by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 3, 2020 | Nutrition
A study of 20 healthy, normal-weight people found that changing their evening meal from 6PM to 10PM significantly increased their markers for becoming obese and developing diabetes (J Clin Endocrinol Metab, Aug 1, 2020;105(8):dgaa354). They had: • higher blood sugar •...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 1, 2020 | Diabetes
A review of 129 studies found that tests for a high rise in blood sugar after meals were better than tests of fasting blood sugar levels as a predictor of coronary heart disease, strokes, or death from any cause (British Medical J, July 17, 2020;370:m2297). Having a...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 25, 2020 | Nutrition
People who ate the most whole grains were at the lowest risk for developing diabetes, according to a review of data from the Nurses’ Health Studies and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (British Medical J, July 8, 2020;370:m2206). These huge well-known...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 13, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
We have lost another country music legend — Charlie Daniels died on July 6, 2020, at age 83. He was a singer, songwriter and fiddler who was most famous for writing and performing “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” He was elected to the Grand Ole...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 20, 2020 | Diabetes
U.S. government data show that the number of newly diagnosed diabetics dropped from 1.7 million in 2009 to 1.3 million in 2017 (BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, May 28, 2019, 7(1)e000657). This number should not make anyone feel good because huge numbers of...
