What is Nitroglycerin?

by | May 23, 2011 | 1 comment

We get this question a lot.  Usually, the people asking are those that are either newly diagnosed with a heart condition or have a loved one who just did. The condition it is used primarily for is Coronary Artery Disease, or CAD. This is when the blood vessels...

This Is Crucial For Diabetes Management

by | May 23, 2011 | 0 comments

According to a large-scale research study published this week in Diabetes Care, poor sleep is closely linked to insulin resistance and poor blood glucose management in type 2 diabetics. As lead author of the study Kristen Knutson, PhD states, diabetics that don’t...

Protein Shakes and Diabetic Kidney

by | May 16, 2011 | 6 comments

Today we will examine another request from the comment section of the blog, which was simply the phrase “protein shakes and diabetic kidney.” The person requesting didn’t specify what he or she wanted to know within this subject, so as I poked into it, I had to assume...

Boosting Low Moods Boosts Diabetes Self-Care

by | May 13, 2011 | 0 comments

Letting your diabetes get you down may make the disease more challenging to manage according to results published in this week’s Medical Care. In this study, diabetics that received counseling for depression improved blood pressure, exercise levels and overall quality...