Treatment goals for diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes – Is Cancer Linked With Poor Blood Sugar Control?

For some time Type 2 diabetes has been linked with cancer in the pancreas as well as several other types of cancer. It should come as no surprise poorly controlled blood sugar levels are linked to pancreatic cancer and to a lesser extent, different kinds of cancer. That was the conclusion drawn by a group of scientists who were studying Type 2 diabetes and cancer at Sheba Medical Center in Israel and several other research facilities in Israel and the United States.

Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Living – Is This Supplement Right For You?

If you are a person who enjoys the benefits oral supplements offer, you may have noticed a product on the shelves called “ZMA.” ZMA is a natural mineral supplement made up of zinc, magnesium aspartate, and vitamin B6. While ZMA is sometimes listed in the testosterone boosting section, it can do so much more.

Type 2 Diabetes – Is Diabetes in the Mother Linked to ADHD in Their Children?

A study reported on in October of 2018 in the journal Diabetic Care has linked Type 1 and 2 diabetes along with Gestational or pregnancy-related diabetes in mothers, with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children. Researchers at Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Pasadena, United States, and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, United States, found the risk of ADHD to be higher in children whose mothers were treated for diabetes during their pregnancy than in children whose mothers had a healthy pregnancy. The records of a total of 333,182 infants were reviewed from the time the children were four years of age. Over the following five years 17,415 of the children, or 5.2 percent, were diagnosed with ADHD.

Type 2 Diabetes – Tips to Help You Control Your Weight and Blood Sugar

Whether you have Type 2 diabetes or not, you may still be concerned about your weight and blood sugar reading. If you are in your thirties or forties, this will apply as it is often during this time these measurements start to become areas of concern for many adults. While we would not say it is normal, it is common enough to grasp there is an issue that needs to be addressed. So, here is some practical advice to help you control your weight and blood sugar and improve your eating style.

Type 2 Diabetes – An Oral Drug That May Protect Against Heart Failure As Well As Lower Blood Sugar

Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) is an SGLT2 inhibitor, given in the form of a pill for people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and is used along with diet and exercise and sometimes with other medications. It works by making the kidneys secrete more sugar into the urine. According to a study reported on in October of 2018 in the journal Cardiovascular Diabetology, the drug is also helpful for treating heart failure, one complication of Type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes – High Blood Pressure in the Lungs Linked With Diabetes

Blood leaving the heart via the arteries supplies oxygen to the cells throughout the body and picks up carbon dioxide. It returns from its tour of the body in the veins, from where it goes through the right side of the heart. The right side of the heart pumps blood through to the pulmonary artery to the lungs, where it picks up oxygen and begins its trip again. When blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is too high, it is called pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension strains the right side of the heart, which can then lead to heart failure.

Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Living – Start Setting Realistic Goals

Whenever you aim to take on a challenge for a result, you are setting a goal. Goals may be ambitious or straightforward: veer off too much in one direction, and you risk wasting your time. Too simple, and you may not care enough about the result, and feel uninspired. Too ambitious, and you risk trying something too challenging, and finding more frustration than inspiration. Aim for a balance. Set realistic goals that are not too easy but are well within your reach. If you are setting health goals, this is particularly important.

Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Eating – Should You Eat Pasta?

One question many people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes who are looking to control their blood sugar levels and lose weight, is whether or not they should include pasta in their eating plan on a regular basis. Is pasta a “safe” carb to consume? Your gut instinct may be to say no. So, is this a fact?

Type 2 Diabetes – Deficiency of A Brain Protein Linked With Early Brain Malfunction and Dementia

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor also referred to as BDNF, is a protein found in the central nervous system: the brain and spinal cord. It helps in the growth, maturation, and maintenance of nerve cells, and helps individual nerve cells that make up the brain, communicate with each other and is vital for both learning and memory. It is thought to help manage eating, drinking, body weight, Type 2 diabetes, and poor brain function.

Type 2 Diabetes – A New Herbal Composition Shows Promise in Controlling Diabetes

According to scientists at Sheba Medical Center in Israel, a new botanical composition shows promise for controlling Type 2 diabetes. Their study, reported on in September of 2018 in the journal Integrative Medical Research, tested an herbal supplement designated at the moment, as SR2004. It includes herbs with Latin names: morus alba, artemisia dracunculus, urtica dioica, cinnamomum zeylanicum, and taraxacum officinale. A total of one hundred and three people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes received SR2004 along with their usual treatment.

Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Living – Dealing With a Negative Mindset

One big issue many people face from time to time in their health improvement journey to lower their blood sugar and body weight is a negative mindset. It is simple to get caught up in this trap. Something with your diet or workout program goes very wrong and next thing you know, you are berating yourself for not doing better. Soon after, you feel like you will never see success and before you know it, you are ready to give up altogether. During these times, it is a must you know how to pull yourself out of this mindset and stay on track. Doing so is what will help ensure you do get the results you are after. Remember that merely showing up and putting in the effort is half the battle.

Type 2 Diabetes – Perhaps You Need to Give Up Snacking Not Carbohydrates

Sometimes attention is misplaced. Perhaps you are you familiar with the “invisible gorilla” experiment which was a study that examined attention and awareness. Viewers were told to count the number of passes a group of people makes to each other while moving around. Most viewers were not able to spot the person dressed as a gorilla from the back and who walked into the frame. On second viewing, it became evident after the viewer was asked if he spotted the peculiarity in the video. If you are only looking at what you are told to look at, you are going to miss essential details: this can be applied to many health scenarios with a twist. If you are also not questioning what you are told, and the direction being suggested to you, you are more than likely going to miss something crucial. How often have you heard carbohydrates are bad or harmful and you should remove them from your diet?