Type 2 Diabetes

More than 30 million Americans are living with type 2 diabetes, a condition characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance and insufficient insulin production. Learn about the signs and symptoms of this condition and get expert guidance on blood sugar monitoring, medication use, exercise, meal planning and more.

Clinical Trial for People With Type 2 Diabetes

January 25, 2013

If you have uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes and are obese, you may be interested in a clinical trial that is currently recruiting participants to test the EndoBarrier, a new device intended to improve diabetes control and promote weight loss… Read More “Clinical Trial for People With Type 2 Diabetes”

Pear-Shaped Bodies Not So Healthy After All

January 18, 2013

It has often been repeated that having a “pear-shaped” body has health advantages over having an “apple-shaped” body. But recent research conducted by the UC Davis Health System indicates that people with both body shapes are at increased risk of metabolic syndrome… Read More “Pear-Shaped Bodies Not So Healthy After All”

Home Sweet Home — Until the Next Trip

January 8, 2013

If I ever say I’m going on back-to-back trips again…STOP ME! Read More “Home Sweet Home — Until the Next Trip”

Thinking About Insulin

December 31, 2012

Do you have Type 2 diabetes? Have you been considering taking insulin to maintain your diabetes control? Then you may be interested in trying out a free online program from insulin manufacturer Sanofi… Read More “Thinking About Insulin”

When You Were Diagnosed

December 26, 2012

My publisher wants a book for people new to Type 2. Can you help? What do you remember about your diagnosis? What information and support could you have used at that stressful time, and did you receive it? Read More “When You Were Diagnosed”

Stirring up a Potpourri

December 18, 2012

Welcome to Jan’s occasional potpourri of eclectic bits and pieces about diabetes (maybe)… Read More “Stirring up a Potpourri”

Meat and Diabetes

December 5, 2012

Singer Chaka Khan says she reversed her Type 2 diabetes with a vegan diet. We know from several studies that vegetarian and vegan (no meat, fish, eggs, dairy, or honey) diets help prevent, control, and even reverse diabetes. But how do they do that? Read More “Meat and Diabetes”

I’ll Be Frustrated Afore Ye

November 27, 2012

Does everybody who participated in the big feast last Thursday have their BGs back down? I don’t know if I do or not. For one thing, I’ve been doing my part getting rid of leftovers. For the other, my blood glucose has been in its “high” state for a few weeks now. So if I’m a bit high, I have no idea what to blame it on… Read More “I’ll Be Frustrated Afore Ye”

Toxic Chemicals and Diabetes

November 7, 2012

Diabetes epidemics have followed the standard American diet across the world. The starches, sugars, and saturated fats in mass-produced foods would seem to be the cause. But maybe not. There are other nasty things in those packages… Read More “Toxic Chemicals and Diabetes”

The Mystery of Look AHEAD

November 3, 2012

Losing 5% of body weight and maintaining that loss for four years or more made no difference in strokes, heart attacks, or death rates for heavy people with Type 2 diabetes. So says the Look AHEAD trial… Read More “The Mystery of Look AHEAD”

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