Diabetes Information and Articles
"I have seen many people who were heading for disaster and who have turned their disease and their lives around simply by avoiding foods they cannot tolerate: carbohydrates"
Dr. Richard Feinman
Professor of Biochemistry
Suny Downstate Medical Center
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Current Diabetes Related Articles
- Education needed to cut diabetes epidemic in the Pacific.
Interview with Ron Raab, President, Insulin For Life
April 22, 2011
- What is Metabolic Syndrome?
- Global diabetes epidemic balloons to 350 million By Kate Kelland and Deena Beasley
LONDON/SAN DIEGO | Sat Jun 25, 2011
- Dietary recommendations for people with diabetes. Endocrine Today Guest Editorial with Sammy McFarlane
- Diabetes becomes a disease of the young, June 29, 2011
- Study Finds Alarming Global Increase in Diabetes By Christine Young on June 27, 2011
- Diabetes May Be Linked to Hearing Loss: Study Shows Hearing Loss Is More Common in People With Diabetes; by Charlene Laino
- Diabetes and Employment
American Diabetes Association - Diabetes Care in the School and Day Care Setting
American Diabetes Association
- Low Carbohydrate Renaissance - December 29, 2010 - By JP
- Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2011 American Diabetes Association
- Wanted: Blood sugar data to test negative impact of carbohydrate-loaded foods
- What is Diabetic Retinopathy?
- Mediterranean Diet May Help Type 2s Avert Medication, Weight Gain, and Heart Risks Diabetes Health Magazine, Sep 14, 2009
- Keeping Blood Sugar in Check Good For the Heart Monday, July 6, 2009 Reuters
- Diabetes warning signs detected Body chemistry changes that lead to type 2 diabetes begin several years before symptoms become apparent, research has shown.
- Friends with Diabetes Newsletter – Summer 2009
Rabbi Hirsch Meisels offers an informative newsletter with lots of helpful
information and tips catering to the Jewish community. - Sleep Apnea Undiagnosed Among Type 2s One more item to check for those with diabetes. Although sleep apnea has been associated with obesity, the disorder is widely undiagnosed among obese individuals with Type 2 diabetes, says a recent study.
- Triglycerides and Neuropathy Diabetic neuropathy is the most common microvascular complication diabetics develop. David Mendosa, May 30, 2009
- Obesity And Diabetes Double Risk Of Heart Failure: Patients With Both Conditions 'Very Difficult' To Treat ScienceDaily (May 30, 2009)
- Blood-pressure control and t2dM The authors looked at the hazard of diabetes in relation to blood pressure control in treated hypertensive patients, and concluded that in treated nondiabetic hypertensive subjects, uncontrolled blood pressure is associated with twofold increased risk of diabetes independently of age, BMI, baseline blood pressure, or fasting glucose. Nature Reviews /Endocrinology, June 2009
- Slashing carbs cuts medication use, improves or reverses type 2 diabetes, study says Duke researcher says that despite the lack of a "gold-standard" clinical trial proving the benefits of a low-carb approach, he has seen enough in his own patients to know that, at least for some, a very low-carb approach can essentially reverse diabetes, without adversely affecting lipid profiles.Heartwire, January 9, 2009
- Are All Calories Created Equal? The traditional calories-weight loss dogma gets turned on its head. By Jack Challem, dLife Magazine
- Friends with Diabetes Newsletter – Spring 2009 Rabbi Hirsch Meisels offers an informative newsletter with lots of helpful
information and tips catering to the Jewish community.
