November: Diabetes Awareness Month
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View ArticleDiabetes Facts: Know the Risks
People with diabetes are at risk for long-term problems affecting the eyes, kidneys, heart, brain, feet and nerves. The best way to prevent or delay these problems is to control your blood sugar and...
View ArticleHealthcare Redefined Around You
It’s always good to be part of a team, especially when it comes to your healthcare. If you have a chronic condition like diabetes, team care can be critical to your long-term health. If your primary...
View ArticleRecipe: Low-Sugar Pumpkin Mousse Parfait
Ingredients (makes 8 servings) 1/4 cup reduced-fat cream cheese 1 package (4 serving size) vanilla instant sugar-free pudding 3/4 cup fat free (skim) milk 1 can (15 ounce) solid packed pumpkin 1...
View ArticleDiabetes Remission After Gastric Bypass
The benefits of gastric bypass surgery appear to be long-term and go beyond weight loss. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that obese people who had the surgery not...
View ArticleKnowledge is Power Over Diabetes
You’ve been diagnosed with diabetes. Don’t worry — you’re not alone. More than 1.5 million adults over 20 are diagnosed with diabetes each year in the United States. That doesn’t make the news any more...
View ArticleThe One Innovation That is Curing Diabetes
By: Toby Cosgrove, MD “First, do no harm.” That’s part of the Hippocratic Oath. Doctors take this very seriously. You don’t intervene where the risk of intervention is greater than the risk of the...
View ArticleNew Diabetes Treatment Guidelines for Kids
Type 2 diabetes used to be an “adults only” condition, but not anymore. The prevalence of childhood obesity is changing the way doctors think about the disease. For the first time a set of guidelines...
View ArticleGastric Bypass Surgery Puts Diabetes in Remission
A Cleveland Clinic study found that gastric bypass surgery can restore function of the pancreas and put diabetes in remission almost immediately. Endocrinologist Sangeeta Kashyap, MD, led the study....
View Article4 FAQs About Diabetes
By: Marwan Hamaty, MD Here are 4 of the most common questions I hear from my diabetes patients: 1. Why should I care about blood sugar if I’m going to end up on dialysis anyway? You can prevent or...
View ArticleCan Surgery Help More People With Diabetes?
If you’re a morbidly obese adult suffering from diabetes, bariatric surgery is an option to help you lose weight and control your condition. But according to a new study, if you’re considered obese —...
View ArticleHow Much Sugar Are You Eating? (Infographic)
In America, we eat way more sugar than we should. The problem isn’t natural sugars. It’s the sugars we add to our food and beverages. Below, we show the calorie limits set by the American Heart...
View ArticleI Have Diabetes. Can I Get a Tattoo?
By: Sue Cotey and Andrea Harris, RNs Tattoos. They are more popular than ever. Today, more than 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo. But if you have diabetes, getting a tattoo may pose...
View ArticleBurger Nation: Avoid Red Meat, Diabetes Risk
New research about red meat consumption may make you pass on that burger. While there’s nothing new about eating habits being closely linked to rates of type 2 (or adult-onset) diabetes, a new study...
View ArticleWhy People With Diabetes Need a Flu Shot
By: Marwan Hamaty, MD If you have any form of diabetes, even if it’s well-controlled, I strongly recommend you get the flu vaccine. Here’s why. Everyone has the chance to get the flu. If you have...
View ArticleAnti-Diabetic Drugs May Lower Cancer Risk
A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows that a specific type of diabetes drug can decrease, by up to 32 percent, the risk of cancer in female patients with type 2 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes have...
View ArticleHave Diabetes? New Drugs Can Help You Pee Out Excess Sugar
An abnormally high level of sugar in your urine has traditionally been a sign of uncontrolled diabetes and something to be corrected. But that notion has been turned on its head by a new class of...
View ArticleIncreased Risk for Thyroid Disorders in Diabetics
If you have diabetes, either type 1 or type 2, it’s especially important to watch for problems with your thyroid, that butterfly-shaped gland in your neck that regulates your metabolism. This is...
View ArticleWeight-Loss Surgery Can Improve Type 1 Diabetes
Many studies have shown that weight-loss surgery can improve or even reverse symptoms of type 2 diabetes. A new study led by a Cleveland Clinic physician shows the same surgery can significantly help...
View ArticleDiabetes: Control Your Blood Sugar to Prevent These Complications
With so many Americans at risk for diabetes, it’s critical to understand the countless ways it can affect the body. Much like brushing your teeth to avoid cavities, keeping your blood sugar levels in a...
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