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CINNAMON MAY HELP PREDIABETES! Check out this article in MedPage Today about a study published in Journal of the Endocrinology Society demonstrating that “cinnamon supplements kept a lid on fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and other measures of glucose dysregulation in patients with prediabetes.” MedPage Today: Cinnamon Beat Placebo in Prediabetes “This randomized controlled […]
TEETH BRUSHING HELPS REDUCE COLON POLYPS (and DIABETES)! A recent study was highlighted in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News about regular dental care lowering the risk of precancerous colon polyps! “The benefits of good oral hygiene don’t stop with a sparkling smile and healthy gums. Frequent dental visits, presumably a marker of good periodontal health, […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: SIZZLE THE SMALL INTESTINE, HELP DIABETES? By Tara Troy, M.D. Check out this fascinating Gut article highlighted in Med Page Today about a pioneering new treatment for diabetes. They describe a single minimally invasive endoscopic procedure that “involves circumferential hydrothermal ablation of the duodenal mucosa resulting in subsequent regeneration of the […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: STOOL TRANSPLANT may HELP TREAT OBESITY and DIABETES? Can fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) help treat obesity and diabetes? Check out this article in Med Page Today that summarizes two studies presented last week at the Digestive Disease Week conference. The studies “demonstrated that FMT can safely lead to sustained changes in recipients’ microbiomes. Whether […]
