To "eat everything" is to eat badly Your grandmother - although it might be better to say your grandmother's grandmother - was right, in that context, when she said "you have to eat everything" as an ultra-distilled message about what healthy eating should be. But today, I'm sorry, no. She wouldn't be right. That's why [...]
Weight loss after a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes increases the chances of remission Type 2 diabetes has traditionally been a relatively similar condition to type 1 diabetes in that the end result, in essence, was very similar in both diagnoses, although the causes leading to one or the other type of diabetes were [...]
Diabetes and COVID-19: a particularly at-risk group and some tips While the risk of being infected with coronavirus is the same for everyone, the consequences for people with diabetes could be much more severe The British Diabetes Association (Diabetes UK) one of the most highly regarded institutions in the world's diabetes field, sustains that anyone [...]
Diabetes and coronavirus: guidelines The coronavirus or COVID-19 is ravaging the planet. Both the new virus and the disease were unknown before the outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. A recent publication with the mortality data of the first patients has shown that people with diabetes may have more serious complications when infected. [...]
Juice concentrates more sugar than fruit Despite industry marketing pressure, daily or frequent consumpiton of fruit juices is not recommended, even if it is homemade. And much less if it is diabetes around. The inclusion of juices in the diet on a regular basis, is associated with a worse health prognosis. At least [...]
Sweeteners, weight, diabetes and health: many doubts and few certainties Caloric sweeteners have been proposed as a solution to a problem: the omnipresence of sugar. But their use today remains controversial because in addition to solving little or nothing, they may be the source of not a few problems. At this point we discover [...]
Bidirectional association between periodontitis and type 2 diabetes The recognition of the relationship of periodontal disease to general health, including type 2 diabetes, has revealed new perspectives regarding prevention and treatment. It may sound strange, but beyond obesity there are other factors that are less well known for risk of type 2 [...]
Vegetarian diets lower diabetes risk Diets with a wide presence of fresh veggies, legumes and whole grain offer an effective help for type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment It is impossible not to think about the relationship between two current issues: type 2 diabetes and vegetarianism or veganism. On the one hand, [...]
Diabetes can dramatically shorten your life Diabetes is associated to an increase of 75% mortality rate in adults. Moreover, at the age of 60, it is estimated that, once diagnosed with diabetes, life expectancy may drop five years. By Juan Revenga Such is said in a recent article in The Lancet magazine titled: [...]
Top Ten worries for type 2 diabetes Despite nowadays type 2 diabetes knowledge, there is growing need of answers. Let see which ones are, in accordance with main parts involved: patients and family net, researchers and healthcare professionals. It seems that practical difficulties to implement specific measures for type 2 diabetes patients (overall [...]
