The newest classes of diabetes meds to treat type 2 are pulling more than double duty, helping to better control blood sugars, protect the heart, lower body weight and prevent chronic kidney disease.
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The benefits of adding more vegetables to our diets are tremendous for good health, good glycemic control, and weight management. Non-starchy vegetables in particular provide fiber, a small amount of protein and plenty of cancer-fighting antioxidants. If you don’t naturally crave the green stuff, here are a few tips on how to sneak more into your diet.
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Evidence-based hope is letting people know that things are different than they were even 20 years ago. We now know that that with well-managed type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the odds are good you’re going to live a long and healthy life.
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What causes heart disease, why do so many of us have it, how is it different for people with diabetes, and what can we do about it?
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If you or your spouse has diabetes, what are the chances your children will also develop the disease? Dr. David Greene (who lives with type 1) did the research, and some of it may surprise you.
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SGLT-2 Inhibitors including Invokana (canagliflozin), Farxiga (dapagliflozin), Jardiance (empagliflozin) and Steglatro (ertugliflizin), are the newest class of oral medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. They’re generally well tolerated and associated with significant weight loss compared with other type 2 oral meds, but there are still precautions to consider.
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Diabetes Clinician Nalani Haviland, who also has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 2o years, shares her recent experience with the implantable Eversense CGM.
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The use of DPP-4 inhibitors (Januvia, Onglyza, Tradjenta and Nesina) has been so widespread because these medications come in a pill, only need to be taken once a day and have few side effects.
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The A1c test has been around for a long time and is supposed to give people an idea of what their average glucose value has been over the prior two to three months, but there are many situations where the A1c is not accurate.
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