diabetes type 1 Archives - Life Science Review

3 February 20203 February 2020

Fenugreek

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds contain mucilage, trigonelline, 4-hydroxyisoleucine, sotolon, diosgenin, luteolin, phenolic acids, and protodioscin and is “generally recognized as safe” when used as a flavouring by the U.S. Food … Read more

2 February 20202 February 2020

Vegetarian, vegan, Mediterranean, and DASH diets appear to have a beneficial effect on glycaemic control in different diabetic populations

In November 2019 researchers from Spain published their review of the dietary patterns which have been most widely studied for the management of diabetes type 2 and its complications. The … Read more

15 January 202015 January 2020

Researchers recommend that pregnant women who are underweight, overweight or obese, have gestational diabetes mellitus or diabetes mellitus and those who choose vegan/vegetarian diets should be nutritionally supported to achieve a higher quality diet during pregnancy and/or breastfeeding

In November 2019 researchers from Greece published their review on the role of fatty acids and carnitine during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The researchers stated that carnitine had a part to … Read more

1 April 201920 November 2019

Hydroquinone-containing personal care products appear to give false blood glucose level readings

In April 2018 researchers from Belgium and France published the results of their study to assess the reliability of blood glucose measurements when body lotions are used. 12 adult individuals … Read more

1 April 201920 November 2019

When using a hydroquinone-containing cream, a minimum of two hand washings is required prior to measuring blood glucose levels to avoid the possibility of false readings

In August 2018 researchers from France and South Africa published the results of their study to assess the technical and clinical impact of hydroquinone-containing creams on blood glucose levels and … Read more

26 March 20195 January 2020

Well planned vegetarian diets not only reduce the risk of coronary heart disease but are also able to reverse it, including atherosclerosis, as well as being able to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors

In May 2018 members of the USA published their overview of vegetarian diets. They stated that cardiovascular disease is globally the leading cause of death, being responsible for 46% of … Read more

1 July 20183 January 2020

Healthy Eating Index-2010 diet reduces microalbuminuria in youth and young adults with diabetes type I and is therefore beneficial for kidney health

In June 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between three diets and microalbuminuria in 416 individuals with youth-onset type 1 diabetes. … Read more