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Diabetes coverage from Philadelphia's non-profit Diabetes Education and Research Center (DERC).

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Having diabetes puts you at risk for hearing loss. High blood sugar can damage small blood vessels and nerves in the inner ear.
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The risk for developing diabetes is higher for the obese. Eli Lilly is testing a new drug that has resulted in an average 22.5 percent weight loss in obese participants during the course of a 72 week trial.
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Cognitive development in children could be affected regardless of which biological parent has type 1 diabetes, according to new research in PLOS Medicine.

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#Breastfeeding offers a powerful line of defense against all forms of child malnutrition. It acts as a first vaccine for 👶🏽, protecting them against many common childhood illnesses, while reducing 👩🏽’s future risk of diabetes, obesity & some forms of cancer.

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"Conclusions: Consumption of rice subjected to the cooling process results in a lower increase of postprandial blood glucose in subjects with type 1 diabetes." ... because of resistant starch.

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Rice that has been cooled and reheated produces lower blood sugar spikes than freshly cooked rice.

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"A weight loss program can lead to type 2 diabetes remission, even in individuals with a normal body mass index (BMI), via loss of body fat, particularly in the liver and pancreas, shows a UK study."

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Did you know that sleep problems can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes?

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New research shows that short bursts of ultrasound to an area in the liver that communicates with brain about glucose status may help lower glucose and insulin levels in type 2 diabetes.
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Study: Targeted ultrasound restores glucose control in diabetic mice, rats, and swine. May represent a non-drug therapy for glucose control in humans in future.

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Exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ may raise diabetes risk in middle-aged women: study

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New study finds that exposure to PFAS "forever chemicals" may increase diabetes risk in middle-aged women. Risk was 2.62 times higher for women with the highest levels of PFAS in their blood.

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On the insomnia-diabetes link, author James Liu: "We estimated that an effective insomnia treatment could result in more glucose lowering than an equivalent intervention, which reduces body weight by 14kg (~40 pounds) in a person of average height."

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New article in Diabetes Care links insomnia with diabetes: "Conclusions: Our results suggest that frequent insomnia symptoms cause higher HbA1c levels and, by implication, that insomnia has a causal role in type 2 diabetes."

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The yo-yo dieting study was presented as an abstract at the Experimental Biology Conference of the American Physiological Society.

Yo-Yo Diet Has Adverse Effects on Cardiac Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Female Fischer Rats
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Yo-yo dieting may have negative effects on heart and kidney health, may contribute to insulin resistance.
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A bill to limit the cost of insulin to $35/month for many Americans passed the House last week. It would not improve the affordability of insulin for people who lack health insurance since insurance companies would be covering the cost difference.
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"Conclusion: Ginger root supplementation significantly lowers blood glucose and HbA1c levels. When combined with dietary and lifestyle interventions it may be an effective intervention for managing Type 2 diabetes mellitus."
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Several recent clinical trials show evidence that ginger may play a role in improving aspects of type 2 diabetes. This meta-analysis put them together and did find benefit for ginger:
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