Now that the link has been proven linking statins to causing diabetes, why is our government agencies doing nothing to bring a halt to stati...
After the past winter, most people want to be outside and enjoying life after being cooped up during the cold. For people with diabetes, ex...
The big trend today is certain terms which are in the title. There are a few more that you need to add and they are: “GMO” stands for gene...
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So, recently I was given the chance to try out a ton of Level Life Products and tell you folks what I thought about them. I've been offe...
Are you taking your medications as directed? If you are not, you may be putting your health at risk. Many people are doing just that and wo...
No, I am not saying in general, but just about type 2 diabetes. This is becoming more the rule than the exception for many doctors. Patien...
I do not like doctors and other medical professions that tell people with type 2 diabetes that they don't need to test and that a quarte...
The last two posts on fat and carbohydrate were written to answer a few important, but relatively narrow, questions that I feel are particul...
When you have the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for cardiovascular diseases and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists...
What is your age? I don't expect an answer, but I do wish to point out some problems as you age. I was surprised that the Food and Dru...
The range of carbohydrates for the different categories, very low carb, low carb, moderate carb, high carb, and extreme high carb varies gre...
A curmudgeon generally refers to an elderly person that is bad-tempered, difficult, and cantankerous. I can be one of these people at times...
If you have been reading my blogs of late, you have seen me criticize some of the researchers. Some have deserved it, but others are openly...
You will have to excuse me if I seem to be on a rant. Headlines lately have been so misleading and down right sensationalized that I have t...
Yes, there is a lot of turmoil in the type 2 medications treatment arena because of poor science like this article. The headline of the art...
This is another researcher looking for publicity and her 15 minutes of fame. Kasia J. Lipska, MD, an endocrinologist from the Yale School o...
Don't lie, I used to think I was not, but now that I know what Big Food is doing, I seldom get caught anymore. When I do, my meter lets...
Activity-monitoring apps, Web sites, and wearable devices are available, but for older adults are not well designed for usability. This is ...
This blog is about incorrect health information and the internet, but I will discuss both health and diabetes information. The author of th...
As observational studies go, headlines are overstated and causation is not proved. Yet many headlines use the terms linked and tied instead...
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The public believes that our medical system can and should be improved. Even I believe this, but the larger problem of diabetes care requir...
What will the food industry think up next to fool the public? The abstract for the study by a George Washington University associate profes...
I frequently encounter the argument that obesity research has failed because it hasn't stopped the global increase in obesity rates. Ac...
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is putting words in my mouth and they are very sour. In an email I received today, June 10, 2014, f...
I don't know what happened for the month of May, but with several of the members helping others and others visiting friends and members ...
In another discussion with one of my doctors, he ordered me to have a living will and a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order on file. I asked why...
I am a little surprised to see this topic, but since it is one that is seldom written about or even talked about, I am more than happy to wr...
I am again writing about doctors complaining about us as non-compliant patients. This time I am really concerned by what is happening in th...
The Joslin Diabetes Center apparently has some doubts about metformin causing vitamin B12 deficiency. Studies have shown that long-term metf...
When I wrote about antidepressants possibly causing falls for the elderly, binocular vision disorders is higher than expected in the elderly...
In recent posts, we've explored the association between calorie intake and the US obesity epidemic , and the reasons why this associatio...
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) almost succeeded in becoming the only profession to handle the duties of a dietitian for hospit...
Since I don't have tattoos, I admit I don't understand people that insist on having them. When I blogged about tattoos here and a d...
This blog is not about diabetes, but may help many with diabetes and their friends. When I first read this, I had to reread it. The next s...
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