Diabetes Treatment & Symptoms

Diabetic retinopathy, the most common form of diabetes-related eye disease, is the leading cause of blindness in working-age Americans. It’s also preventable. If you have diabetes, talk with your primary care doctor about controlling your Read More

The typical American diet leaves a lot to be desired. Heavy on calories, saturated fats, added sugars, fatty meats, baked goods, and highly processed grains, it raises your disease risk to disastrous levels. Adhering to Read More

Are you feeling a little fuzzy around the edges? Most people only experience blurry vision when their blood sugar is too high or low, and the reason behind this is barely understood. But did you Read More

For those people living with diabetes, every day requires around-the-clock monitoring and management. In order to successfully manage blood sugar levels, those living with diabetes must perform fingerstick checks, keep records, monitor food intake, maintain Read More

Although standard treatment helps people avoid dangerous blood glucose levels, most hover at numbers that do not arrest progression of the condition and that research does not consider healthy. Vested interests provide a continuous stream Read More

We all need fiber to keep our internal plumbing humming like a fine-tuned engine. But most US adults  only get about half the fiber they need each day. You wouldn’t skip out on maintaining your Read More

Defining pre-diabetes based on hemoglobin A1C, a common test that determines a long-term average blood sugar level, is the most accurate predictor of who will go on to develop long-term complications from diabetes, new Johns Read More