Has a Big Part of the Puzzle Been Solved for a Type 1 Diabetes Cure?
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 24, 2015 | Health
When I was eight years and diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I remember being very confused and overwhelmed with nurses coming in and out of my hospital room telling me that they were going to give me some inulin and check my blood sugar levels. The only thing that I really understood was a physician telling me researchers were making great strides in the...
Is Stress a Critical Factor in Diabetes?
by DiabetesCare.net | Aug 3, 2015 | Health
I’m so stressed!” “That situation was so stressful for me!” We hear exclamations like these on almost a daily basis. It’s hard to understand how a word can be used so frequently, yet not be clearly defined. Is it because stress is not something that we can actually touch and manipulate? Is it too subjective to be scientifically or medically delineated?...
Lesser of Two Evils: The Great Saturated and Trans Fats Debate
by DiabetesCare.net | Jul 20, 2015 | Health
Decisions, decisions. When it comes to making the proper food choices, there are so many things to consider. If only there was an app that not only counts calories for us, but also lets us know when we have reached our daily limit of the different food groups! Magic wand aside, it would still be up to us as informed individuals to set our own personal...
Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin?
by DiabetesCare.net | Jul 14, 2015 | Health
Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, is the most researched and talked about vitamin of our day. Most people are familiar with its role in building strong bones. However, researchers have uncovered vitamin D’s role in many other areas of health–making it even more important to be sure to have an adequate vitamin D level and intake. Studies...
Are Vitamins Part of the Fountain of Youth?
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 3, 2015 | Health
Obviously, you know what vitamins are, but what are telomeres? The telomeres are sections of DNA at the end of each chromosome, that serve as a cap to the genetic material and function to ensure the cell’s chromosomes do not fuse with each other or rearrange during normal cell replication, which could lead to cancer.The aging and lifespan of normal,...
