How do you evaluate the studies that show that strict control of A1c does not...
This person is referring to the ACCORD study, which in its initial unsophisticated scoring supposedly showed that a large group of elderly diabetics who had existing heart disease, died sooner when...
View ArticleWhat meds do you recommend to control elevated cholesterol?
In my experience the most common cause of elevated cholesterol is low thyroid. High blood sugars also have an effect on LDL that can be very dramatic. If someone has elevated cholesterol, diabetic or...
View ArticleIs it dangerous to continually have low-grade ketone levels in your blood?
Low-grade ketones are not a problem; it’s part of the survival system that humans have for getting through famines. We don’t have many famines nowadays, but if they’re not eating overnight, a large...
View ArticleIf someone needs to restrict their protein intake because of kidney damage,...
The restriction of protein intake is an outdated thought. It was born of a study by Barry Brenner, at Harvard, back in the 1980s. He did a survey of the diabetologists in Boston asking, “At what blood...
View Article8th Q&A With Dr. Richard Bernstein
Diabetics with dental infection should have a longer course of antibiotics, up to a year. Is there an optimal timing of antibiotic that should be used? First of all, it varies with the person. If your...
View Article10th Q&A With Dr. Richard Bernstein
Are there supplements that help to decrease insulin resistance? Are there supplements that can increase insulin resistance? Low magnesium, also low vitamin D, can cause insulin resistance, and not...
View Article11th Q&A With Dr. Richard Bernstein
Why is your goal for A1c so much lower than the ADA’s 7% and AACE’s (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) 6.5%? An A1c of 7% is an average blood sugar of 180 mg/dl, which is more than...
View Article12th Q&A With Dr. Bernstein
Can Januvia Trigger Cancer Symptoms? I have been a type 2 diabetic for more than 10 years, and have been on Januvia for about half that time (previously Avandia). I recently read a Dr. Mercola piece...
View ArticleLife With Type 2: How (Non-Diabetic) Others See Us
It’s always fun to get a different take on things. You sit for years a few rows up from first base and then one day you decide to go sit out by left field. Who knew the game could look …
View ArticleLife With Type 2: Science Catches Up to Our Experiences
Scientists will tell you that they don’t consider anecdotes-personal stories about something-to be evidence that establishes a fact. Say you have 10 people swear they’ve been abducted by aliens, and...
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