Simple ways to keep your blood sugar steady after meals
After you eat, your body turns the carbohydrates in food into glucose (a type of sugar), which then enters your blood. This makes your...
Eating nuts instead of carbs may benefit people with type 2 diabetes
A new study from the University of Toronto has found that eating nuts instead of carbs could help people with type 2 diabetes keep...
Art programs can help prevent heart disease, diabetes and other leading causes of death
Art isn’t just something we see on a stage or in a studio—it can actually help us live longer and healthier lives.
That’s the main...
Rethinking treatment for older people with diabetes and high blood pressure
Managing chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure can help older adults live longer and healthier lives. But if treatments are too aggressive,...
Common drug may help treat diabetic kidney disease
A new study from the University of Bristol has found a possible way to slow down kidney damage in people with diabetes.
This is good...
Can ketone drinks help control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a long-term illness where the body has trouble keeping blood sugar levels normal.
This happens because of problems with insulin, a...
Hormone skin patches may be safer for women with type 2 diabetes
Women with type 2 diabetes (T2D) often face tough choices when it comes to managing menopause symptoms.
One common treatment is hormone replacement therapy (HRT),...
How a common diabetes drug could help stop spread of prostate cancer
Researchers at Columbia University have made a significant breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment with the diabetes drug metformin.
Their study reveals that metformin could be...
Continuous glucose monitors may not help control blood sugar in people with no diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are wearable devices that track blood sugar levels in real time.
They are helpful for people with type 2 diabetes to...
How diabetes drugs may protect kidneys inflammation
A new study from Northwestern Medicine has discovered how some diabetes drugs may help protect the kidneys, not just by lowering blood sugar, but...