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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Good News About Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes can be managed – and sometimes even “reversed.” More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, (learn more about it and its symptoms here) and…

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Health: Prediabetes? Turn It Around!

…of prediabetes (a blood sugar level that’s higher than normal but not high enough to be termed diabetes), not all develop full-blown diabetes. That’s the goal – to prevent or…

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Salud: ¿prediabetes? ¡Reviértalo!

…diagnóstico de prediabetes (un nivel de azúcar en sangre superior al normal, pero no lo suficientemente alto como para denominarlo diabetes), no todos desarrollan una diabetes en toda regla. Ese…

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Prediabetes – A Hidden Condition

…prediabetes ups your risk of getting Type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes is defined as a higher than normal blood sugar level—in other words, a level that’s not healthy but not bad…

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

What’s the Deal with the A1C Blood Test?

…a condition known as pre-diabetes. (In 2010, the American Diabetes Association included the A1C in its clinical practice recommendations, too.) In pre-diabetes, your blood sugar levels are higher than they…

Monday, October 18, 2021

Ask Joan: More Quickies!

…to recommend my column on Easier Orgasms. Then you mentioned insulin for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes can cause nerve damage and reduced sensitivity in the clitoris, interfering with a woman’s…

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Gerry, 75: Movement, Meals, and Mindset

…age 75, is on a mission to avoid a diagnosis of diabetes. Through a combination of walking, eating healthy, and practicing mindfulness, Gerry is improving her physical and mental well-being…

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Six Smart Moves for a Healthier 2022

…and fractures,” says Amy Hess-Fischl, a certified diabetes educator at Kovler Diabetes Center, Chicago. Balance exercises can help greatly, she says. And it’s never too late to start. One example:…

Friday, July 17, 2020

Good News on the Health Front

…Catching Diabetes-Related Eye Problems, Saving Sight If diabetes is not well-controlled, high blood sugar can lead to damage to the tissue in the back of the eye, your retina…and that…

Monday, August 28, 2023

Get Social – and Get Support

…to treatment plans. Getting new dietary suggestions and meal ideas when food and diet options are restricted. Diabetes support groups Diabetes patients cope with the exhausting, sometimes overwhelming roller-coaster of…

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

How to Keep Your Microbiome Healthy As You Age

…implicated in all kinds of conditions, from depression to type 2 diabetes. There’s even a microbiome diet! So, is this just the latest fad, or should we be listening? And…

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Health: Cholesterol Over 60 – What To Know Now

…“it’s important to put the numbers in the context of your overall health.” That means looking at whether a person has diabetes, pre-diabetes, a family or personal history of heart…

Friday, March 13, 2020

COVID-19: Over 60? Listen Up.

…also has an underlying disease—such as diabetes, heart or lung disease—the risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19 is even higher. What’s “Older?” So what’s ”older” in this case? In…

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Seven Health Myths

…Medical Journal found no association between eggs and coronary heart disease, except in people with diabetes. Saturated fat and the trans-fats in fast or processed foods are what raise “bad”…

Monday, May 13, 2013

The Easy Way to a Mediterranean Diet

…type 2 diabetes. And the evidence was so strong that the trial was cut short after less than five years. Brain health Then in April, a study of mentally healthy…