Diabetes and Enlarged Prostate—A Shocking Connection

Diabetes and Enlarged Prostate—A Shocking Connection

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that causes your blood sugar levels to rise excessively. Enlarged prostate is inflammation of the prostate gland. At first glance, there is no connection. However, a new study published in The Aging Male took a second look. It revealed a...
How Neuropathy Turns Lethal

How Neuropathy Turns Lethal

The occurrence of neuropathy has been rising rapidly in recent decades. However, it’s often overlooked as a disease in itself and just considered an annoying consequence of diabetes. A new study by the American Board of Family Medicine changes this by revealing two...
Is Your Hypothyroidism Misdiagnosed? (90% Chance)

Is Your Hypothyroidism Misdiagnosed? (90% Chance)

Levothyroxine, a drug used to treat hypothyroidism, is prescribed for 23 million Americans every year. In Clinical Chemistry, a Yale scientist warns that up to 90% of it might be completely unnecessary and based on a common cause of misdiagnosis. When more than 10% of...
The Greatest Diabetes Risk Factors Discovered

The Greatest Diabetes Risk Factors Discovered

Type 2 diabetes is considered a lifestyle disease, meaning that it’s caused primarily by our modern Western lifestyle. What exactly about our modern lifestyle causes type 2 diabetes, and how can we avoid it? That’s the burning question a new study in Nature Medicine...