The American Diabetes Association reported in 2009 that there are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States7.8% of the population, who have diabetes.

Lifestyle modification using low carbohydrate interventions is effective for improving and reversing type 2 diabetes. 0%), onset of diabetes after age 15 years, no history of diabetic ketosis’s, age 1865 years old, body mass index (BMI) from 2750 kg/m2, and desire to lose weight. Clinical studies that have lowered the percentage of dietary carbohydrate and/or the glycerin index of the carbohydrate have consistently shown improvements in glycerin control among individuals with type 2 diabetes [4-8]. This work was supported in part by the Julia Parish Diabetes Research Institute (#253036) and a Grant from the American Heart Association (6119G61915  Read more... (544 words, 2 images, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women. Type 1: Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin.

AUSTRALIAN scientists have uncovered a key clue in the mystery of how insulin works, bringing them closer to a cure for diabetes. After 18 weeks of diabetes the heart rates (290 19 bpm) remained less than found in the non diabetic control group (324 20 bpm). Data from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study showed that insulin resistance, as assessed by frequently sampled glucose tolerance tests, correlated with high blood levels of CRP, fibrin and PAI-1 and levels of these inflammatory factors were predictors of type II diabetes development [68]. The present study has demonstrated clearly that  Read more... (500 words, 1 image, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)

The majority of type 1 diabetes is of the immune-mediated variety, where beta cell loss is a T-cell mediated autoimmune attack. Acute complications including hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, or nonketotic hyperosmolar coma may occur if the disease is not adequately controlled. Beyond these two types, there is no agreed-upon standard nomenclature.
This observation led to the use of diets low in carbohydrate for the treatment of diabetes before insulin or other medication therapies were available [2]. The present study has demonstrated clearly that mortality in patients after hospitalization with acute exacerbation of COPD was high and that the risk factors  Read more... (495 words, 2 images, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)