Hemochromatosis is an iron-overload disease. People with the hemochromatosis gene absorb more iron from their diet than other people, and this can damage many body organs, including the pancreas. The latter damage can cause diabetes.
Most people consider hemochromatosis to be found primarily in people of Celtic descent. I thought so too, as... Read more
The hemoglobin A1c test, usually referred to simply as the "A1c," can be accurately translated into our average blood glucose (BG) levels for the past three months or so, right?
Wrong.
On average, you can produce formulas that estimate the average BG levels for the average patient, but these formulas may not work for everyone.
The A1c test... Read more
Those of us who are cutting carbs are often seeking some kind of low-carb bread or cracker that will serve as a platform for some soft cheese or other spread.
One cracker product that Dr. Richard K. Bernstein said had the lowest carb count is the Norwegian GG crispbread. According to Bernstein, a 9-g cracker contained about 3 grams of digestible... Read more
Saccharin, aspartame, sucralose. Which sugar substitute is best?
It used to be that we didn't have much choice. When we went to the supermarket, we could find various formulations of saccharin, and then aspartame and more recently, sucralose.
Stevia, which comes from a South American plant, has been used as a sweetener for years in other... Read more
Every day, it seems, there's another gloomy news story saying that "diabetics" are more apt to acquire other medical problems, or drugs that help other people don't help "diabetics," or foods that are OK for other people to eat aren't OK for "diabetics."
Lately, for example, we've been told that people with diabetes are more likely to get... Read more
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