Avoiding or controlling diabetes is critically important. You know that healthy diet plans can go a long way here, but is there one that is good for diabetics? Diabetes is a chronic condition that will require a lifetime of management and, most likely, a slowly progressive need for more and more medications. We can’t cure […]
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body no longer makes insulin. For children, this means life with an insulin pump. But is there a type 1 diabetes cure in sight? For background, it is important to understand how the body functions as it relates to sugar handling. In response to signals from the body (blood […]
Diabetes IS the enemy of human physiology. Understanding a diabetic food chart is important, but did you know the grapefruit diet plan may play a role? So why is the grapefruit diet plan so unique? It all boils down to a bioflavonoid compound present in grapefruit called naringin. This is the compound that raises concern in […]
Diabetes rates continue to increase with no end in sight. Diabetes prevention, however, is very possible through healthy lifestyle changes. GLP-1 is a protein produced by “G cells” that are located later down in the small intestine. They are actually taste cells just like our tongues have. When properly stimulated, GLP-1 is released and does […]
I know I sound like a broken record, but I thought a quick note on this was important. Regular readers understand that I have serious issues with the medical management of diabetes in this country. High on the list of concern is the rapid uptake of the new drugs that affect the actions of a hormone called GLP-1. […]
