Diabetes News for the Spanish Speaking Community
Original Article: https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)66119-2/fulltext
Is red meat so bad for your health?This has been a recurrent question over the years. Is eating red-meat harmful to health (and the environment)? New research has looked at the relationship between eating red meat … [Read More]
Original Article: https://diabetes.org/newsroom/press-releases/american-diabetes-month-help-fight-growing-diabetes-epidemic
With over 37 million Americans and 500 million people worldwide living with diabetes, World Diabetes Day emphasizes the importance of equitable access to diabetes care including effective medications, education and increasingly technologies that have been shown to … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-virtual-care-can-help-ease-rural-mental-health-crisis
Mental Health Challenges in Rural Areas:A recent policy brief from the Southwest Rural Health Research Center has identified mental health concerns and addiction as the top priorities for rural healthcare. The problem is that rural areas … [Read More]
Original Article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2808900
The growing number of female surgeonsOn August 30th, 2023, the Journal of American Medical Association published a commentary entitled “Are Women Better Surgeons Than Men?” In a field that was once completely dominated by men, surgeons … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/08/29/hhs-selects-the-first-drugs-for-medicare-drug-price-negotiation.html
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced 10 drugs for price negotiationThe Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, allows Medicare to negotiate the prices of some prescription drugs directly with drug companies. The … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.healio.com/news/pediatrics/20230818/study-links-covd19-pandemic-to-weight-gain-among-children-in-us
The Years after COVIDWith almost two years since the pandemic lockdown, we are now able to see the longitudinal effects of COVID-19, including the potential for excess weight gain leading to obesity. Post-pandemic, obesity levels have … [Read More]
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Serious diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease can affect anyone. Therefore it is vital to make sure that clinical research includes people from all racial and … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023056487#abs0010
You are what you eatA healthy diet is important to overall health, but especially important to manage risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Not meeting the minimum daily requirement of fruits and vegetables is a … [Read More]
Original Article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19322968231183985
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are now commonly used by adults and children with type 1 diabetes and recently by people with type 2 diabetes who take insulin. The benefits from CGMs are well-established including improved glucose levels, … [Read More]
