Gestational Diabetes: What you need to know

    Diabetes that develops during pregnancy is called gestational diabetes and affects over 9% all pregnant women. While there are uncertainties as to the cause, scientists believe that the hormones that help a baby develop also restrict insulin’s...

World Diabetes Day and Exercise for Diabetes

  Today, November 14,  is World Diabetes Day.  The purpose of World Diabetes Day is to distribute information, educate and organize activities that make people aware of the potential consequences of diabetes.  I would like to share some information with everyone...
What Diabetes Can Do For You

What Diabetes Can Do For You

What can diabetes do for you?  The answer is simple.  Nothing of value.  However, according to researchers, being resistant to insulin can increase left ventricle mass.  For a quick refresher on diabetes click here.  This increase was found to be 2.5% per year....
Your Sweet Tooth Could Kill You

Your Sweet Tooth Could Kill You

    So, here we go again and again.  More research has been done showing that consuming sweetened drinks, either regular or diet, were associated with higher risks of developing hypertension (high blood pressure).  Harvard researchers put the increased risk...