Diabetes

Dec. 14, 2020 Check out the top posts of 2020, plus three interesting posts you may have missed. This year, the NIDDK’s Diabetes Discoveries and Practice Blog published more than 30 posts in collaboration with health care professionals on a wide range of topics, from social determinants of health and interpreting A1C results, to stress

The findings will help guide treatment for people with bleeding in the eye from proliferative diabetic retinopathy. A new clinical study, supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI), found that surgical and injectable drug approaches are equally effective for treating  bleeding inside the eye from proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). A consequence of diabetes, PDR can

This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission. By Lala Jackson A major contributor to high insulin list prices that is often misunderstood – because it is designed to be complex and opaque – is the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) and rebate system. Rebates are a percentage of the list price of a

Telemedicine is more than one thing, which most people don’t really recognize. Telemedicine is both synchronous, which means you’re talking to the patient in real time; it’s asynchronous, which is the work that you do behind the scenes before you actually communicate with the patient and then afterward; and then it’s also remote monitoring. And

This NIDDK-supported study is working to discover new rare and atypical forms of diabetes. Every health care professional sees patients who don’t fit a diagnostic mold, and diabetes is no exception. While the majority of people with diabetes have a diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes, others do not have a medical history

Living with diabetes is hard. The 24/7/365 management, constant conscientiousness, precise measurements and tracking, and near perfection that the condition requires can be exhausting, and sometimes we’re our own worst critic. We can become siloed in the “shoulds” and “should nots”, working ourselves into a corner of unrealistic expectations, not letting ourselves be fully human.

This content originally appeared on ForGoodMeasure. Republished with permission. The pairing of chocolate and hazelnuts conjures up creamy, sweet Nutella for most palates. This recipe is about to rearrange your tastebuds. Found in prehistoric China, the hazelnut has shared a long, sacred history in Scandinavia, Scotland and Ireland. It entered the confectionary scene in Italy

This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission. By Bonnie O’Neil “You have to fly home now!” was all I could say before bursting into uncontrollable sobs. “Austin has diabetes.” My worst nightmare had come true — my 5-year-old son was just diagnosed with the same disease that claimed my brother’s life

March 3, 2021 Resources for managing patients who have chronic kidney disease and encouraging them to build healthy habits. March is National Kidney Month, and our hope is to help empower patients who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) to take charge of their kidney health. We encourage patients to work with their health team for

In 2015, when Apple first launched its smartphone “watch”, or “smartwatch” people all over the world flocked to the new device, but it clearly became evident that the most popular feature (besides telling time), was health and fitness tracking. Suddenly, literally within arm’s reach, users had the ability to not only track their steps and

My biggest challenge when it comes to managing my blood sugars is the overnight hours. I know it is largely in part to the fact that I am a nighttime eater, consuming most of my calories after 7 pm. But I have also done some investigating and noticed my blood sugars naturally rise around 9-10

March kicks off with National Peanut Butter Lovers Day. While we think there’s more than enough reason to celebrate the existence of our all-time favorite spread every day, we’re honoring this event by featuring low-carb peanut butter recipes you (and your pancreas) will love. Photo credit: Jennifer Shun Chocolate Peanut Butter Shortbread This shortbread is

This content originally appeared on Low Carb Yum. Republished with permission. The first time I made low-carb cinnamon rolls, I never shared them on my blog because I didn’t love the texture. Cinnamon rolls need to be soft and chewy. Otherwise, they just aren’t right. But a few years later, I had the idea to

This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission. By Lala Jackson We now have two FDA-approved and safe COVID-19 vaccines in the US! So as a person with type 1 diabetes, you may be wondering when you can get yours. The answer? Unclear. It’s all a bit of a logistical mess right now,

Oftentimes, I find myself standing in front of the pantry looking for something small and healthy that I could take on the go. As someone living with type 1 diabetes, “grabbing something” takes more thought than you’d like, as you want this snack to be kind to your blood sugars…and your waistline. Since NRG bites

Bariatric surgery leads to clinically significant weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors (1–3). However, population-based evidence evaluating the degree of improvements in cardiometabolic outcomes among those receiving bariatric surgery is limited. Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015–2018, we examined cardiometabolic risk factors among individuals who had undergone bariatric surgery,

In people with chronically severe hyperglycemia, a paradoxical deterioration of microvascular complications may occur if glycemic control is improved very rapidly. This “early worsening” is well documented for retinopathy (1) and painful neuropathy (2), but not nephropathy. We describe three men and one woman (ages 38–61 years) who presented with marked hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes

TikTok has become more than just a place to dance along to the latest trend; it has become a platform for advocacy for many issues, and diabetes has received increased exposure thanks to this social media app. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw a TikTok of a very young boy putting on his

The use of metformin – the most common initial medication for people with type 2 diabetes – was associated with a lower rate of mortality from COVID-19 among people with diabetes in a study in Alabama, confirming five previous studies. Do you take metformin? It’s the first-line therapy used to lower glucose levels in people with

Diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy (DLRPN), or diabetic amyotrophy, is an infrequent neurovascular complication of diabetes thought to result from immune-mediated infarction of peripheral nerve branches (1). DLRPN has not previously been reported in association with infarction of the vertebral bone, which itself is a rare occurrence, typically in the setting of aortic surgery and spinal

This content originally appeared on Integrated Diabetes Services. Republished with permission. By Gary Scheiner MS, CDCES A long, long time ago, before the days of coronavirus, there was a little diabetes care practice called Integrated Diabetes Services (we’ll just call it IDS for short). IDS taught people with diabetes all the wonderful things they can

Rapid implementation of remote continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is occurring across hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite limited experience, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not objecting to the inpatient use of CGM to limit the exposure of health care workers to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and to reduce