ImageCreditCraig Frazier Every time her parents pick up a new prescription at a Walgreens in Houston, they follow Duyen Pham-Madden’s standing instructions: Use the iPad she bought for them, log onto FaceTime, hold up the pill bottles for her examination. Her mother, 79, and father, 77, need numerous medications, but have trouble grasping when and… Read More »
The classic deadlift is one of the best bang-for-buck exercises in the history of the gym, a move that can build real-world strength and burn plenty of calories, while layering muscle onto your back, arms, and thighs and training rock-solid core stability, too. If you’re serious about your fitness, you’ll want to integrate deadlifts into… Read More »
An ultra low-calorie diet that can reverse type 2 diabetes is to form part of a pilot run by the NHS in England. The 800-calorie a day diet using liquid meals and shakes will be prescribed for three months, initially to 5,000 people, and follow-up support given. Nine out of 10 people with diabetes in… Read More »
Diabetes affects around four million people in the UK with stats released recently showing it affects 7,000 under-25s in England . The condition is caused by the pancreas not creating enough insulin, or your body not reacting to it. It can be hard to know if you have diabetes, but there are symptoms to look… Read More »
By Kimberly Freeman, RN, Diabetes Program, and Michael Hanlon, Diabetes Intervention “Let’s get this done. I don’t want diabetes to win.” A powerful quote by Ann, a resident in McDowell County who’s taking control of her diabetes with the Taking Control of Type 2 (TCT2) Diabetes program. Her words symbolize the beginning of a journey… Read More »