Several years ago the American Diabetes
Association recommended diet and exercise as the initial treatment for
type 2 diabetes. As well as that might work for most people, it is very
difficult to stick with diet and exercise to maintain your blood sugar
levels. The ADA acknowledged that reality some time ago and added to
their guidelines starting newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes with
metformin. (Published site)
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Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
American College of Physicians Now Recommends Metformin For Initial Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Several years ago the American Diabetes
Association recommended diet and exercise as the initial treatment for
type 2 diabetes. As well as that might work for most people, it is very
difficult to stick with diet and exercise to maintain your blood sugar
levels. The ADA acknowledged that reality some time ago and added to
their guidelines starting newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes with
metformin. (Published site)
Friday, December 2, 2011
Low-calorie diet boosts heart function in type 2 diabetes patients
December 2nd, 2011 by Ryan Luce No Comments
written by Michael O’Leary
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| Dr. Sebastiaan Hammer |
Severely restricting calorie intake eliminated the need for insulin and resulted in improved heart function in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented yesterday at the annual meeting of theRadiological Society of North America being held in Chicago this week.
Before going on a crash diet, however, the researchers, led by Dr. Sebastiaan Hammer of the Department of Radiology at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, warn that not all type 2 diabetes patients should opt for this type of therapy, and should consult their doctors before starting such a diet.
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