Ham and Cheese Frittata
This content originally appeared here. Republished with permission. This ham and cheese frittata is an absolutely delicious and healthy breakfast, made in a skillet with just a handful of simple, whole ingredients and extra vegetables. Make it for your family or weekend brunch! Frittatas are my all-time favorite breakfast. They’re easy to make, they feed […]
Night Owls Have Significantly Higher Diabetes Risk, Study Says
By Don Rauf Going to sleep late at night may have a significant negative impact on your health. A new study has found that “night owls” who head to bed late and wake late face a much greater chance of developing diabetes than “early birds.” In an analysis involving more than 63,000 subjects published September 12 in […]
Why a Type 1 Diabetes Cure Could Come In “Less Than 5 Years … Or More Than 15”
How close are we to a cure for type 1 diabetes? Nobody is better positioned to know than Camillo Ricordi, MD, director emeritus of Miami’s Diabetes Research Institute. The diabetes community is understandably skeptical of experts promising that a cure will be discovered in the near future — we’ve been hearing that for decades. But […]
Diabetes Tech Doubles Chance of Achieving A1C Goals for Type 1 Diabetes
This content originally appeared on diaTribe. Republished with permission. By Caleigh Findley Roughly 17 percent of people with type 1 diabetes have not adopted diabetes technology. A new study finds that those who do were more than twice as likely to meet their A1C goals. Since the early 2000s, a wave of diabetes technologies have […]
Covid Season is Back — Do You Need a Booster?
Covid infections are once again on the rise in the United States, and the disease remains a special concern for people with diabetes. Here’s what you should know: Covid Is Back on the Rise “All signs point to a rise in Covid,” reported NBC News on September 5. The latest numbers from the Centers for […]
Diabetes and Inflammation: What You Should Know
Inflammation is a healthy response to infection or injury. It’s the way that our immune system activates to respond to injury, or to internal offenses like viruses, bacteria, or toxic chemicals. This response is called acute inflammation and it starts the healing process. But sometimes the body sends out inflammatory cells when we’re not sick […]
Ozempic May Reduce Need for Insulin in New Type 1 Diabetes Patients
People recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes who take low weekly doses of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, may be able to reduce their reliance on insulin to regulate their blood sugar, a small study suggests. The study included 10 patients with type 1 diabetes, a condition that typically develops in childhood or adolescence when […]
Low-Carb Seedy Bread
This content originally appeared on ForGoodMeasure. Republished with permission. Still warm, baked bread or crispy toast are my breakfast staples. Paired with butter then topped with warm apple jam — the sun promises to shine even on a cloudy morning. My seedy bread holds up to a knife straight from the oven, as well as, […]
Do You Have Type 2 Diabetes Burnout?
This content originally appeared on Everyday Health. Republished with permission. By Marijke Vroomen-Durning, RN Medically Reviewed by Kacy Church, MD Type 2 diabetes requires near-constant management and monitoring: You have to keep tabs on your blood sugar levels, your medication, what you eat and when, how active you are, and more. Concerns about potential complications may also be […]
Diabetes in Just Three Words
What’s it like living with diabetes? It can be tough to explain to someone else. Most people know someone that’s been touched by diabetes — maybe an older relative with type 2, a classmate with type 1 who had to check her blood sugar at her desk. But until you’ve lived the condition, you have […]