diabetes
Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food
Food Network star Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, makes no apologies for waiting three years to disclose she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheesecake and other high-calorie, high-fat recipes on TV. She said she isn’t changing the comfort cooking that made her a star, though it isn’t clear how much of it she’ll continue to eat while she promotes health-conscious recipes along with a diabetes drug she’s endorsing for a Danish company.
How diabetics can cope with winter's health challenges
Diabetics need to be careful during the holidays and winter months, a time when overeating and less physical activity is likely. Learn a few ways to deal with this from a Certified Diabetes Educator.
Study: Omega 3s could reduce arrhythmias in diabetes patients
Eating a daily additional amount of Omega-3 fatty acids may help protect older people with diabetes who have experienced a heart attack, according to a study being published in the December issue of Diabetes Care.
Diabetes: One of the costliest conditions
Nearly 500,000 adults in Illinois and 600,000 adults in Indiana have some form of diabetes, according to their state health departments. Increasing numbers of children and adolescents also have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes — typically known as adult onset diabetes. And residents of urban areas have unique challenges in managing the disease.
FDA approves type 2 diabetes and cholesterol combo drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month approved Juvisync (sitagliptin and simvastatin), a fixed-dose combination (FDC) prescription medication that contains two previously approved medicines in one tablet for use in adults who need both sitagliptin and simvastatin. About 20 million people in the United States have type 2 diabetes, and they often have high cholesterol levels as well.
Parenting style affects type 1 diabetes control in children
Parenting style can play an important role in improving glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in the August issue of Diabetes Care. Researchers at the Israel Diabetes Center of Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel found an association between fathers who parent authoritatively and improved glycemic control in their children, while a sense of helplessness in both fathers and mothers was associated with worse glycemic control and worse adherence to treatment among their children.
Obese men lose almost 6 healthy years to diabetes, study says
Americans are living longer, but fewer of those years are spent in good health for those who are obese because they are developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study being published in the October issue of Diabetes Care. While life expectancy at age 18 for American men and women increased between the 1980s and the 2000s, the number of years an 18-year-old would expect to live without diabetes fell by 1.7 years for men and 1.5 years for women.
Beta cell discovery could enhance diabetes treatment
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation-funded researchers at Stanford University have identified a pathway responsible for age-related decline in beta cells, and have shown they can tweak it to get older beta cells to act young again-and start dividing. These findings may help pave a path for developing strategies to restore beta cell number to treat both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Top three lifestyle changes to boost diabetes management
The numbers are alarming: More than 25 million people in the United States have diabetes — that’s about one in 10 Americans. And according to recent government reports, rates are projected to surge over the next 40 years, affecting as many as one in three Americans by 2050. New research reveals three strategies that can help change the course of the disease.
UIC to study diabetes management in blacks and Latinos
Uncontrolled diabetes is a problem for some blacks and Latinos, and University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have received a federal grant to study ways to fix it. The $3 million funding will pay for research on whether help from lay health workers will make it easier for these patients to manage their disease.
Overweight? Know your diabetes risk
More than 8 percent of Americans suffer from diabetes, and about 7 million others are walking around with the disease and don’t even know it. On Diabetes Alert Day, March 22, the American Diabetes Association encourages people to take the Diabetes Risk Test to become …
New diabetes technology gives normalcy to patients
As the number of Americans suffering from diabetes continues to rise, medical researchers struggle to develop new ways for patients to manage their condition. Since there is no cure for the disease, doctors and patients focus on maintenance and improvement. They are helped by new equipment that more conveniently administers needed insulin, and better tracks glucose levels.
Chicago-area diabetes awareness events
November is American diabetes awareness month. Here’s a look at some of the programs taking place in the Chicago area where you can learn more about the disease.
Silver Cross in Joliet hosts free diabetes educational event
The Silver Cross Diabetes Center will host a Fall Festival from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 13, in the Conference Center at Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Road, Joliet. The event is free. Participants can be screened for high blood pressure and cholesterol at the event.
Free diabetes awareness event reaches out to Latinos
Conferencia: Diabetes de los Pies a la Cabeza (Educational Conference: Diabetes from Head to Toe) will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Cicero Community Center, Cicero. The event is designed to educate the local Latino community. The event is free to the public.
Online tool helps diabetics plan meals
Looking for healthy recipes to lose weight, manage your diabetes or prevent the development of type 2 diabetes? The American Diabetes Association launched the online nutrition resource, MyFoodAdvisor: Recipes for Healthy Living. This online tool features recipes, a meal plan, and other healthy tips each month, accessible to those who register.