by angela.booth on April 9, 2009

If you have diabetes, and are considering weight loss surgery like gastric banding, a new study shows that such surgery has benefits. Weight-loss surgery worthwhile for diabetes | Reuters reports: “A recent clinical trial showed that ‘surgically induced weight loss leads to the remission of type 2 diabetes in the majority of obese patients,’ Catherine [...]
by angela.booth on November 29, 2008
If you’re obese your odds of developing Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes go up dramatically. Although Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented exercise is a phenomenal way to help control insulin sensitivity throughout the body. The exertion brought forth by the exercise causes the muscles to burn the glucose more efficiently. But a great [...]