Tag " Prediabetes"

We’ve been talking about blood sugar, diabetes and food as medicine for some time, but never has it been in the news more than in recent weeks with the publication of Mark Hyman, MD’s The Blood Sugar Solution.  Here is the latest from Dr. Hyman: Diabesity – A Reversible Epidemic Mark Hyman, MD  February 12, [...]

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Robert Lustig, MD on Sugar

What is it?            Polycystic ovary disease (also known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS) is defined as a condition in which there is an imbalance in female sex hormones. This can lead to a number of changes including abnormal and irregular menses, acne and infertility. The typical woman with PCOS is thought of as being [...]

Disease or hormone imbalance? I have been plagued by insomnia for years and years. I have attributed it to many things and have been diagnosed with a variety of “disease states”. Depression is associated with insomnia, check. Too much stress from the loss of loved ones to the stresses of medical school and residency, check. [...]

A viral email was sent to me this week with 18 pictures of food/drinks and the amount of sugar each item contained, represented by a cube of sugar (equivalent to 1 tsp of sugar or 4.2 grams). The tagline was “We know the facts, but this brings it into perspective quickly, doesn’t it?” Kudos to [...]

I never thought that diabetes would be something for me to worry about.  I have never been overweight, love to exercise, and thought I ate healthy.  When I was in my 30s, I worked long hours pulling a 36-hour shift hour shift at least once a week.  My breakfast was usually a bagel and cream [...]