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ADA: Tight Glucose Control No Help for Cardiovascular Risk

Intensive glucose lowering strategies reduce nephropathy but not major cardiovascular outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes, according to results of the largest tight –control randomized trial to date.

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A Radical Approach To Diabetes Complications-Robin Wilcourt MD

Diabetes complications cannot be measured by glucose control alone. There are many other factors involved in the development of the complications associated with diabetes such as the hormones gherlin, osteocalcin, vitamin D, intestinal secretagogues and even Vitamin D and the omega-3 fatty acids. Complications arise from a metabolic milieu of events.

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Fast Focus: Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes is one of the greatest problems facing America today. It is the number one cause of blindness. Over 17 million people in the US have diabetes and nearly 1 in every two people with diabetes will develop some sort of eye disease. Diabetic eye disease is preventable if picked up early and treatable.

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What’s The Best Exercise For Type 2 Diabetics?

Resistance Training combined with aerobic exercise are both beneficial when added together at controlling type 2 diabetes. Four study groups were used. The exercise group combining aerobic and resistance training far outweighed the benefits of any of the other groups. HbA1C levels dropped significantly as well.

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Cord Blood and Diabetes

New Hope for children with type 1 diabetes may lie in cord blood. Researchers found that cord blood infusions decrease the need for insulin. It is thought that stem cells in the blood prevent pancreas from destroying insulin producing cells. Researchers hope that infusing type 1 diabetic infants with their own umbilical cord blood will eventually become standard treatment.

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Diabetic Foot infections Can Kill You

Eight-five percent of diabetic amputations can be prevented. Instead of it going down, it is going up. The most common reasons diabetics are admitted to the hospital are foot infections. The most common reason for diabetic food infections are ulcerations and the most common reasons for ulcerations is improper fitting shoes and improper cutting of the toenails. Almost 50% of individuals with below knee amputations with diabetes will die within five years of the amputation. It is important to keep in touch with your family physician or podiatrist if you think you have a diabetic foot infection to get it treated immediately. Diabetes can kill you.

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GI Complications of Diabetes

When sugar is elevated for long periods of time it can affect the way food is processed in the gastrointestinal system. Reduced muscle contraction is common and many problems can result such as difficulty in swallowing, gastroparesis, intestinal blockage, GERD, nausea, vomiting, early satiety, and bloating. Lifestyle modifications and medications may be treatment options for these disorders. Other gastrointestinal problems and treatments are also explored briefly.