Type 2 Diabetes Has Its Breakthrough – Researchers Take Note

Type 2 diabetes has its breakthrough – researchers take note

There’s not a week that goes by without a team of researchers thinking they’ve found a new way to treat type 2 diabetes.
“This drug could represent a new avenue for treating type 2 diabetes.”
Each time I see a line like this I can’t help but shake my head a little. Why? Because I know full well that the breakthrough towards treating type 2 diabetes has already been found.
A few years ago, getting type 2 diabetes under control whilst coming off all diabetes medication was perceived to be unthinkable. But within recent years, this has become a regular achievement. Now, each month people are being told by the doctors who first diagnosed them that their diabetes is now resolved. Their diabetes is back in control and as long as they keep doing what they’re doing, they can happily say “so long” to their diabetes meds.
Seeking a holy grail
It’s frustrating seeing researchers searching for a holy grail: the drug that treats a condition without any side effects. To the best of my knowledge, no such drug for a metabolic condition has ever been created.
All drugs end up causing side effects. It doesn’t matter how excited the researchers or the drug companies get at first, it takes only a few years before the full extent of the side effects start coming out of the woodwork.
The magnificent thing about a healthy, low-carb diet is that, not only does it have none of the long-term side effects of drugs, it actually makes people better in all sorts of ways.
It doesn’t just help control blood sugar, it helps with weight loss, reduces depression, blood pressure, improve Continue reading

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Adult stem cell therapy Diabetes, heart disease are no longer death sentences

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Home Health Adult stem cell therapy Diabetes, heart disease are no longer death sentences
Adult stem cell therapy Diabetes, heart disease are no longer death sentences
3:07 amIn Health by Nwafor Polycarp Comments
Studies into the potential applications of Adult Stem Cell (ASC) Therapy are rapidly expanding, thanks to the fast gaining popularity of regenerative medicine.
Regenerative medicine is a branch of medicine that restores damaged or malfunctioning cells and tissues due to age, disease or congenital defects.
It comprises of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy, ASC, Embryonic Stem Cell (ESC) Therapy and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) Therapy, among others. Meanwhile, only the PRP and ASC are currently available in clinically settings, proven and considered safe for practical use in humans.
Doctors practicing in this relatively new field of medicine have very strong passion for it because of the possibilities it provides. Regenerative medicine is the medicine of tomorrow that is available today and holds a lot of promises with the results that we see in the US and Nigeria.
For example, as doctors, we were taught in school that the central nervous system rarely regenerates, that there is little or no hope for paralyzed patients, and that damaged brain tissue may be a permanent condition, just to name a few.
Nowadays, the re-gro Continue reading

World Diabetes Day - Research uncovering link between gut health and pregnancy outcomes

As part of World Diabetes Day, an Australian Diabetes Society’s (ADS) research grant recipient discusses her work in diabetes and pregnancy and shares tips for women and healthcare professionals on optimising wellness for mums and babies.
World Diabetes Day, November 14, 2017, aims to raise awareness of the right of all women with diabetes to a healthy future.
In Australia there are currently:
600,000 women with diabetes. There are 57,000 women and girls living with type 1 diabetes and 502,000 women and girls living with type 2 diabetes
185 women newly diagnosed with diabetes each day
10,000 women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
More than 100 pregnant women developing gestational diabetes every day
38,000 women diagnosed with gestational diabetes in the past 12 months
One third of women with gestational diabetes needing insulin therapy during pregnancy to manage their diabetes
More than 36,000 women of child bearing age with “existing type 1 diabetes (16,000) or type 2 diabetes (20,000)” and with special needs during pregnancy.
Dr Helen Barrett is a member of the ADS and is a practising Obstetric Physician and Endocrinologist. She is currently the Director of Endocrinology at Mater Hospital Brisbane and a Senior Research Fellow at Mater Research .
“My passion is to improve the outcomes for women and their babies during complex pregnancies and my research interests are strongly tied to my clinical work,” she said.
“Many women with diabetes and their babies do well in pregnancy with the right planning and management from their multidisciplinary healthcare Continue reading

How to Improve Blood Sugar Control During Your Period

How to Improve Blood Sugar Control During Your Period
As if blood sugar management isnt hard enough already, adding in the constantly changing hormone levels of a womans menstrual cycle seems like a cruel joke. Here's how to get blood sugar control when your hormones are out of control.
The menstrual cycle's hormone levels impact the body's sensitivity to insulinit's not that you've suddenly developed an inability to count carbs.
Contrary to the basic explanation we all received in the 8th grade, your hormones are changing every single day of the month, and you can bet those hormones impact your sensitivity to insulin, too.
Trying to determine when the hormones of your menstrual cycle impact your blood sugars and how to adjust your insulin dosesin an effort to keep your blood sugars in your goal rangefeels nearly impossible to predict. And for each woman, that entire process and reaction can be slightly different, so there isnt a one size fits all plan.
To give guidance about how to make diabetes management less stressful during that time of the month (or, more accurately, the whole month),OnTrack Diabetes reached out to Jennifer Smith, RD, CDE from IntegratedDiabetes.com (And Jenny should know since shes lived with type 1 diabetes for over 30 years!)
The Fab Four: Hormones and Your Blood Sugar Levels
Every month, explains Smith, the body cycles through hormones that are meant to essentially prepare the body for pregnancy.
There are three phases that your body cycles through the follicular, the ovulatory and the luteal phase.
The four hormones that regulate your Continue reading

Menstruation Is Linked To Gestational Diabetes, Claim Aussie Scientists

Menstruation Is Linked To Gestational Diabetes, Claim Aussie Scientists
Australian scientists claim there is a link between whenwomen get their first period and developing gestational diabetes.
Researchers at the University of Queensland analysed data from 5,000 pregnant women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Womens Health between 2000 and 2012.
The Link Between Menstruation And Gestational Diabetes
They found that mums who had their first period at or before the age of 11 were 51 per cent more likely to develop diabetes while pregnant compared to those who started menstruating at the age 13 or older.
The data also found that 7.5 per cent of the participants were diagnosed with gestational diabetes if they were overweight or obese.
The finding could mean that health professionals will start asking women when they had their first period to identify those at risk of gestational diabetes, said Danielle Schoenaker, the studys lead author, in an official statement.
A large proportion of women who develop diabetes during pregnancy are overweight or obese, and encouraging those with an early start of puberty to control their weight before pregnancy may help to lower their risk of gestational diabetes.
According to Diabetes Australia , between five to ten per cent of pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes.
While there is no one reason for why women develop gestational diabetes, you are at risk of developing gestational diabetes if you are over 25, have a family history of type 2 diabetes, are over weight, have had polycystic ovary syndrome and have a I Continue reading