Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes When it comes to establish an association between cardiovascular risk and type 2 diabetes, scientific evidence is conclusive. Both, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes already have epidemic dimension and are among the main causes of death. If you have type 2 diabetes your body does [...]
Why does obesity produce type 2 diabetes? Obesity and overweight are main risk factors for type 2 diabetes. The relationship between these pathologies is so close that we start talking of diabesity. How does obesity lead to type 2 diabetes? And more important, how can we prevent it? Prevalence of obesity and type [...]
Physical activity against sedentarism and childhood obesity Beside negative eating habits, sedentarism is one of the main risk factors for obesity and type 2 diabetes in both children and adolescents. Daily physical activity levels are far below the recommended guidelines, meanwhile screen time is increasing. How much physical activity do children and adolescents need [...]
New standards in prevention and treatment of diabetes Stuff goes fast around diabetes. Thus, it is not surprising that each year the American Diabetes Association (ADA) updated its Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (2017) to provide the best advice based on the most recent evidence. As usual, the document includes several sections like: [...]
From obesity to type 2 diabetes and vice versa Under Tackling Obesity Together slogan, the seventh edition of the European Obesity Day will take place this coming May 20th. It brings people together to raise awareness and increase knowledge about obesity. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data, more than half [...]
The genetic test asset the risk factors related to type 2 diabetes “Nowadays, with the genetic test, it is possible to asset the risk factors related to type 2 diabetes. ” Dr. Jaakko Tuomilehto – one of the world’s top diabetes authorities – highlights, in a recent interview, the key role of genetics in [...]
There is not standard meal plan for people with diabetes, there are dozens Last week I had the privilege of being invited to the XXVIII National Congress of the Spanish Society of Diabetes (SED) with Pablo Zumaquero, a fellow dietitian-nutritionist. We were invited to lead a workshop entitled “Low-fat diets or low-carbohydrate diets?” [...]
Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of serious complications that worsen patient life´s quality. Renal disease or nephropathy is one of the most frequent complications. How can we prevent it? Kidneys act as filters of the blood eliminating wastes and impurities of our body. High blood [...]
Standing up every now and then, and walking for a few minutes reduces the risk to type 2 diabetes Stand up and move yourself more often. Stop the dynamics of being sat and walk -or even just standing still- reduces the risk to develop type 2 diabetes and the complication to those who already [...]
Sweeteners, Obesity and Diabetes (II): Sweeteners and Type 2 Diabetes As we said in the previous post beyond the possible explanations and results that offer doubts about the suitability of sweeteners as an alternative to sugar, other studies have recently been published that directly relate its extensive use with type 2 diabetes in this [...]
