Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

Clay Wirestone writes about some of the new diabetes drugs over at DiabetesHealth. Check it out if interested in Symlin, Byetta, or Invokana. A snippet:

A lot of potential patients means that scientists are working on a lot of potential breakthroughs. But it’s hard to know, sometimes, which drugs are the real breakthroughs and which ones are simply hyped-up versions of already available treatments. Your team of medical professionals will help you. It pays to stay informed, as well, so you’re not surprised if a new treatment is suggested.

His writing isn’t as dry as my Drugs for Diabetes. But I cover all 12 available drug classes.

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Almost two years ago, a few patients asked me if the up-and-coming paleo diet might help with diabetes management. I had no idea. I’ve been studying the issue since then and have concluded that it may be healthful. Perhaps you’ve been following my intellectual journey at the Paleo Diabetic blog.

At this point there are many versions of the paleo diet out there. They vary widely in terms of carbohydrate content, which could be a major problem if you have diabetes. On the plus side, most paleo diets favor low-glycemic-index carbohydrates instead of high-GI. That would tend to smooth out blood sugar spikes. As far as I know, none of the published programs are designed specifically for people with diabetes. Until now.

I’m prepared when my next patient asks me about a paleo diabetic diet. I’ll refer him to the Paleobetic Diet.

Steve Parker, M.D.

It is the Soldier, not the minister

Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter

Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet

Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer

Who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer

Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the Soldier, not the politician

Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,

Who serves beneath the flag,

And whose coffin is draped by the flag,

Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

 —Charles M. Province

See MedPageToday for details.

Click for details at DiabetesHealth. He starts like this:

I spent a month in a major insulin pump center and saw several things. Many of the female patients seemed to have wings on their sides where the pump tubing was inserted and they got lipohypertrophy from localized injections, but that was the least of it. None of them actually had remotely normal blood sugars. 

…according to an article at MedPageToday. In a study of overweight and obese folks, those who ate larger breakfasts ended up eating 270 calories more per day than those eating a smaller breakfast. It’s too soon to know for sure, but eating a smaller breakfast may help with weight loss or maintenance of weight loss. Calories count.