Do Plant-Based Diets have an Impact on Diabetes?

Do Plant-Based Diets have an Impact on Diabetes?

It’s that wonderful time of year again! Time to celebrate Diwali, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s and other wonderful holiday occasions, as we say ‘farewell’ to a very challenging year. Time to see, even if virtually, family and friends, laugh and share tender moments. The well-earned celebration often revolves around food. People with diabetes know…

Exercise Guidelines For People With Type 1 Diabetes

Exercise Guidelines For People With Type 1 Diabetes

Regular exercise is an important part of good diabetes management as it lowers blood glucose levels and boosts the body’s sensitivity to insulin, countering insulin resistance. What are the Diabetes and Exercise Guidelines for good health management? Recent research suggests that exercise can even slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision…

Can You Diagnose COVID-19 From a Cough?

Can You Diagnose COVID-19 From a Cough?

As we and many others in the field have recorded, COVID-19 poses a more serious risk to people with underlying health conditions and chronic illnesses, such as diabetes. The numbers are alarming – a Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology study mining 61 million medical records in the United Kingdom reported that 30% of COVID-19 deaths occurred among people with diabetes. Prevention…

All About Retinal Diseases and Treatments

All About Retinal Diseases and Treatments

Scientists in the United States have uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions around the world, often resulting in blindness. A potential treatment based on a natural protein may offer broader benefits than existing drugs. Many serious eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, feature an abnormal overgrowth of new retinal blood…