November 13, 2019 by John Fernandez
Diabetes and Hispanics: Understanding Risks and...
More than one-third of U.S. adults have prediabetes, a precursor to type...
Weight-Loss Surgery’s Vital Link to Diet, Nutrition
Obesity remains at epidemic levels among U.S. adults and it’s a growing concern with children as well. Since the early 1990s, weight-loss surgery — or...
May 29, 2018 / 2 min read
Roundup: Diabetes Screening, Caffeine and Statin Use
Screening Guidelines May Miss Half of Diabetic, Prediabetic Patients, Study Says A national government panel of healthcare experts recommends that physicians screen patients for dysglycemia...
April 20, 2018 / 3 min read
How A1C Test Helps Detect, Manage Diabetes
Diabetes Alert Day falls on March 27 this year. The annual observance by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) sounds a warning alarm on the prevalence of...
March 27, 2018 / 3 min read
Diabetic Eye Disease: A Leading Cause of...
Diabetic eye disease — which refers to a group of serious eye problems among diabetics — is growing in prevalence. As a large segment of...
March 19, 2018 / 3 min read
Diabetes May Have 5 Types, New Study...
While many people recognize the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, a newly published study from northern Europe further categorizes diabetes into five...
March 15, 2018 / 3 min read
Answers to Top 5 Most Googled Health...
Nearly everyone has Googled questions related to health issues at one point, or at least semi-regularly. Meanwhile, the Internet search giant keeps tabs on the...
January 17, 2018 / 4 min read
‘Dramatic’ Diabetes Diagnosis Inspires Healthier Living (Video)
Christopher Braithwaite, 35, was a paramedic for seven years when he walked into the emergency room at Baptist Hospital of Miami as a patient himself,...
December 11, 2017 / 3 min read
Controlling Diabetes: One Young Woman’s Success Story
A type 2 diabetes diagnosis from her primary care physician shocked Kay Nurse when she was in her 30s. Although she was experiencing some extra...
November 29, 2017 / 4 min read
Broccoli Reasserts Its Super-Food Status
Move over kale, you’ve been getting too much attention as a “super food” lately. Broccoli is taking center stage again — even though it’s always...
July 18, 2017 / 2 min read
Diabetes Alert Day: Find Out Now If...
When it comes to diabetes in the U.S., the rate of new cases has finally slowed, say U.S. public health officials. But the overall trend...
March 28, 2017 / 2 min read
