When Blood Sugar Points to Prediabetes

Prediabetes is diagnosed when a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. According to a 2021 study by the American Diabetes Association, 97.6 million American adults had a warning of prediabetes from a blood test. Often, it doesn’t cause noticeable symptoms, making it difficult to […]

How to Understand Blood Glucose Level Results

Managing blood sugar has always been a balancing act for me, especially when I was first diagnosed with diabetes. I remember feeling overwhelmed by the readings of my blood glucose levels and thinking, “What’s ‘normal’, what’s ‘too high’, and what’s ‘too low’?” It didn’t help that the term “normal” blood sugar often seemed to refer […]

How Wartime Sugar Rationing Shaped Health

We have all heard the phrase “You are what you eat,” which I think is probably accurate regarding nutrition. However, this does imply that we have a choice in what we eat and that simply changing it can solve most diet-related issues. But what if “you are what you eat” starts earlier than our ability to […]

Diabetes Alert Day: Treatment and Prevention

What is Diabetes Alert Day? Since 1987, the American Diabetes Association has named the 4th Tuesday in March as Diabetes Alert Day. This year it falls on March 28th. Diabetes Alert Day was created as a public “wake-up call” to the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of understanding the associated risks of living with […]

FDA approves a new type 2 diabetes drug that works in combination with Metformin

On January 20th, the FDA announced approval of a new sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor for treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. The new drug is produced by Theracos, a privately held pharmaceutical research and development company located in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The drug will be marketed under the name Brenzavvy (generic name: bexagliflozin). The […]

November is National Diabetes Month

November is National Diabetes Month. In 2022, the theme is sharing ways you can work with health care professionals to build a team to help you manage your diabetes. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention lists some of the most common dangers that come with diabetes as: Heart disease and stroke. People with diabetes […]

Understanding Diabetes’ Role in Erectile Dysfunction

A recent study conducted by the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf has found that there is a strong correlation between the incidence of diabetes and erectile dysfunction (ED). The main conclusion was that the onset of Type 2 diabetes in men, regardless of their age, should be a trigger for an investigation into erectility […]

Does Ozempic help with weight loss or diabetes?

Ozempic (generic name: semaglutide) is an injectable medication designed to manage blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. It also reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and kidney disease, which are risk factors in adults with type 2 diabetes.  Semaglutide also reduces appetite and blocks the production of glucagon, a hormone […]

How 5 Serious Medical Conditions are Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

5 Health Conditions that have more to do with your penis than you realize. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, diabetes, and sleep apnea might have an effect on ED. Read on to find out more. Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is a difficult condition for a sexually active man to confront. Not only is […]

Is There A Diabetes Cure? In Israel Several Groundbreaking Diabetes Treatments Advance

Diabetes is said to affect approximately 9.4% of the US population. In fact, 30.3 million Americans suffer from the disease, with 1.5 million people newly diagnosed every year. With so many people living with the condition, it’s natural to wonder about a cure. New medical innovations in Israel provide hope for diabetics that a cure […]