By Clare Wilson The contraceptive pill could lower the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome areeya_ann/Shutterstock Women with the hormonal condition polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which leaves them facing a higher than average risk of developing diabetes, may be able to lower that risk by taking the contraceptive pill, a large study has found. PCOS, which… Read More »
Hospital- and clinic-based studies of the matter may bias the OR toward a protective effect, since such controls may be more likely to have diabetes or have its complications. Fruit and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet and a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre. Overweight Results of a growing number… Read More »
A vegetarian diet probably won’t cure your diabetes. But it may offer some benefits over a nonvegetarian diet — such as helping to better control your weight, reducing your risk of some diabetes-associated complications and possibly even making your body more responsive to insulin. There’s no single vegetarian eating plan. For example, some allow dairy… Read More »
The main reason why people living with diabetes are drawn to the carnivore diet is that when you significantly reduce your carbohydrate intake, you can. So when I do a cheat day and introduce some old carb foods, I have the most frustrating time even correcting something as mild as 30 grams of carbs. The… Read More »
AstraZeneca’s diabetes med Farxiga stormed the heart failure market with a first-in-class approval last year—and in chronic kidney disease, it just left would-be rival Jardiance in the dust. The FDA late Friday approved Farxiga, also known as dapagliflozin, to treat chronic kidney disease even in patients without diabetes. With that CKD approval in hand, Farxiga… Read More »