Healthy Gut

The digestive system is a group of organs working together to covert food into energy and nutrition to feed the body. The gut is home to more than 100 trillion microbes or bacteria which are necessary for health. Dr. Mark Hyman describes our gut as an inner garden; if...

COVID and Diabetes

Why do those with diabetes seem more vulnerable to COVID infections and complications? Health care providers and scientists are aware that the two most common characteristics among many of those who are losing their battle with COVID is being overweight or obese and...

We All Need a Tribe

Would you like to live to be 100 years old?  Most of us would pause as we think about the quality of life at that age.  In America, to be a centenarian is rare and typically someone in poor health and needing must assistance from others. A Danish study on...

Am I at Risk of Becoming a Diabetic?

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is an epidemic around the world. Currently, one out of every ten people are living with T2D. That number has been growing tremendously in the past 50 years and there is no sign of slowing down. There are currently more than 30 million American...

Best of What’s New in Health for 2021

As we bring 2021 to a close, let’s look at innovations that improve the lives of those living with diabetes. Affordable long-acting insulin. Semglee manufactured by Viatris is a biosimilar insulin that is medically identical to Lantus or glargine. Semglee is priced...