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What to know about buying meds online

In March, the Food and Drug Administration added semaglutide to its drug shortages list. That means the pricey popular prescription drug—sold as Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss—could be purchased from compounding pharmacies. Here’s what to know about buying any medicines from compounding pharmacies...or from websites you find online.

Fact vs. FictionSeptember 20, 2023Bonnie Liebman, MS
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Will extra protein help lower your blood sugar if you have diabetes?

Does a higher-protein diet help people with type 2 diabetes?

Healthy EatingSeptember 20, 2023
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Do personalized diets work for people with type 2 diabetes?

In people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and excess weight, a personalized lower-calorie diet (based on continuous blood sugar monitoring, gut microbiome data, and more) led to no lower long-term blood sugar levels (hemoglobin A1c) and no fewer blood sugar spikes over six months than a one-size-fits-all lower-fat, lower-calorie diet.

Preventing DiseaseJuly 20, 2023
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The 10 leading causes of death in the United States

“Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for the second year in a row in 2021,” reportedthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in August.

Preventing DiseaseApril 27, 2023Bonnie Liebman, MS
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Are you vitamin savvy? Take our quiz.

We all need vitamins and minerals. But it’s hard to remember which are good for what, which we’re more likely—or extremely unlikely—to run short of, and how much is too much. That’s good to know, when a multi-billion dollar industry keeps trying to sell us more (and ever-pricier­) supplements.

SupplementsApril 27, 2023Bonnie Liebman, MS
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How much can exercise lower your long-term risk of diabetes?

Exercise can curb your risk of type 2 diabetes over the long run.

Physical ActivityMarch 20, 2023
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Could alternate-day fasting help you lose liver fat?

Two out of three adults with obesity have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which boosts the risk of type 2 diabetes. Scientists randomly assigned 80 adults with NAFLD to alternate-day fasting (eating only 600 calories on their fast days), aerobic exercise (five one-hour sessions per week), both, or no intervention (control).

Preventing DiseaseFebruary 23, 2023
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How to reverse prediabetes & type 2 diabetes

Fifteen percent of U.S. adults have diabetes. Another 38 percent have prediabetes (and 8 out of 10 of them don’t know it). Together, that comes to one in two adults with harmful blood sugar levels. The good news: Many cases can be prevented and, in some people, even reversed. Here's what to know about prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Preventing DiseaseNovember 16, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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Diabetes 101

Insulin acts as a key that allows blood sugar (glucose) to enter the body’s cells, where it can be burned for fuel or stored. But in some people, the key can’t open the lock.

Preventing DiseaseNovember 16, 2022
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Two new studies link exercise to a lower risk of early death

Why exercise? The reasons keep on coming.

Physical ActivityOctober 14, 2022
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