Diabetes
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Lifestyle Modification for Diabetes and Heart Disease Prevention
‘Diabetes Belt’ Encircles Southern U.S.
by Lea Winerman 8/3/11 PBS NEWS
Nearly 26 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control estimate, and that number could expand to one-third of the U.S. population by 2050 if obesity and other trends continue.
Community Conversation: The Cost of Diabetes
The Cost of Diabetes" tells the stories of diabetics who are managing their health at the same time they manage the many costs associated with it. Hosted by LehighValleyNews.com health and wellness reporter Brittany Sweeney, the hour-long program provides information on resources, tips on healthy eating and cooking, and explores efforts to rein in costs on insulin and other prescription drugs.
How doctors are treating a rise in diabetes in rural areas
by Daily News Lesson 8/4/25 PBS
Over the past two decades, life expectancy in rural areas has declined. One major reason is the prevalence of diabetes. With support from the Pulitzer Center and in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center, special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel reports from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas for our series Rural RX.
Self-empowerment is sweet for diabetes patients in this innovative program
Empowering diabetes patients to feel like they can change their health is the goal of Project Dulce, an innovative program in San Diego that has been held up as a national model.
For Karen Washington, it’s obvious: bringing healthy foods to her community is a social justice issue, and she’s a committed activist.
Karen Washington had a long career in rehabilitation and physical therapy in New York City, where she had great relationships with her patients because, as she says, “I cared.” She became an advocate for her patients and continued that activism when she became an urban farmer and healthy eating educator. She also connects her interest in diabetes to her brother, who died of diabetic complications in 2010.
Laura Grueser loves cooking and sharing food, a key part of Appalachian culture, but she was surprised to find out how little her diabetes patients knew about eating right.
Laura is the lead community health worker in Meigs County, Ohio. Diagnosed with pre-diabetic about eight years ago, she admits, “I didn’t really understand really what the big deal was.” But she read up on diabetes and decided to be an example to her clients by living a healthier lifestyle and controlling her blood sugar levels. She was so successful that now, she says, “I’m able to say to my patients, ‘You really can do something about controlling your own diabetes.’” She travels around this rural Appalachian county working with clients, many of whom are Type 2 diabetic, elderly, and low income.
New law caps insulin prices for some with diabetes, but cost remains high for others
by Laura Barrón-López 16/1/24 PBS NEWS
Diabetics will now see a break in their out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Sanofi, one of the leading manufacturers of the hormone, joined two other major pharmaceutical companies in capping their insulin copays at $35. This comes after years of pressure by President Biden, lawmakers and activists for companies to lower their list prices. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
Screen Time Linked To Greater Risk of Diabetes in Kids
by Annette Choi 14/3/17 NOVA NEWSLETTER
Children who spend more than three hours glued to a screen are at a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
ED DAMIANO: INVENTING A NEW PANCREAS
When Ed Damiano’s infant son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Ed found his life’s work: inventing an artificial or “bionic” pancreas.
Why having more friends reduces your risk of type 2 diabetes
by Rashmi Shivni 24/1/18 PBS NEWS
Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions. This year, former U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy wrote that “loneliness and weak social connections are associated with a reduction in lifespan similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day and even greater than that associated with obesity.” Social isolation takes a toll on the body, with scientists previously spotting links to the development of hypertension, an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and a propensity in general toward premature death.
Healthy Trucking: The importance of engaging drivers in the National Diabetes Prevention Program
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) is geared toward preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes in adults by focusing on healthy eating, getting active, and stress management.
Latinos, the Affordable Care Act, and Diabetes
Diabetes is a harmful disease that, unfortunately, affects the Latino community at disproportionately higher rates than other groups. But, it is also a highly preventable disease that can be mitigated with education, and adequate health care, which the Affordable Care Act aims to do.
More than 100,000 Americans with diabetes have limbs amputated each year. This is a crisis
by Neil Barsky 25/7/24 The Guardian
Black Americans with diabetes are four times more likely to suffer amputations than white Americans
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
by A. Ceriello, MD ScienceDirect
Imo-induced changes in gut hormones and glucose metabolism: A key to improving insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes
Novel subgroups of adult-onset diabetes and their association with outcomes: a data-driven cluster analysis of six variables
by Emma Ahlqvist PhD 5/18 ScienceDirect
Diabetes is presently classified into two main forms, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but type 2 diabetes in particular is highly heterogeneous. A refined classification could provide a powerful tool to individualise treatment regimens and identify individuals with increased risk of complications at diagnosis.
