Category Archives: Blood Sugar

Cancer linked to high sugar levels in the body.

Tweet Researchers have linked high sugar to cancer because of a poor diet. Eating poorly can increase you chance of type 2 diabetes because of higher sugar levels in some foods.  Even though sugar is necessity for normal body functions there is a narrow range for your blood sugar levels.  Prediabetic is someone with slightly [...]

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Coconut oil a super food for many health reasons.

Tweet Coconut oil has so many benefits that most people don’t know about but should. Not only is Coconut oil good for our skin but it also helps with your cholesterol level, weight loss, poor digestion also it helps with high blood pressure and diabetes.  Now coconut oil is not an overnight cure all but [...]

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Sleeping less could raise your risk of diabetes.

Tweet If you have an irregular pattern or a lack of sleep could raise your risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers found during live in lab test that lasted for 3 weeks, that people who were put on a 6 hour or less sleep day were at a high risk for diabetes. Researchers at Brigham [...]

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New warnings on Statin drugs by the FDA.

Tweet Today the FDA sent out new warnings about Statin drugs and an increased blood sugar levels. So if you have high cholesterol and use any number of drugs called Statins to fight it, you may be at a risk for being diagnosed with diabetes.  The best thing you can do is talk to your [...]

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Sanofi announces positive results for diabetes drug.

Tweet Great news from the French drug maker Sanofi about its diabetes drug lixisenatide drug in combination with Lantus insulin.  This could help millions of people worldwide in their battle with type 2 diabetes. Lixisenatide, which will be sold under the Lyxumia brand name, belongs to the GLP-1 class of drugs that stimulate insulin release [...]

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