What should I know about Type 2 Diabetes?
According to the CDC, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States – representing 8.3% of the population – have diabetes. This represents an increase of roughly 15 percent in just the past few years. Unfortunately, there is a …
Are there any new treatment options for Type 2 Diabetes?
The American Diabetes Association reports that in 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes. The great majority of these have Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), previously known as “adult onset” diabetes. Most people know that T2D is …
What is the difference in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?
Most people are aware that diabetes is a disease characterized by having high blood glucose (sugar). Indeed, an antiquated term for diabetes was “sugar diabetes”. But under the umbrella of the disease that doctors refer to as “diabetes mellitus” are …
What is the function of the pancreas?
In medical school I learned the first rule of surgery: “Eat when you can, sleep when you can, and don’t mess with the pancreas.”
It may seem funny that the pancreas, of all organs, is held in such high regard …