The importance of exercise for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
by U.S. Afsheen Syeda 6/23 ScienceDirect
Exercise is a first-line therapy recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Although moderate to vigorous exercise (e.g. 150 min/wk) is often advised alongside diet and/or behavior modification, exercise is an independent treatment that can prevent, delay or reverse T2D.
Statin users have an elevated risk of dysglycemia and new-onset-diabetes
by Victoria A. Zigmont 24/5/19 WILEY
Statins are one of the most widely prescribed medications in the United States; however, there is a concern that they are associated with new-onset-diabetes (NOD) development. We sought to understand the risk of dysglycemia and NOD for a cohort of individuals that reflect real-world physician prescribing patterns.
The Relationship of Sugar to Population-Level Diabetes Prevalence: An Econometric Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Data
by Sanjay Basu 27/2/13 PLUS. One
While experimental and observational studies suggest that sugar intake is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes, independent of its role in obesity, it is unclear whether alterations in sugar intake can account for differences in diabetes prevalence among overall populations
Intermittent fasting vs daily calorie restriction for type 2 diabetes prevention: a review of human findings
by Adrienne R. Barnosky 10/14 ScienceDirect
Intermittent fasting (IF) regimens have gained considerable popularity in recent years, as some people find these diets easier to follow than traditional calorie restriction (CR) approaches. IF involves restricting energy intake on 1–3 d/wk, and eating freely on the nonrestriction days. Alternate day fasting (ADF) is a subclass of IF, which consists of a “fast day” (75% energy restriction) alternating with a “feed day” (ad libitum food consumption).
Vinegar Consumption Increases Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake by the Forearm Muscle in Humans with Type 2 Diabetes
by Panayota Mitrou 6/5/15 WILEY
A mixture of vinegar and olive oil is a common salad dressing used in the Mediterranean diet. The main constituent of vinegar is acetic acid, which gives vinegar its characteristic taste and smell. The consumption of vinegar with meals was used as a folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes before any pharmacologic glucose-lowering therapy [1, 2]. Recent studies indicate that vinegar improves insulin sensitivity in healthy volunteers, as well as in subjects with diabetes
Late eating is associated with poor glucose tolerance, independent of body weight, fat mass, energy intake and diet composition in prediabetes or early onset type 2 diabetes
by Diana A. Díaz-Rizzolo 25/10/24 Nutrition & Diabetes
This study investigates the impact of habitual late calorie intake on glucose metabolism in adults with overweight or obesity and diet or metformin-controlled prediabetes or type 2 diabetes independently of body weight, fat mass, energy intake or diet composition.
In the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial, semaglutide showed a 20% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events in 17,604 adults with preexisting cardiovascular disease, overweight or obesity, without diabetes.
by Richard D. Feinman Ph.D. 1/15 ScienceDirect
The inability of current recommendations to control the epidemic of diabetes, the specific failure of the prevailing low-fat diets to improve obesity, cardiovascular risk, or general health and the persistent reports of some serious side effects of commonly prescribed diabetic medications, in combination with the continued success of low-carbohydrate diets in the treatment of diabetes and metabolic syndrome without significant side effects, point to the need for a reappraisal of dietary guidelines.
Long-term weight loss effects of semaglutide in obesity without diabetes in the SELECT trial
by Donna H. Ryan 13/5/24 nature medicine
In the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial, semaglutide showed a 20% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events in 17,604 adults with preexisting cardiovascular disease, overweight or obesity, without diabetes.
Diabetes risk soars for adults who had a sweet tooth as kids
by Heidi Ledford 31/10/24 nature
It’s tough news to hear on Halloween: a sugary diet in the first two years of life is linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure decades later, according to an analysis of UK sugar rationing in the 1950s.
Red meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study of United States females and males
by Xiao Gu 12/23 ScienceDirect
Studies with methodological advancements are warranted to confirm the relation of red meat consumption to the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
What is diabetes?
by Aoife M. Egan 1/19 Science Direct
Diabetes mellitus represents a set of autoimmune, metabolic and genetic disorders that share one major characteristic – hyperglycaemia. The recommended way of measuring plasma glucose and the threshold used to define what is normal or abnormal have gone through several iterations over the past few decades.
by Richa Patel; Reddog E. Sina; Daniel Keyes 12/02/24 National Library of Medicine
Two of the most prevalent diseases worldwide are type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and coronary artery disease. T2DM occurs when there is a decrease in insulin sensitivity, leading to higher amounts of glucose being present in the bloodstream. Coronary artery disease, or heart disease, develops over time as plaque builds up within the coronary arteries, causing a higher likelihood of developing myocardial infarction in the future. Though both of these conditions have specific disease processes, developing T2DM has been associated with a significantly higher incidence of developing coronary artery disease.
