Here's June's "Focus Funny" and the THIRD in Focus Express Mail Pharmacy's Diabetes Cartoon Caption Contest. Please add your caption as a comment and if the judges like it, YOU will win a $100 gift card to Home Depot, Best Buy, Sears OR American Express. Remember, ALL captions should have a medication or diabetes theme!!
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People who eat two or more servings of brown rice a week reduce their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by about 10 percent compared to people who eat it less than once a month. And those who eat white rice on a regular basis — five or more times a week — are almost 20 percent more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who eat it less than once a month according to a new report from researchers at Harvard University..
Why is there such a big difference?
In addition to having a lower glycemic index , which improves diabetes management, brown rice also contains important nutrients like magnesium that are stripped during the refining process. Magnesium deficiency is typical in chronic, stable, mild type 2 diabetes. Brown rice also contains much more fiber which actually helps to control blood glucose spikes.
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Here's May's "Focus Funny" and the second in Focus Express Mail Pharmacy's Diabetes Cartoon Caption Contest. Please add your caption as a comment and if the judges like it, YOU will win a $100 gift card to Home Depot, Best Buy, Sears OR American Express. Remember, ALL captions should have a medication or diabetes theme!!
Focus Focus Express Mail Pharmacy invites you to join them for a good laugh. And also to provide your best creative caption for the first in a series of "Focus Funnies" cartoons.
Just join the Focus Express Mail Pharmacy group on FaceBook and enter your inspired caption for the cartoon as a comment. They'll read 'em all and select the best of the lot.
And the author of the winning cartoon caption will receive a $100 gift card to Best Buy, Sears, Home Depot or American Express.
Coming soon to a pharmacy near you: AFREZZA, a new fast-acting form of inhaled insulin. According to recent studies, AFREZZA , will provide "glycemic control similar to standard insulin treatments with less risk of hypoglycemia and weight gain." Still waiting for FDA approval, it also appears that AFREZZA will have a lower risk of causing lung problems than Exubera, the first inhalable insulin on the market.
"AFREZZA is an ultra-rapid-acting insulin, and clinical studies have shown us that it has the potential to change diabetes therapy, because in the body, AFREZZA looks like the insulin that's normally in a person's body," said Andrea Leone-Bay, vice president of pharmaceutical development for MannKind Corp., manufacturer of AFREZZA.
It is intended for use at mealtimes to control rapid rises in blood sugar that occur after meals in people with diabetes. The idea of an inhaled insulin appeals to diabetics who must use insulin every time they eat.
For information on diabetes supplies or insulin pumps, click here!
New research is adding another reason why some people have large waistlines. Scientists say that excessive bacteria in the stomach caused by a lack of the TLR5 (Toll-Like Receptor 5) protein may be the culprit.
TLR5 guards against an overgrowth of bacteria in the intestines. If you remove TLR5, the intestines will be overgrown with an excessive amount of pathogens. Inflammation will occur making the cells less sensitive to insulin. And, If the cells become resistant to insulin, the glucose will continue to circulate, causing high blood sugar and type 2 diabetes.
Recently, it has been discovered that probiotics, also known as “healthy” bacteria, can manipulate the balance of the microflora in the intestine by reducing the growth of “harmful” bacteria. and therefore may play a role in fighting obesity and controlling inflammation.
Besides the fact that some cookies taste so darn good, what's the real reason that I can't eat just ONE COOKIE? Chances are that if it contains Glucose-Fructose Syrup, a type of sugar that is used to add bulk and moisture to foods, you've found the answer.
Found in processed snack foods, cereals, yogurt and sodas, it makes the brain think you need to eat more and, worse, according to a new study, can contribute to diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
Dr. Carel Le Roux, a consultant in metabolic medicine at Imperial College London, says that fructose can "scramble mesages to the brain about being full. When we eat sugar, our body releases insulin which tells the brain that we have had enough to eat. High insulin levels are one of the factors that dampen the appetite, But fructose doesn’t trigger as much of an insulin response as regular sugar, so the brain won’t get the message that you are full.”
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According to researcher Marie L. Misso, PhD, of the Australasian Cochrane Center at Monash University, Clayton, Australia, "good evidence is now available to support the use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in the appropriate patient."
To assess and compare the effects of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion with multiple insulin injections, researchers studied 23 randomized controlled trials which included a total of 973 patients who used one of the two interventions for their type 1 diabetes. Results showed that the continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion users (users of insulin pumps) had significantly lower HbA1c levels compared with multiple insulin injection users.
For more information about insulin pumps, click here!
A published report out of Australia says that every hour viewers spend watching television increases the risk of premature death. The study was undertaken by the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne.The report involving more than 8,000 adults in Australia over a six-year period revealed that those adults who watched television the most died younger.
Professor David Dunstan, who led the study, says the elevated risk of an early death was independent of other risk factors, including high blood pressure or cholesterol levels as well as diet, exercise and smoking. The research showed that too much sitting on the couch/sofa can be detrimental to our health.
"What this study provides is the first compelling evidence linking television viewing to an increased risk of early death," Dunstan said. "People who watch four or more hours of television a day have a 46 percent higher risk of death from all causes and an 80 percent increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease." There is a difference between not doing enough exercise and sitting down too much, which scientists believe upsets the body's rhythms and regulatory processes, such as breaking down and using glucose.
So, you want to watch that 4 hour movie? Or you want to see those television shows that you taped or DVR'd while you were away? Watch them while walking/running on a treadmill or peddling a stationary bicycle. You'll live longer and feel better!
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In a study in the December issue of Diabetes Care, the number of people with Diabetes is predicted to almost double to 44.1 million people by 2034. And, at the same time, the cost of treating people with Diabetes will triple to $336 million dollars!
Factors driving the increase in diabetes cases include the aging population and continued high rates of obesity, both of which are risk factors for type 2 diabetes, Additionally, more and more people will live with Diabetes for a longer period of time, thus increasing the length of treatment as well as the serious complications that Diabetes can cause.
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