You may see studies that purport to prove that eating a low carb diet raises cholesterol. There was one reported in the latest edition of Diabetes in Control which you can see HERE . You may even see your cholesterol go up when you start to eat a low carb diet.
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Does the Low Carb Diet Raise Cholesterol?
AMP-kinase (AMP-k) is an enzyme which is involved in many of the processes that break down in people with Type 2 diabetes. Wikipedia has this to say about it: Activated by muscle contractions…
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AMP-Kinase, Metformin and Resveratrol
I’ve blogged about the way Avandia and Actos cause osteoporosis and broken bones before. I’ve also documented this on the page where I summarize all the research that makes it clear how dangerous both these drugs are, which you can read HERE .
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Yes: Actos and Avandia Cause a Huge Increase in Fracture Risk
Many of you have been sold a bill of goods about how you “caused your diabetes” with unhealthy lifestyle choices. The media are full of articles telling us that diabetes is caused by obesity and failure to exercise which cause insulin resistance
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TCF7L2, What this Very Common Type 2 Diabetes Gene Does
Many people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are not aware that the presence of significant inflammation anywhere in the body can raise their blood sugar. But this is a very important finding
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Inflammation Raises Blood Sugar
The latest outrage perpetrated on the diabetes community is a study published recently in the Lancet which is being widely reported in the media as proving that the 6.5% A1c is dangerous and that the “safest” A1c for people with diabetes is one of 7.5%. The 7.5% A1c corresponds to an average blood sugar of 169 mg/dl (9.4 mmol/L). To get an average that high a person would typically be seeing blood sugars rising into the middle 200s after every meal, a level that the ADA has confirmed is associated with the development of retinopathy and eventually, blindness
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The Lancet Study: Old Patients Victimized By Poor Treatment Die of Hypos from 70/30 Insulin Regimens
The FDA finally approved Novo Nordisk’s long delayed GLP-1 analog, Liraglutide, which is marketed under the name, “Victoza.” This drug was developed in the same time frame as Byetta and is similar in concept.
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Victoza: A New Competitor for Byetta
After years of tracking diabetes news, we old-timers can become jaded. We’ve seen hundreds of mouse “cures” that go nowhere, hundreds of poorly designed studies meant to promote some product or scientific-religious belief, and very few new ideas that are worth the time it takes to find them.
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Keeping it Simple
A study published in the January issue of the journal, Clinical Chemistry put eight brands of A1c test kits, including the A1c Now test sold in pharmacies and online, through rigorous testing. The other kits were the ones marketed to doctors for use in their offices
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Study: A1c Now Test is Crap and So Are Many Doctor Office A1c Tests
During the holiday season another disturbing diabetes news story was released to the medical press without attracting much notice. That probably didn’t bother those who planted it because their target audience isn’t you, it’s your family doctor.
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Reckless Recommendation for WLS By Those Who Profit From it–And the ADA