diabetes

Paula Deen’s Diabetes: Inspirational or Hypocritical?

Posted on 01/18/2012 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthFor three years, celebrity chef Paula Deen — the high priestess of the “add more butter” school of cooking — has kept quiet about her Type 2 diabetes, while still urging people to make the kind of high-fat, high-calorie food that can lead to obesity, a risk factor for…..Type 2 diabetes. Except apparently she’s had a change of heart, going public about her disease now that she’s just signed a lucrative endorsement contract with diabetes drugmaker Novo Nordisk, the company …

Statins Linked To Diabetes In Older Women, Study Finds

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthOne in four Americans over age 45 take a statin to lower their cholesterol, but a new study says the popular drugs may increase the risk of diabetes. An analysis of postmenopausal women who were taking statins found they had almost a 50 percent greater risk of diabetes than those who weren’t on the cholesterol-lowing drug. The study, published online in the Archives of Internal Medicine, looked at nearly 154,000 women, average age 63, who didn’t have diabetes when the …

The Takeaway: 1 In 10 Could Have Diabetes By 2030; The TV, Exercise and Depression Link

Posted on 11/14/2011 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsAccording to a new report released by International Diabetes Foundation, one in 10 adults worldwide—some 522 million people—could have diabetes by 2030. And a new study of thousands of older women in the United States found those who got the most exercise and watched the least television were the least likely to be diagnosed with depression.

Boxing Legend ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier Also Battled Diabetes

Posted on 11/8/2011 by Alejandra Owens | General News | Comments

Personal HealthLegendary boxer ’Smokin’ Joe Frazier, who died of liver cancer at age 67 Monday night, had a boxing career that included 32 wins, four losses and one draw, with 27 knockout wins. He won the Fight of the Century against Muhammad Ali in 1971. But did you know he also had type 2 diabetes? Diabetes landed the boxer in the hospital with a life-threatening toe infection in 2000. He was determined not to let the disease get the better of him, though: Frazier …

The Takeaway: Wealth Gap Between Young and Old Grows; Exploring The Diabetes/Dementia Link

Posted on 11/7/2011 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsThe wealth gap between young and old is wider than ever before, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with the typical net worth of households headed by someone 65+ at 47 times that of households headed by those under 35. And scientists are increasingly exploring the ways in which diabetes and dementia may be linked

The Takeaway: Investment Advice Rules Delayed, Diabetes Ups Dementia Risk

Posted on 09/20/2011 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsRetirement Investing—It’s Complicated: Does your retirement investment advisor have your best interests in mind? Possibly not—under current law, many investment consultants and advisors for 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts are not considered ‘fiduciaries,’ meaning they’re not legally responsible for offering advice solely for the benefit of employers and workers participating in a plan. They could, in fact, be receiving payments from investment companies, recommending investment products from those companies to account holders—and then not be held at all accountable if their advice is …