(CNN) — La vida en cuarentena es todo un desafío, por decir lo menos, y todos estamos luchando mental, emocional y físicamente. Nadie te culparía por la tentación de abandonar tu dieta y el plan de ejercicios y en cambio tomas un pote de helado mientras miras de forma compulsiva ese programa de tigres del que todo…Read More >

Un estudio llevado a cabo por investigadores de la Universidad de Cambridge (Reino Unido) en 445.765 adultos de unos 57 años, ha confirmado que la pérdida de peso puede prevenir la aparición de diabetes tipo 2. En 2019, aproximadamente 463 millones de personas en todo el mundo padecía diabetes, de las cuales la gran mayoría (alrededor del 90%)…Read More >

If you’re working to manage type 2 diabetes — or trying to prevent the condition altogether — exercise is a crucial step in making your goal a reality. “The long-term benefits of exercise on blood sugar and insulin health are unquestionable,” says Rasa Kazlauskaite, MD, associate professor of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Rush University Medical Center in…Read More >

An A1C test measures the amount of glucose in your blood over the previous 12 weeks. This is important because it provides a long-term measure of blood-sugar levels, which are used to diagnose and manage diabetes or prediabetes. Those with type 1 or type 2 diabetes should have their A1C levels measured about every three months. If you’re at an increased risk, you…Read More >

Confused by food labels or the dizzying amount of nutrition advice you read online and over social media? One food and health survey found that eight out of 10 Americans notice conflicting information about what to eat, which can make it feel overwhelming to figure it out. When it comes to food and nutrition principles, sometimes basic is best. Here…Read More >

Researchers at Michigan Medicine have created a management tool that could improve outcomes for patients with high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) and COVID-19. The research, which was published ahead of print on August 11 in the journal Diabetes, shows a two-way relationship between blood sugar levels and COVID-19. According to the researchers, having high blood sugar can put…Read More >

One out of every three adults in New Hampshire has prediabetes. Two out of every three of us are overweight. Having prediabetes or being overweight can increase your risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The good news is that healthy eating, increased physical activity and modest weight loss can prevent or delay the…Read More >

Chances are you have a family member, close friend, or colleague who has diabetes. (That person might even be you.) This chronic and serious health condition affects about one in ten people, and that number rises with age—half of all adults in the United States have diabetes or prediabetes, reports the American Diabetes Association. We…Read More >

Just “a touch of sugar?” If you have prediabetes—it means you have higher-than-normal levels of blood sugar, but not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. You’ll no doubt want to know how to prevent diabetes from developing. Just like type 2 diabetes itself, prediabetes is linked to complications associated with the disease,…Read More >

With an unprecedented and rapid transition to telehealth services across the country, many health care organizations have had to change how they approach prediabetes care. For Vidant Health in Greenville, North Carolina, that has meant quickly shifting patients from an in-person National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle-change program to a new virtual format—also known as distance learning…Read More >