by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 22, 2024 | Diabetes, Uncategorized
A new position statement from the International Diabetes Federation says that a blood sugar level greater than 155 mg/dL (8.6 mmol/L) one hour after eating a meal means that a person should immediately be referred to a diabetes prevention center and instructed to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 15, 2022 | Diabetes
A healthful plant-based diet can help to cure Type II diabetes if you already have it, or help to protect you from developing diabetes in the first place. People who eat the healthful plant-based foods — vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts and other...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 14, 2020 | Fitness
A study from Harvard Medical School shows that a high rise in blood sugar after meals can limit increases in your ability to take in and use oxygen during exercise (Nature Metabolism, July 20, 2020). This means that if your diet causes high blood sugar levels when you...
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...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 3, 2017 | Diabetes
Many doctors are missing a chance to save the lives of their patients by not ordering a blood sugar level one hour after eating a meal. Having a normal fasting blood sugar (<100 mg/dl) does not rule out diabetes. A high rise in blood sugar after meals can damage...
