Hazards of High Blood Sugar
Diabetes is at epidemic proportions in this country, particularly among black folks. We are twice as likely to develop the disease and to die from...
Category : Diabetes
Holidays With Diabetes
Eating healthy foods during the holiday season can challenge even the most stalwart of us. With holiday parties every weekend, nibbling while baking and grabbing...
Tips on Nutrition for Those Living with Diabetes
Dr. Folowers Lives in a State Ranked 7th for Diabetes On September 1st, Dr. Toni Flowers presented at the Black Health Matters Summit on healthy...
Diabetes and Kidney Disease Raise Heart Risks
Black folks with both diabetes and kidney disease have an increased risk of dying from heart disease, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data...
Can Folks With Type 2 Diabetes Stop Finger Sticks?
Self-monitoring of blood sugar had no effect on long-term glucose levels in those not taking insulin, researchers say There’s good news for people with type...
Diabetes Doesn’t Discriminate
Once a disease of the elderly, diabetes now affects black children too. African Americans in general are two times more likely to be diagnosed with...
Griffin Rodgers, M.D.: Kidney Disease Rates Rising as Diabetes, Obesity Increase
More than 20 million Americans may have lab tests showing kidney disease, and rates are growing among adults. Kidney damage can cause waste to build...
Does Breastfeeding Protect Against Diabetes?
A study suggests breastfeeding may help women with a history of gestational diabetes from later developing type 2 diabetes. About 5 percent to 9 percent...
Obesity-Related Health Claims Rise for Kids
It’s no secret that American children have gotten fatter in recent decades. Now a new study joins earlier research showing the consequences: A sharp rise in insurance...
Digging Out of Diabetes Denial
“I’ll have time to work on it.” “It won’t happen for some time from now.” That was my denial when I was told about a...
