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Diabetes Remission & Weight Loss
Results of a large population-based observational cohort study examining the association between weight loss and diabetes remission were recently published in PLOS Medicine. This Hong Kong-based study included more than 37,000 people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who were followed for a median of 8 years, with a focus on their 1-year weight change…
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Sleep & Diabetes Risk
JAMA Network Open recently published the results of a large cohort study that assessed the influence of sleep duration on diabetes type 2 risk, as well as any potential modification of that risk by dietary habits. A previous meta-analysis published in Diabetes Care reported that 7-8 hours of sleep is associated with the lowest risk…
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Keto for Type 1 Diabetes
“Research increasingly shows that strongly limiting dietary carbohydrate can have a profound effect on improving quality of life and reducing risk for long-term complications in people with type 1 diabetes.” (Source)
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Low Carb & Type 2 Diabetes
A paper published recently in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health documents remission of type 2 diabetes among patients following a low-carb diet as well as significant improvements in metabolic health among patients with decreases in HbA1c who didn’t achieve remission.
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Low Carb for Type 1 Diabetes
“The source and amount of carbohydrates consumed affect postprandial hyperglycemia and glycemic variability more than any other dietary factor, providing a conceptual basis for interest in carbohydrate-modified diets for T1DM.” (Lennerz et al., 2018)
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Prediabetic & Healthy Adults
The use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) among people with insulin-dependent diabetes has gained wider acceptance, as it has shown benefit in controlling glucose even among those receiving only basal insulin. However, CGM use among non-insulin dependent diabetics, and especially among those with prediabetes or even healthy adults, is not well-established.
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Microbiome, Diabetes & Berberine
In October 2020, results were released from the PREMOTE (Probiotics and berberine on the efficacy and change of gut microbiota in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes) study. This multi-center, controlled trial had approximately 400 participants recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (drug naïve), randomized to one of 4 groups; probiotics + berberine, berberine + placebo, probiotics + placebo, or…
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Healthy Blood Sugar Levels 101
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 422 million people with diabetes mellitus (DM) and 318 million with impaired glucose tolerance (dysglycemia). This is an important public health issue that requires attention given its relationship to a plethora of chronic diseases as well as economic burden. We know that overweight (BMI > 25)…
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High Dietary Fiber Intake Improves Overall Health
A review of studies and trials conducted over the last 40 years has shown that there is a link between eating more dietary fiber and whole grains and a lower risk of non-communicable diseases such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal cancer.
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Optimizing Blood Sugar Health
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are 422 million people with diabetes mellitus (DM) and 318 million with impaired glucose tolerance (dysglycemia). This is an important public health issue that requires therapeutic measures given its relationship to a number of chronic diseases as well as economic burden. We know that being overweight (BMI…