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Reducing consumption of added sugars

Cutting Added Fructose Could Reduce Diabetes-Linked Morbidity

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Limiting intake to 5 percent of calories would improve glucose tolerance, reduce diabetes prevalence
People with diabetes are less likely to take their diabetes medications if they've been diagnosed with cancer

Cancer Diagnosis Impacts Patient Adherence to Diabetes Rx

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Effect more pronounced with poor cancer prognosis
For women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Triglycerides Significantly Elevated in Women With GDM

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High triglyceride levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus persist across trimesters
Researchers have found that menopause typically begins two to four years earlier in women with high levels of certain chemicals found in household items

PCBs, Phthalates Linked to Earlier Menopause

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Association with higher exposures to organic pollutants in household items, environment
Nearly one in 10 American adults don't take their medications as prescribed because they can't afford to

CDC: ~8 Percent of U.S. Adults Nonadherent Due to Rx Costs

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Patients skipping doses, taking less medication or delaying filling prescriptions
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition may attenuate hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance induced by the Western diet through hepatic lipid remodeling and modulation of hepatic mitochondrial function

How Does DPP-4 Inhibition Affect Liver Function?

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Mechanisms may involve hepatic lipid remodeling and modulation of hepatic mitochondrial function
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are at increased risk for a number of serious health problems

Women With PCOS Hospitalized More Often

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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome more likely to be hospitalized for variety of reasons
Natpara (parathyroid hormone) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to control hypocalcemia among people with hypoparathyroidism.

Natpara OK’d to Treat Low Blood Calcium in Hypoparathyroidism

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Medication recommended for use in patients for whom the potential benefits outweigh potential risk
Parents might order fewer calories for their children if menus included calorie counts or information on how much walking would be required to burn off the calories in foods

Menu Calorie Data May Prompt Parents to Encourage Exercise

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Info about minutes or miles of activity required to burn off calories may be most helpful
For patients with diabetes

Self-Management Program Cuts Depressive Symptoms in Diabetes

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DIAMOS program also linked to significant reduction in risk of incident major depression