August 29th, 2010
We are more interested in water than we are in Obesity. Yet they are connected.A year ago the professional journal Obesity published the results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial that compares weight loss among dieters who drink water before meals with those who do not. When the people in the trial drank just two 8-ounces of that simple stuff right before each of their three daily meals, they lost about 5 pounds more than those in the…  Read More →
August 26th, 2010
Recently, David wrote about BD’s shorter (4mm) needles.  Read More →
August 26th, 2010
This is a new idea I’ve put together on condensing some of the research that may be of interest, but perhaps doesn’t deserve a full post. Also, many times I don’t feel that it is worth covering every mouse trial that has “created a cure,” because we have seen that many mouse trials do not translate to a cure in human trials. “Research Wrap Up” will be posted once a month allowing me a better opportunity... 
August 24th, 2010
Obese dieters who drank two glasses before breakfast, lunch, and dinner lost five pounds more than their dieting peers over the course of three months.  Read More →
August 24th, 2010
People who eat an extra serving of green leafy vegetables every day may be saving themselves from Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.  Read More →
August 23rd, 2010
Vitamin D seems to prevent many of our ills. Some studies show that taking large doses of it will treat just about everything from building strong bones to protecting us from strokes and heart failure to reducing our risk of cancer and on to helping us regulate our immune system and control inflammation, our blood pressure, and even our blood glucose. Higher levels of vitamin D is associated with reduced risks for multiple sclerosis,…  Read More →
August 23rd, 2010
More Americans filed charges of discrimination against their employers in 2009 than in any other year since the ADA bill was passed, experts say, and the economy may be the primary cause.  Read More →
August 22nd, 2010
If you decide that this post is shameless self-promotion, you would be half right. The people at Diabetes PowerShow say some nice things about me on their website.But when they interviewed me last week, somehow I thought that I might have said a thing or two that would interest you. Since I went on and on for an hour and one-half, my message has to contain some meat.You can go directly to their interview with me here. Fortunately, it’s…  Read More →
August 20th, 2010
August 17th, 2010
Overweight Type 2 diabetics who have weight-loss surgery may be able to reduce or completely stop their diabetes medications, a new study suggests.  Read More →
August 17th, 2010
Fear of the needle is one of the main reasons many diabetics are reluctant to go on insulin, experts say, but two new delivery methods may relieve that fear.  Read More →
August 16th, 2010
One of the longest-running trials to pit Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets against low-fat diets found that low-carb may be the most heart-friendly.  Read More →
August 16th, 2010
Results from a new poll suggest that the number of so-called “cyberchondriacs” has risen from 154 million people in 2009 to 175 million people in 2010.  Read More →
August 13th, 2010
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