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Natural sweeteners like maple syrup and honey are popular alternatives to refined sugar, offering trace nutrients and antioxidants that white sugar lacks. Sourced from plants and bees, respectively, both are considered more natural and less processed. However, for people with diabetes, it’s important to understand their impact on blood sugar. While both have a moderate glycemic index, maple syrup has …

Dark chocolate and red wine don’t have to be guilty pleasures. In fact, they could help you live longer. The key to what makes them healthy are flavonoids, compounds found in plant-based foods that have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Antioxidants reduce negative impacts of harmful environmental exposures like smoke and ultraviolet radiation, while anti-inflammatories can reduce body-wide inflammation associated with …

What a 30-Year Study Just Found About Your French Fries and Diabetes  SciTechDaily Why Putin’s Russia spooks Western Europe  Times of India Are potatoes good for you? Not french fries.  USA Today Not All Potatoes Are Equal: French Fries Fuel Diabetes, But Mashed and Baked Potatoes Don’t  ZME Science Are potatoes bad for type 2 diabetes?  India Today Source link

Turmeric supplements led to modest weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes. The effects were greater with higher doses or longer-term use. Benefits varied and were not a replacement for standard diabetes care. Type 2 diabetes is a complex condition where the body struggles to manage blood sugar levels. It’s often linked to abdominal obesity and can lead to …

People living with diabetes have applauded public figures such as Este Haim for speaking out about living with the condition and visibly wearing continuous glucose monitors (CGM) in public. But another more concerning trend has emerged that has seen celebrities, elite athletes and influencers who don’t live with diabetes sporting the wearable device, which offers near real-time measurements of an …

Your eyes are more than organs of sight; they are often the first place your body shows warning signs of serious health issues. Eye specialists emphasize that conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and even certain cancers can be detected early through a comprehensive eye exam. These changes are usually invisible to the patient but can be identified …

A patient with type 1 diabetes has begun producing his own insulin after receiving a transplant of pancreatic cells. For the first time in humans, these islet cells have been genetically edited so they wouldn’t be rejected by the patient, removing the need for immunosuppressant drugs. Type 1 diabetes usually begins when the immune system mistakenly attacks the islet cells …

Imagine falling prey to a chronic disease where the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or can’t effectively use the insulin it produces, leading to high blood sugar levels. Now, insulin, a hormone, is crucial for allowing glucose (sugar) to enter cells for energy. When this process is disrupted, glucose builds up in the bloodstream, potentially causing damage to various …

Scientists Reveal the Potato Dish That Raises Diabetes Risk the Most  SciTechDaily Diabetes risk hinges on how you cook potatoes  News-Medical Type 2 Diabetes: Eating Fries Weekly Linked to 20% Higher Risk  Healthline Potatoes aren’t the problem — unless you eat them this way, study says  San Francisco Chronicle What scientists discovered about french fries and diabetes  ScienceDaily Source link

Diabetes has become one of the most pressing health concerns in the United States, affecting over 38 million Americans according to the CDC, with another 96 million estimated to have prediabetes. That’s nearly half the adult population either living with diabetes or on the brink of developing it. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, is largely linked to lifestyle …