Health & Fitness
Better Overnight Time-in-Range, Worse Sleep Quality with Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery
Older adults with type 1 diabetes using hybrid closed-loop insulin pump therapy had more time in range during sleep, but worse sleep quality compared with those using sensor-augmented therapy, according to study findings. “This randomized trial provides the first evidence that, during objectively measured sleep, closed-loop automated basal insulin delivery improves time in range and…
Read MoreHas Your Wellness Journey hit a Plateau? When to Consider a Personal Trainer
If you feel you’ve reached a plateau in your wellness journey, you may be wondering if a personal trainer could help you. It’s worth considering, too, as many people turn to trainers when they lack motivation. This could be a great idea if your wellness journey is no longer moving forward. Or if you have…
Read MoreInsulin – Our body’s Biological Gateway Drug?
Insulin is a well-known drug not just in the field of medicine but to us all, and the reason might be its excessive usage by people with diabetes. Insulin, without a doubt, is the drug that is helping many people to survive and is also an essential part of in-home care programs that help with…
Read MoreLate Night Eating & Glucose Tolerance
The results of a randomized crossover trial were recently published in Diabetes Care, describing the effects of either an early or late “meal” on glucose tolerance. Nearly 900 Spanish adults (that normally have dinner later in the evening) had two oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT, 2-hour); one conducted 4 hours prior to habitual dinnertime, designed to mimic an…
Read MoreTake A Diet Break, Lose Weight
by Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RDN, FAAP When you first start trying to lose weight, the math is straightforward: To lose 1 pound, create a 3,500-calorie deficit by eating less and moving more. But as the weight comes off, the body’s metabolism slows as it tries to maintain a “set point” weight, and the math…
Read MoreThe IDC Mindset
BY DR. BRADLEY BURGESS Social conditioning has brought us to an age where everything must be instant. Whether it’s food, pain relief, text messaging, surfing the internet, or playing video games. Our world is ruled by quotes like “You only live once” and “Live every day as if it was your last.” While these quotes are…
Read MoreChange Can be a Good Thing
Image courtesy of Unsplash. Throughout our lives, all of us will experience transitions from one stage of life to the next. Sometimes these are stressful or uncomfortable times, but they can also be opportunities for positive change. Your attitude will determine a lot about your experience. So, whether you’re entering the world of full-time work…
Read More100% Fruit Juice Drinks Similar to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
A new study from Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health has uncovered that drinking more sugary beverages, whether they contain added or naturally occurring sugar, is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. The connection between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, punches, fruit drinks, sports drinks, and sugared…
Read MoreProject ECHO Demonstrates Potential For Primary Care Telehealth Programs in Diabetes Care
Participation in a telemonitoring program led by Robert Wood Johnson Medical School was associated with a 44% decrease in inpatient admissions and a more than 60% decrease in inpatient spending among Medicaid patients with diabetes. Joel Cantor, ScD. The use of telehealth and telemonitoring programs by primary care providers could reduce the number of hospitalizations…
Read MoreNew Study Highlights Protective Effects of Zinc
The connection between zinc deficiency and susceptibility to bacterial infection has long been known, but the exact mechanisms by which zinc provides protection remained elusive. That was until Professor Christopher McDevitt of the University of Melbourne led a research study that uncovered the link between dietary zinc intake and protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae. The study was conducted…
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