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I Do It MY Way
First, a smile for the day. My 84-year-old mother was visiting and I arranged to have coffee with a local friend of mine who is 86. I got to the coffee shop first and was, with the help of one of the employees, carving out a space for us at the community table. “I’m meeting two octogenarian ladies,” I told him…
Night-Shift Work May Impair Glucose Tolerance
Working the night shift may reduce glucose tolerance and increase a person’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from researchers in Boston…
Not MY Adorable, Quivering Finger!
My granddaughter has been feeling dizzy once in a while. Yesterday, I decided to check her blood glucose to see if she was experiencing a bit of hypoglycemia…
Prescribe Insulin? Nah! Too Much Trouble
Taking insulin is too much of a burden for people with Type 2 diabetes, say 66% of primary care doctors surveyed at one hospital in Pennsylvania. People with Type 2 diabetes believe taking insulin means they’ve failed to manage their condition, 69% of primary care docs opined…
Can Beta Cells Be Healed?
Can Type 2 or Type 1 diabetes be not only reversed, but cured? Can beta cells start producing enough insulin? Can the liver store glucose better, and can body cells learn to handle glucose more efficiently?
First-in-Class Drug for Type 2
On March 29, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the diabetes drug Invokana (generic name canagliflozin) for use, in conjunction with a healthful diet and physical activity, in adults with Type 2 diabetes. It is the first drug in a new class of medicines known as sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors…
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