysmal AF Research · May 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In middle-aged women without atrial fibrillation (AF) or cardiovascular disease at baseline, increasing age, body mass index, and weight were strongly associated with the development of nonparoxysmal vs paroxysmal AF. Baseline glycated hemoglobin levels were associated with the development of nonparoxysmal […]
Diabetes Care, 04/24/2014 Clinical Article Rock CL, et al. – The weight loss program resulted in greater weight loss and improved glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. Methods This randomized controlled trial at two university medical centers enrolled 227 overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes and assigned them to parallel in-person diet and […]
Authors: Laura R. Saslow, Sarah Kim, Jennifer J. Daubenmier, Judith T. Moskowitz, Stephen D. Phinney, et al. PLOSOne, April 2014 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0091027 BACKGROUND: Research has shown that cutting back on carbs may help control symptoms of diabetes. METHODS: The authors compared the effects of moderate carbohydrate diet (MCD) and very low carbohydrate Diet (VLCD) on health-related […]
JAMA, 03/26/2014 Evidence Based Medicine JAMA. 2014;311(12):1225-1233. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.1873. The value of measuring levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for the prediction of first cardiovascular events is uncertain. To determine whether adding information on HbA1c values to conventional cardiovascular risk factors is associated with improvement in prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. In a study of individuals without […]
by Todd Neale Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today February 25, 2014 Poor control of blood glucose may place women — but not men — with type 2 diabetesat risk for stroke, a prospective study suggested. Every 1% increase in HbA1c at baseline among women was associated with a relative 5% increase in the risk of […]
Miriam E. Tucker February 13, 2014 Full Story Abstract Current glycemic targets advised for diabetes patients don’t align with recommended HbA 1c levels, a new analysis of continuous glucose monitoring data suggests. The findings, from the A 1c-Derived Average Glucose (ADAG) study, were published online February 10 in Diabetes Care by Nancy Wei, MD, from […]
Becky McCall February 11, 2014 A new saliva test and earlier use of the HbA1c blood test could pick up type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients earlier than methods in current use, show data from 2 studies. Both tests could both provide an effective and timelier means of disease detection, precipitating earlier intervention, say the […]
Are Diabetics Being Cheated? Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Full Story 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 […]
12.10.2013 by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Eating a big, high-protein breakfast may be an effective strategy for improving glycemic control in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, findings from a small study suggested. When such patients were randomized to eat either small, carbohydrate-heavy breakfasts or larger fat- and protein-centric morning meals for 3 […]
Diabetes Care 2013 Dec 01;36(12)3923-3929, KJ Lipska, SE Inzucchi, PH Van Ness, TM Gill, A Kanaya, ES Strotmeyer, A Koster, KC Johnson, BH Goodpaster, T Harris, N De Rekeneire Research · December 31, 2013 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This longitudinal study looked at data from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study. “Older adults with both elevated IFG […]
This cross-sectional study of non-diabetic German adults revealed modest but significant associations between hemoglobin A1C levels and cognitive parameters.
A comparative study of effects of omega-3 Fatty acids, alpha lipoic Acid and vitamin e in type 2 diabetes mellitus Udupa A Abstract BACKGROUND: Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by abnormal lipid and glucose metabolism. Various modes of adjuvant therapy have been advocated to ameliorate insulin resistance. AIM: This study was intended to […]
Note that this meta-analysis of randomized trials demonstrated no benefit of “carb-counting” on hemoglobin A1C levels among type 1 diabetics.
Be aware that, within five studies that had similar design, carb counting was modestly beneficial.
Cinnamon lowers the levels of fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglyceride levels and increases HDL-C; however, it has no effect on hemoglobin A1C.
07.30.2013 by Crystal Phend Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points While the heart suffers from high glucose levels in type 2 diabetes, the other end of the glycemic spectrum may hurt cardiovascular health as well. Note that the study suggests that using a less stringent HbA1c target for individuals at high risk of hypoglycemia […]