Bariatric Surgery Not Effective for Diabetes Reversal

by Jodi Knapp | Feb 5, 2012 | 6 comments

In the early part of the 21st century, bariatric surgery physicians were convinced that they had found a single treatment that cured both obesity and diabetes: bariatric surgery. A decade later, research is beginning to mount against the diabetes benefits of this...

Cholesterol Drugs Cause Type 2 Diabetes

by Scott Davis | Jan 29, 2012 | 11 comments

While cholesterol-lowering medications may decrease cholesterol levels, their benefits may be offset by an increase in type 2 diabetes risk, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association discovered. In this study of 153,000 women, the scientists...

Would You Trust This Person to Cure Your Diabetes?

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 24, 2012 | 17 comments

Would you trust a person to cure your type 2 diabetes who recommended heavily processed meat, used butter, sugar and fat in all foods and then deep-fried the whole thing? Then, this person developed type 2 diabetes herself, kept it a secret for three years and still...

Depression and Diabetes Treatment Combo More Effective Than Diabetes-Focused Remedies

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 23, 2012 | 7 comments

Undue focus on diet, exercise and blood sugar management –while ignoring mental health—may make diabetes treatments less effective, a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine found. In this study, a group of 180 type 2 diabetics were treated in one of two...

Protein-Rich Diet Can Change Food Preferences

by Scott Davis | Jan 22, 2012 | 9 comments

Craving a steak for dinner? According to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition this may be a symptom of a low protein diet. In this study of 37 volunteers, two different groups were asked to eat a protein-rich or low protein diet and...

Health Hazards of Vitamin D Deprivation

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 14, 2012 | 18 comments

If you’ve been following your doctor’s advice to the ‘T,’ you’ve probably been really careful when it comes to sun exposure. Using sunscreen and covering yourself up when needed. – – After all, isn’t the sun causing major cancers? Well, too much sun...