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Late 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…
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Glucose Levels & Infections – A Two-Way Street
One limitation of both clinical trials and epidemiological studies is that they often gather only a fraction of the information potentially available for each study participant, and usually for a short period of time. While gathering important population-level data, they often lack a deeper dive into each individual’s unique physiology, without monitoring how it changes…
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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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7 Lifestyle Tips to Balance Blood Sugar
It can be hard to get out of the cycle of eating junk food. Feeling flat or tired can lead to one or two trips to the fridge-freezer to grab something convenient. Feeling hungry can make the best of us cranky. Which can lead to drinking coffee and soda or grabbing a bag of chips,…