Does Eating Meat Raise Type 2 Diabetes Risk?
As I wrote here recently, a healthy diet is key to preventing and managing type 2 diabetes. That means cutting right down on sugary and starchy carbohydrates and replacing them with green vegetables,...
View ArticleElderly Type 2 Diabetes Patients May Be Overtreated
Elderly people with chronic illnesses often put a lot of faith in their doctor. And, if an old person dies from complications of their illness, doctors don’t want to think that they might have done...
View ArticleWhat’s really driving the type 2 diabetes epidemic?
Type 2 diabetes has been in the news again, with Professor Melanie Davies, a diabetes expert at Leicester University, warning that the condition threatens to overwhelm the NHS. A staggering 10 billion...
View ArticleMetformin Could Act By Altering Gut Bacteria
The drug metformin is the mainstay of conventional type 2 diabetes treatment and has been in clinical use for the last 60 years. Despite this, scientists still don’t have a clear understanding of how...
View ArticleBroccoli Sprouts Could Help Manage Blood Sugar
We all know that eating broccoli is good for us. And sprouted broccoli seeds have long been shown to contain anti-cancer and heart-healthy phytochemicals. But now scientists have discovered that these...
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