• Study: 2,000 Additional Steps Daily May Cut Diabetes Risk by 12 Percent
  
  When older people cut back on physical activity, their risk of type 2 diabetes rises. But walking regularly can help, a new study suggests. The more steps you take - and the more intensely you walk - the lower your odds for type 2 diabetes, researchers found. To assess the...
• 10 Healing Herbs From the Bible
  
  Experts agree that natural remedies can often be as effective, or in some cases, even more effective than pharmaceutical drugs in the treatment of many ailments. Healing herbs have been used to treat heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis since biblical times, without the...
• Telemedicine as Effective as In-Person for Certain Conditions: Review
  
  Chatting with your doctor via video about your health issues works just as well as an in-person office visit, at least when it comes to managing chronic illnesses, a new review suggests.Replacing office visits with video checkups delivered results that were just as...
• New Guidelines to Effectively Relieve Pain of Diabetic Neuropathy
  
  A leading medical group has updated a guideline for treating pain and numbness caused by diabetes. The problems, which affect the hands and feet, are the result of nerve damage, also known as diabetic neuropathy. The new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)...
• How to Get Rid of Stubborn, and Dangerous, Belly Fat
  
  We all have some fat in our bodies, but too much of it around the abdominal area can be lethal. It can cause serious health issues, including an increased risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, and other lung diseases. Abdominal fat also increase...
• Study: Intermittent Fasting Effective for Weight Loss and Health
  
  Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to its potential health benefits, and now a new review shows this style of eating really does produce weight loss and may even improve certain markers of heart health. Intermittent fasting is an umbrella term for several diets that...
• Children With Type 2 Diabetes at Increased Risk for Vision Problems
  
  A condition called "diabetic retinopathy" often threatens the vision of adults with diabetes, but new research suggests that kids with type 2 diabetes may be particularly vulnerable to the vision-robbing complication. In fact, these kids were nearly twice as likely to...
• Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
  
  According to new research, people with psychiatric disorders often have to deal with another trouble: Higher rates of type 2 diabetes than the general population. "Increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes among individuals with a psychiatric disorder suggests that these...
• Top 10 Foods for Preventing, or Managing, Diabetes
  
  Your diet can play a major role in preventing diabetes. And if you do have diabetes, what you eat will help you manage the disease. The main goal is to keep blood sugar levels under control, according to Healthline. It's also important to keep in mind that the foods you...
• Intermittent Fasting May Protect the Heart by Controlling Inflammation
  
  Intermittent fasting could increase a key protein that controls inflammation and protects the heart, according to a new study. Intermittent fasting limits a person's consumption of food and beverages to certain times of the day or week to achieve weight loss. There's no...
• People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
  
  If they have diabetes, people with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) are less likely to notice symptoms of the common heart rhythm disorder. They also tend to have a higher risk of serious complications, a new study finds. "It is remarkable to find that patients with diabetes had...
• 8 Amazing Health Benefits of Apples
  
  Apples are now at peak season. And whether you like yours coated with caramel, in a pie, or au naturel, there are plenty of research-backed benefits that put this popular fruit at the head of its nutritional class. An apple a day might, in fact, keep the doctor away. It's...
• Bad News: Americans Are Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods
  
  Americans' increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods is putting their health at risk, researchers warn. Ultra-processed foods are ready-to-eat or heat, include additives, and contain little, if any, whole foods. They include frozen pizza, soda, fast food, sweets, salty...
• Scientists Uncover Why Diabetes Linked to Increased Alzheimer's Risk
  
  Type 2 diabetes may up the risk for Alzheimer's disease by altering brain function, new animal research suggests. A University of Nevada Las Vegas team showed that chronically high blood sugar could impair memory and alter aspects of working memory networks in...
• Osteoporosis Drug May Cut Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Half
  
  A drug widely used to treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Taking the drug alendronate (Fosamax) for at least eight years could potentially reduce a person's risk of type 2 diabetes by more than half, compared to people never...
• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
  
  Weight loss surgery is riskier for men than women, with males five times more likely to die within 30 days of the procedure, a new study finds. Moreover, men's odds of dying over the long run are almost three times higher, said researchers who looked at thousands of weight...
• Intermittent Fasting Can Cut Your Risk for Diabetes, Heart Disease
  
  In terms of healthy eating, timing is everything. That's the word from researchers who claim the time of day that you eat may be just as important for your health as what you eat. Having your meals in a consistent window of 8 to 10 hours may help prevent and manage chronic...
• Diabetes Drug Prolonged Pregnancy in Women With Preeclampsia
  
  Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, may help stave off preterm birth among women who develop pregnancy-related high blood pressure. Preeclampsia is marked by a sudden spike in blood pressure, protein in urine, or other problems during pregnancy. Preterm...
• Study: Insulin Resistance Increases Risk For Depression
  
  Insulin resistance can make you more than twice as likely to develop major depression, even if you haven't developed full-blown diabetes, a new study reports. Initially healthy people who later developed prediabetes were 2.6 times more likely to come down with major...
• The Surprising Health Benefits of Cashews
  
  Delicious, buttery-flavored cashews are the most popular nut in America. Besides being so tasty and versatile, they also pack a nutritional punch. Despite the popular myth that cashews cause weight gain, the truth is snacking on cashews or adding them to salads and other...
• Beating America's Deadly Sugar Addiction
  
  A spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down, but healthcare experts warn that America's addiction to sugar and sweeteners has reached epidemic levels. In fact, it has become the root cause of many chronic illnesses. Sugar is the most popular ingredient added to...
• Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
  
  The recommended age to start screening overweight and obese people for diabetes will be lowered by five years from 40 to 35, the nation's leading panel of preventive health experts has announced. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has decided an earlier five...
• Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
  
  Take a work break: A small, new study suggests that getting out of your chair every half hour may help improve your blood sugar levels and your overall health. Every hour spent sitting or lying down increases the risk for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, the study...
• 10 Proven Health Benefits of Garlic
  
  Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician who is often referred to as the father of Western medicine, prescribed garlic for a variety of medical conditions. His famous quote, "Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food," is still sage advice today. Garlic has been long...
• Diet Key to Better Health in People With Diabetes
  
  A diet rich in fresh veggies, fruit, and fiber has meaningful benefits for people with diabetes, a new research review confirms. Doctors have long recommended this kind of "low-glycemic" eating regimen...

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