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09 Jul
When Diet, Exercise Delay Diabetes Diagnosis, Long-term Health Improves

When Diet, Exercise Delay Diabetes Diagnosis, Long-term Health Improves

Prediabetes can be successfully fought through diet and exercise, a new study shows.

People with prediabetes can reduce their long-term risk of...

04 Mar
Yogurt Makers Can Make Limited Claims About Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: FDA

Yogurt Makers Can Make Limited Claims About Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: FDA

Yogurt makers can now make limited claims about the food's power to help prevent type 2 diabetes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.

In a

03 Oct
Tea Drinkers May Gain Better Blood Sugar Control

Tea Drinkers May Gain Better Blood Sugar Control

Drinking dark tea daily may help balance blood sugar levels and stave off type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity.

This is the main message from a new study that looked at tea-drinking habits and diabetes risk among people in China.

Fo...

18 Sep
Pediatricians' Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes

Pediatricians' Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes

Low-carb diets may be all the rage, but they're not for kids with diabetes, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

In a new report, the AAP says that low-carbohydrate diets cannot be recommended for children or teenagers with either type 1 or type 2 diabe...

01 Aug
Kombucha May Help Control Blood Sugar in Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

Kombucha May Help Control Blood Sugar in Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

Kombucha is a fermented tea that many folks believe offers numerous health benefits -- and new research suggests they may be right.

Though the study was small -- 12 participants -- it found that kombucha may help lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. F...

24 Jul
Timed Fasting Best Way for Those With Diabetes to Lose Weight

Timed Fasting Best Way for Those With Diabetes to Lose Weight

Restricting eating to certain times -- a regimen known as intermittent fasting -- may be the best way to help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight.

Researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes who ate only between noon and 8 p.m. lost more daily weight than thos...

13 Jul
Could 'Produce Prescriptions' Save $40 Billion in Medical Bills Among Those With Diabetes? Study Says Yes

Could 'Produce Prescriptions' Save $40 Billion in Medical Bills Among Those With Diabetes? Study Says Yes

A bunch of healthy fruits and vegetables could be just what the doctor ordered.

Nonprofit groups and public health agencies have experimented with the idea of a produce prescription over the years. Now, a new study simulates what would happen if patients with diabetes an...

15 Jun
Fasting Later in Day Might Be Key to Controlling Blood Sugar: Study

Fasting Later in Day Might Be Key to Controlling Blood Sugar: Study

Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to the lengthy list of health benefits associated with this style of eating.

Now, a new, small study suggests that one type of intermittent fasting -- early time-restricted eating -- may be key for preventing type 2 diabetes...

20 Apr
Have Type 2 Diabetes? Switching Daily Beverages Could Add Years to Your Life

Have Type 2 Diabetes? Switching Daily Beverages Could Add Years to Your Life

Put down that sugary soda. It could be deadly, particularly if you have type 2 diabetes.

A nearly two-decade-long study linked high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages...

07 Feb
Vitamin D Could Be Weapon Against Type 2 Diabetes

Vitamin D Could Be Weapon Against Type 2 Diabetes

Vitamin D supplements are typically used to guard against bone loss and fractures, but new research offers up another possibility: For folks with pre-diabetes, they may help lower the chances of a full diabetes diagnosis.

Across three clinical trials, investigators found...

03 Feb
Do You Need an Insulin-Resistance Diet?

Do You Need an Insulin-Resistance Diet?

People with health conditions like type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes or polycystic ovarian syndrome may have been advised about the value of an insulin-resistance diet.

But this way of eating can benefit most people interested in balancing blood sugars, whether that'...

22 Nov
Tips to Navigating Thanksgiving Dinner If You Have Diabetes

Tips to Navigating Thanksgiving Dinner If You Have Diabetes

Eating a Thanksgiving feast, while still maintaining healthy blood sugar levels, may seem challenging if you have diabetes, but it's doable, experts say.

Nearly 40 million Americans deal with this issue every day, and not just for holiday meals.

To start: Don't sk...

11 Nov
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans

Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans

Too little of the "sunshine vitamin" -- vitamin D -- in Black Americans could raise their odds of developing diabetes, new research suggests.

Two new studies found an association between levels of vitamin D in the blood and insulin resistance, a precursor to full-blown ...

27 Oct
Cutting Carbs Could Cut Your Risk for Diabetes

Cutting Carbs Could Cut Your Risk for Diabetes

People at risk for developing diabetes could help themselves now by eating fewer carbs, according to new research.

While low-carb diets are a common next step for someone diagnosed with the disease, people who are

12 May
How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk

How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk

Young adults who struggle to afford food face an increased risk of diabetes later in life, possibly due...

06 May
Vegan Diet Brings Weight Loss to Overweight and Diabetic Folks

Vegan Diet Brings Weight Loss to Overweight and Diabetic Folks

Are you overweight or struggling with type 2 diabetes? Try going vegan, researchers suggest in a new data review.

Vegan diets are high in fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and seeds and have no a...

04 May
Obesity Could Raise a Child's Odds for Type 1 Diabetes

Obesity Could Raise a Child's Odds for Type 1 Diabetes

Overweight kids don't have it easy, and a new study warns they may also at increased risk for type 1 diabetes later in life.

"A critical window exists in childhood to mitigate the influence of adiposity [being severely overweight, or obese] on the escalating numbers of t...

15 Apr
Avoiding Diabetes May Include Avoiding Meat

Avoiding Diabetes May Include Avoiding Meat

Eating a healthy plant-based diet may help you head off type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

Healthy plant-based foods include fruits, v...

29 Oct
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood

More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood

Living near a fast-food restaurant may provide a quick fix if you're famished and pressed for time, but it may boost your odds for type 2 diabetes, a large study of U.S veterans suggests.

Neighborhoods with more supermarkets, however, may protect you against developing d...

27 Sep
Intermittent Fasting Can Cut Your Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease

Intermittent Fasting Can Cut Your Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease

In terms of healthy eating, timing is everything.

That's the word from researchers who claim the time of day that you eat may be just as important for your health as what you eat.

Having your meals in a consistent window of 8 to 10 hours may help prevent and manag...

01 Sep
Cutting Sugar in Packaged Foods Would Keep Millions of Americans From Illness: Report

Cutting Sugar in Packaged Foods Would Keep Millions of Americans From Illness: Report

Sugar is killing Americans in droves, according to researchers who found that reducing the sweetener in packaged foods and beverages could prevent more than 2 million strokes, heart attacks and cardiac arrests.

Less sugary packaged foods and drinks would also curb nearly...

10 Aug
Diet Key to Better Health in People With Diabetes

Diet Key to Better Health in People With Diabetes

A diet rich in fresh veggies, fruit and fiber has meaningful benefits for people with diabetes, a new research review confirms.

Doctors have long recommended this kind of "low-glycemic" eating regimen to help patients manage their diabetes and keep blood sugar level...