- Doctor Fights Diabetes—And Wins! The Fitness Insider, Adam Campbell March 2009
- Extremely Low-Carb “Ketogenic Diet” Leads to Dramatic Reductions in Type 2 BG Levels, Medications In a study which placed two groups of people on very low carb and low glycemic index diets, 95.2 percent of the patients on the low carb diet, and 62.1 percent of the patients on the low glycemic index diet were able to eliminate their diabetes medications. Heartwire Jan 14, 2009
- GI and blood glucose control A Life Worth Living
- Low-Carb Diets Prove Better At Controlling Type 2 Diabetes In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers. By Duke Medicine News and Communications
- Type 2 Diabetes An Addiction? Diabetes In Control, New & Information for Medical Professionals. December16, 2008
- New diabetes rate up 90 percent in past decade Reuters, October 30, 2008
- Dr. R.K. Bernstein on ACCORD Trials
- Low Carbohydrate Diets: Why You Don't Want the "Experts" to Tell You What to Eat"
Richard Feinman, PhD, Diabetes Health Magazine - Class Of Diabetes Drugs Carries Significant Cardiovascular Risks Science Daily August 29, 2008
- Diet and Diabetes August 5, 2008
- The Discovery of Insulin - The History of Diabetes Treatment About.com
- Expert Extols New Low Carb Diet Report July 20, 2008
- ADA's Latest Low-Carb Stance Is Severely Flawed, Says Longtime Low-Carb Advocate, Dr. Bernstein Diabetes Health Magazine
- Underrated, Insidious and Deadly Although there is a perception that diabetes is less dangerous than cancer, it can take a toll from head to toe. In the brain, it raises the risk not only for depression but also for sleep problems and stroke. It endangers vision and dental health. New York Times, July 1, 2008
- Diabetes Treatment, Depression Appear Linked, Researchers Say By Audrey Grayson, ABC News Medical Unit June 18, 2008
- Dr. Bernstein Urges Look at a Spanish Study That Bolsters the Case for Low-Carb Diets The study entitled "Arguments in Favor of Ketogenic Diets" confirms what Dr. Bernstein discovered himself. Diabetes Health Magazine, May 2008
- Has carbohydrate-restriction been forgotten as a treatment for diabetes mellitus? A perspective on the ACCORD study design
- Dr. Katharine Morrison's "How To" course on how to control your blood sugars. Presented by D-solve.com Low Carb & Low Insulin Diabetes Management
- CBC documentary to challenge B.C. Natives on weight loss. Article on "My Big Fat Diet" documentary on the amazing results of switching back to a traditional diet. By Travis Lupick, March 7 2008
- What if Saturated Fat is Not the Problem? dLife December 2007-12-21
- Low-Carb Diets Better Than Low-Fat Diets at Preventing Diabetes Washington Post, February 7, 2008
- The Debate Goes On: Carbs In or Carbs Out? The article author, a Type 1 diabetic, includes her own presonal experiences with a low carb diet. Riva Greenberg, Diabetes Health Magazine, 27 December 2007
- More young diabetics being hospitalized Fri Dec 28, 2007
- Metabolic Syndrome Affects Nearly 1 In 10 US Teens Science Daily
- Got Type 2 Diabetes? Eat Like a Hunter-Gatherer Instead of a Farmer Diabetes Health Magazine, August 2007
- Low Carbohydrate Diets: Why You Don't Want the "Experts" to Tell You What to Eat Richard D. Feinman, PhD August 2007
- Revolution in the Making Physician's book about how the Atkins Diet can help manage diabetes gaining national attention
- The Epidemic of Type Two Diabetes; How to Get Rid of the Spare Tire Jeffrey Dach, MD
- Low Carb Diet Alters Hormone Levels to Fight Metabolic Syndrome The participants lost an average of nearly ten pounds, and half of them no longer had metabolic syndrome by the end of the study. Diabetes Health Magazine, August 2007
- Low Carbohydrate Diets, Pro: Time to Rethink Our Current Strategies A review by Abby S. Bloch, PhD, RD
- Got Type 2 Diabetes? Eat Like a Hunter-Gatherer Instead of a Farmer Diabetes Health Magazine, August 2007
- High Carb Intake Tied to Low HDLs Diabetes Health, Apr 9, 2007
- Low-Carb Diets Help Diabetes? Study Shows Restricting Carbohydrates Reduces Need for Medications WebMD
- Study Explains Why Low-Carb Diets Produce Fast Results - Lower carb intake equals less hunger and lower caloric intake.
- Diabetes and Low-Carb Diets Laura Dolson, About.com
- Caveman diet found to be the best choice to control diabetes NewsTarget
- When Dr. Jay Wortman discovered he was diabetic, he began a self-healing journey by dramatically changing his diet.
- Why I adopted a reduced carb approach By Ron Raab
- Diabetes and Diet CBS News
- Low-Carb Guru Weighs In On Controversy Richard Bernstein MD, FACE, FACN, CWS
Mar 1, 2004
Video Resources
- Dr. Mary Vernon on Diet & Diabetes dLife TV
Audio Resources
- Diabetes Stories: Here you can listen to 30 healthcare professionals - doctors, nurses, dietitians, podiatrists and one lay educator – recalling memories of every aspect of their working lives. They talk about their relationships with patients and colleagues as well as changes in treatment, technology, and the health service.