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Farxiga Is Approved For Kids For Weight Loass

Farxiga (SGLP-2 inhibitor) is approved for kids for weight loss. The DA approved it in June, 2024. This study was for kids who are 10…

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Blood Sugar Readings from Smart Watches and Smart Rings are Unreliable

On February 21st, 2024, the FDA issued a new warning to the public regarding the use of smartwatches and smart rings for noninvasive blood sugar…

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Poor Diet Causes 70% Of Type 2 Diabetes

A new analysis found that worldwide, diet accounts for 70% of Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis’. This analysis found that 24.6% of cases were caused by…

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Fast Food’s Effect On the Liver In People With Diabetes

A new study from the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology showed that fast food increased their risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which could lead to…

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Is Delaying the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Possible?

Recent approval of TZIELD for the delay of Type 1 diabetes in November 2022 opens the possibility that people at greatest risk of getting Type…

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Masked Hypertension

This is a phenomenon throughout the population. “People o no drugs thought to be ‘normotensive’ who have elevated BP outside the office also have additional…

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Are Avocados A Good Food To Include in Your Diet

Are Avocados A Good Food To Include in Your Diet

Avocados Do Not Cause Weight Gain Hi, this is Elizabeth Hanawalt and I’m coming to you after I read an interesting study last night about…

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Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Stage 1 Hypertension

Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Stage 1 Hypertension

Recent studies have shown that reducing systolic blood pressure to below 130 mm Hg and making lifestyle changes may prevent 26,000 heart attacks and strokes…

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Understanding fiber on a nutrition label

Interpreting Fiber On a Nutrition Label

I want to bring up the fact of how fiber affects diabetes and what it looks like a label.  So today’s labels all look the…

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Prediabetes Linked to Heart Attack

Prediabetes Linked to Heart Attack

Prediabetes is not only a precursor of diabetes, but it is also a risk factor by itself for myocardial infarction (MI).   A myocardial infarction…

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