High-fat dairy may lower risk of developing diabetes

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DIABETES DIGEST – Sept. 17, 2014 – Diet really comes down to complex chemistry that has multifaceted effects on health. As a result, a lot of nutrition research seems to show contradictory findings. Nowhere is this more evident than in the research into nutritional effects on type 2 diabetes. 

Some fats are good and some are bad as far as the risk of diabetes goes. A new study has shown that intake of high-fat dairy products seems to reduce the chance of developing type 2 diabetes.

Pumping up control of type 2 diabetes

DIABETES DIGEST – Aug. 31, 2014 – For people with type 2 diabetes who have been unable to control their blood sugar adequately, an insulin pump may be the most effective therapy, results of a new study shows.

Pumps outperformed multiple daily injections on several measures. The researchers found that people who used the pumps achieved an average HbA1C that was 0.7 percent lower than the multi-injection group.

Blood sugar in hospitalized emergency room patients may predict type 2 diabetes

DIABETES DIGEST – Aug. 22, 2014 – During an emergency hospital admission for an acute illness it is common for patients who are not known to have diabetes to have elevated blood sugar. That factor has been linked to adverse outcomes in those patients. Whether this abnormally high blood sugar level is related to the risk of subsequently developing type 2 diabetes, however, is unknown. 

Low-carb and low fat may be better for managing type 2 diabetes

This Italian chopped salad has
only 2.5g of saturated fat and
11g of carbs. Source: American
Diabetes Association
Healthy Living Magazine

DIABETES DIGEST – July 31, 2014 – A comparison of low-carb vs. high-carb diets shows that while both diets improve blood sugar control and reduce cardiovascular risks, the very low-carb diet provided the most improvement.

This study differs from previous studies of low-carb diets in several ways. The researchers compared a very low carbohydrate and low saturated fat diet to a high-unrefined carbohydrate, low fat diet in 93 people with type 2 diabetes. 

Statins may cut death from heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes

DIABETES DIGEST – July 17, 2014 – If you have type 2 diabetes and are at high risk of heart disease, taking a cholesterol-lowering drug might prolong your life.

A new analysis of data from a study of type 2 diabetes found that the patients with high-risk for cardiovascular disease who were taking cholesterol-lowering statins at the start of the study had a 50 percent greater chance of being alive after the 8-year study as compared to those who weren’t taking the drugs.

Surgery better than drug therapy for type 2 diabetes

DIABETES DIGEST – June 28, 2014 – If you have type 2 diabetes associated with a weight problem, surgery may be more effective for controlling your diabetes, not to mention your weight, than taking medications. Of course there is always a catch, in this case the effect may not last. 

Fasting may slow prediabetes progression to type 2 diabetes

DIABETES DIGEST – June 20, 2014 – Many religions observe some form of occasional fasting, however, Mormons forgo at least two consecutive meals in a 24-hour period one Sunday each month. With such a regular fasting schedule researchers have been able to study the effects of fasting on this population for some time.