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Bleeding strokes are the deadliest type of stroke and the hardest to treat. What might make matters worse is having both diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease versus either condition alone, new research shows. The study looked at 2,071 adults in the Kentucky Appalachian Stroke Registry who had a hemorrhagic stroke. The researchers reviewed each patient’s health … Read more

Every meal you eat changes your blood sugar level. Digestion releases the glucose stored in food. That glucose then drips, flows, or floods into your bloodstream, depending on the type of food you’ve eaten. The glycemic index measures the effect that food has on blood sugar levels. In essence, the index is “a rating system … Read more

A bill that would help ease the financial burden of Virginians who rely on insulin to manage their diabetes edges closer to becoming law as it crosses over to the State Senate this week. The House of Delegates approved the measure last week in a nearly unanimous vote. House Bill 66 would cap co-pays for … Read more

Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) provides an evidence-based foundation to empower people with diabetes to navigate self-management decisions and activities.1 DSMES is a cost-effective tool proven to help improve health behaviors and health outcomes for people with diabetes. DSMES has been shown to improve health outcomes. However, despite considerable evidence that DSMES services are … Read more

The world will have more than 250 million obese kids by 2030, a new report warns That alarming prediction, published Wednesday in NEJM, was the result of a study analyzing 26 years of self-reported body mass index (BMI) data from over six million American adults. Considering the challenges of battling weight loss, that’s devastating news … Read more

Living with diabetes — especially if you need insulin to survive — is a never-ending job that can be life-threatening if done wrong. That constant daily stress can lead to “diabetes burnout,” a new study says. Diabetics experiencing burnout are mentally and physically exhausted, feeling detached from their condition and apathetic about their need for … Read more

According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, diabetes affects an estimated 29.1 million people in the United States and is the seventh leading cause of death. To help bring awareness to diabetes and health disparities, Pittsburgh-based OnlyBoth Inc. used source data from the CDC’s 500 Cities: Local Data for Better Health, a … Read more

A person with prediabetes has higher than normal blood sugar levels. The levels aren’t yet high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes. But often, people who have prediabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes. “Prediabetes is very prevalent among adolescents and young adults. We want people to know that this is a serious … Read more

While the high price of insulin has gotten a lot of attention lately, it’s not the only cost issue facing people with diabetes. New technologies designed to improve blood sugar management often cost too much for people to afford. Maya Headley, 36, has had type 1 diabetes for 30 years. The New York City resident … Read more