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Statins Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Is your cholesterol on the high side ? Then, there is a great chance that your physician will want to place you on statins. “ Statins ”, known scientifically as HMG CoA inhibitors, are a class of drugs that reduce the concentration of cholesterol in...
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Ken's Type-1 Diabetes Journey: Part 4 - My Story
The year 1988 was a pivotal year for me. Prior to 1988 and even the early part of 1988, my health and physical ability was median normal with all my friends and family. In 1972, I was drafted into the US Army and underwent basic combat training for...
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Whole Foods Market Endorses Plant-Based Diet
sends their highest risk members to a one-week, health immersion program. The members that are chosen have either type-2 diabetes, heart disease , high cholesterol , autoimmune , and/or are obese . The team members are totally immersed in the live-in...
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Ken’s Type-1 Diabetes Journey: Control Part 2 - When Things Go Amiss
By far, the most valuable knowledge I learned at the beginning of my Type-1 diabetes journey is that my blood-sugar is directly controlled by me. The inability to make my own insulin means that my metabolic system is “open-loop”. Open loop means the...
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Egg consumption and the risk of diabetes in adults, Jiangsu, China
Following a high egg diet may elevate an individual's odds of having diabetes. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of high dietary ingestion of eggs on diabetes risk. With the aid of validated food frequency questionnaires,...
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Allium vegetable intakes and the incidence of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and type 2 diabetes in adults: a longitudinal follow-up study.
vegetables and the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and type 2 diabetes in adults. Researchers studied the dietary habits and estimated the relative risk of developing hypertension, cardiovascular...
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Consumption of sweetened beverages is associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Brazilian adults (CUME project)
Fondness for sugar-sweetened beverages may favor the development of type 2 diabetes. This study examined if regular drinking of sweetened beverages is related to higher risk of having type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Researchers looked at the health...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/sugar-sweetened-beverages/consumption-of-sweetened-beverages-is-associated-with-the-incidence-of-type-2-diabetes-in-brazilian-adults-cume-project-1 -
Statin users have an elevated risk of dysglycemia and new-onset-diabetes.
Taking statin pills may increase the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) number and diabetes risk of an individual. This research work studied the impact of statin therapy on the blood levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)—an indicator of glycemic control—...
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Type-1 Diabetes and other Starch-Smart® Blogs
you about some of the bloggers begining to publish. One of the bloggers is of particular interest to people with Type-1 Diabetes. But, as you will read, what Ken Thomas has discovered is...
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Diabetes
Folks, Not sure if this is an appropriate question as it may be asking for medical advice. Is type 2 diabetes reversible? Also what causes Type 2 diabetes? My understanding that it is from too much sugar or other sweetener consumption and the pancreas...
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RE: Diabetes
Kevin, Welcome to DrCarney.com! Well, I am not a medical doctor, but I do know from experience what causes Type-2 diabetes and that it is not only reversible, it is curable! From experience as a Type-1 diabetic, I have found that the cause is not sugar,...
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RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions
we are actually excited about which is the creation of groups for specific topics. The first one I created is for Type 1 Diabetes Support. I also just created one for Weight Control Support. The advantage of using a group over these discussions is that...
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RE: Diabetes
Kevin, I agree with Ken. The cause of Diabetes Type 2 is insulin resistance, which comes from 4 things that have nothing to do with eating sugar, foremost of which is eating dietary fat such as oil, nuts, seeds, coconut, or avocado. The other factors...
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Ken's Type 1 Diabetes Logs uploaded to groups files section
a previous blog post, Ken Thomas provided his diabetic log files that he uses for his diabetes management system. Those files are available for download from his blog located at https://www.drcarney.com/blog/entry/ken-s-type-1-diabetes-journey-logs...
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Regular, high, and moderate intake of vegetables rich in antioxidants may reduce cataract risk in Central African type 2 diabetics
to a diet high in antioxidant-rich fruits and red beans may help halt the formation of cataracts in people with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for the development of cataracts. This study evaluated the hypothesis that dietary...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/fruits/regular-high-and-moderate-intake-of-vegetables-rich-in-antioxidants-may-reduce-cataract-risk-in-central-african-type-2-diabetics -
Consumption of ultra-processed foods and risk of multimorbidity of cancer and cardiometabolic diseases: a multinational cohort study
The probability of acquiring cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease may increase with the consumption of ultra-processed foods. This study explored the link between the intake of ultra-processed foods and the likelihood of developing cancer,...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/consumption-of-ultra-processed-foods-and-risk-of-multimorbidity-of-cancer-and-cardiometabolic-diseases-a-multinational-cohort-study -
Ultra-processed food consumption and metabolic disease risk: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies
High consumers of ultra-processed foods may be highly liable to suffer from metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes. This study determined if there is a link between fondness for ultra-processed foods and the development of metabolic disease,...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diabetes/type-2-diabetes/ultra-processed-food-consumption-and-metabolic-disease-risk-an-umbrella-review-of-systematic-reviews-with-meta-analyses-of-observational-studies -
Nut consumption in relation to cardiovascular disease risk and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
This study investigated the relationship between high dietary ingestion of nuts and the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke, hypertension, and coronary artery disease (CAD). Researchers analyzed data...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/nut-consumption-in-relation-to-cardiovascular-disease-risk-and-type-2-diabetes-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-prospective-studies -
Ken's Type-1 Diabetes Journey: Control
My previous doctor(s) informed me that no matter how diligently I controlled my diabetes that I will still suffer diabetic complications. I believe this is said because the conventionally prescribed A1C levels of 6 to 7 percent, for Type-1 diabetics...
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RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions
sick of a Cara Cara orange, or a nice juicy Pink Lady apple! I don't know if you feel this way, but I often think of my diabetes diagnosis as a blessing in disguise. Who knows what my eating habits would have been if I had never been diagnosed? Now I...
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