How Type 2 Diabetes and Arthritis are Connected – Cause/Effect?

by ShellyManning | Feb 1, 2014 | 0 comments

In a recent study published in Diabetes Care, which looked at a comparison of two prevalent diseases, it was found that an unsettling trend is present in those with either diabetes or arthritis. Today we will look at the study and find out why not acting now to...

Diabetes Glucose Measured by This Small Eye Device

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 29, 2014 | 4 comments

In just 5 years’ time, the cost of type 2 diabetes in the US alone has risen 42%, according to the American Diabetes association. It would follow, then, that all the accessories for managing and treating the disease would also grow as an industry, even in some...

Can Type 2 Diabetes Cause Early Menopause?

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 26, 2014 | 1 comment

In research out of Columbia from the University of Cartagena, scientists looked at many of the impacts type 2 diabetes is having on people that are not as well-known as renal failure, high blood pressure, and other complications. Their work, using data from thousands...

The Real Cause of Type 2 Diabetes Proven

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 22, 2014 | 6 comments

Many studies abound linking the growing obesity problem to the dramatic increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes. And it is true that diabetes is much more common among those obese. However, not everyone who develops diabetes is obese, and not every person who is...

How Tackling Diabetes Prevents Stroke and Heart Attack

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 5, 2014 | 0 comments

Roughly 23 million people in United States alone suffer from type 2 diabetes. It’s the fastest-growing disease in almost all Western countries. Leading complications following type 2 diabetes are heart attacks, strokes and amputations. According to new study findings...

Type 2 Diabetes – Is It All In Your Head?

by Jodi Knapp | Dec 26, 2013 | 3 comments

Alarming predictions from the Centers for Disease Control assert that by the year 2050, roughly half the US population will have developed type 2 diabetes. The epidemic that seems to be increasing out of control has scientists scrambling to look at all the factors...