Understanding Carb Counting: A Guide to Manage Diabetes and Blood Sugar This week, we’re delving into the realm of dietary regulation, with a specific focus on counting carbohydrates in your meals. We’re answering the critical query, “what are the different methods to count carbs within food to help manage diabetes and blood sugar?” This is […]
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Discover Diabetic-Friendly Dining Options to Support You
Why Are There No Diabetic Restaurants? Exploring the Need for Low-Carb and Diabetic-Friendly Dining Options Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Key Takeaways Diabetic-friendly dining options are significantly underrepresented compared to gluten-free or vegan options, despite diabetes impacting a larger population. Common barriers include misconceptions about consumer demand, hidden sugars, economic considerations, and lack of nutritional […]
Can AI Help in Early Detection of Type 2 Diabetes?
Can AI Help to Predict Type 2 Diabetes in Advance? Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Key Takeaways How AI Can Predict Type 2 Diabetes in Advance Recent breakthroughs indicate artificial intelligence can efficiently predict type 2 diabetes long before traditional methods. Such advancement enables early interventions, significantly affecting patient outcomes. Whilst the use of AI […]
HPH-15: Is this the end for Metformin?
Revolutionary New Drug Offers Hope for Diabetes Care: HPH-15 Diabetes continues to be a global health challenge with more and people being diagnosed, but a recent breakthrough from researchers at Kumamoto University may be about to change that. Their new compound, HPH-15, offers hope for people with diabetes by targeting blood sugar control and obesity-related […]
Excellent overview of Diabetes and Symptoms
I know I have a lot of content that lists out diabetes symptoms and tips for managing your blood sugar levels. Here is a YouTube video by Dr. Siobhan Deshauer, it was a refreshing take on Diabetes. What is in the video? I know many of you are busy, whilst I highly recommend the video […]
Revolutionary Treatments: Could New Therapies Make Insulin Injections a Thing of the Past for Type 2 Diabetics?
Managing type 2 diabetes can often feel like a never-ending battle. From counting carbs to daily insulin injections, the constant focus on blood sugar control can take a toll on both physical and mental health. But what if there were a way to reduce or even eliminate the need for insulin altogether? A groundbreaking new […]
How I Use Mindfulness to Manage Stress and Blood Sugar
Managing Type 2 Diabetes can often feel like juggling too many balls at once—diet, exercise, blood sugar readings, and life’s general chaos. I learned the hard way that stress can be one of the biggest saboteurs of blood sugar control. What’s worse, stress is everywhere. Whether it’s a tough day at work, worrying about family, […]
Incretins: What are those?
Dr Fung has dropped another video that I found quite interesting, this was off the back of the craze of using Diabetic medications like Ozempic to lose weight. As per my prior blog post I am not keen on taking meds to lose weight as its a temporary step. If this helps you start your […]
Keto Festival London 2024
Overview The festival was well worth the visit today. I may have spent a tad too much and whilst the wallet is suffering I have no doubt the belly will be happy. We arrived early at 10:15 and they were still setting up so went for a nice brew in the cafe next door. This […]
Dr Fung Top 5 Things to Know for Remission in Diabetes Type 2
Dr Fung created another great video which can be seen below, this one is shorter than the usual long form content and I advise you watch this below however I have summarised the main points if you would prefer to read below; Summary Dr Fung discusses the reversibility of type 2 diabetes, a perspective supported […]