What is Your Diabetes Risk?
November 14th is World Diabetes Day – Learn what factors contribute to your risk of Type 1, Type 2, and Type 1.5 Diabetes, and how to help prevent diagnosis Tomorrow, November 14, is World...
What is Type 1.5 Diabetes aka Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults?
Often misdiagnosed as Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1.5 or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) has characteristics of Type 1 Diabetes yet it occurs later in life and requires the correct diagnosis for treatment...
New Meta-analysis Shows Significant Effect of Vitamin D on Regulating Insulin Resistance
An estimated 1 in 3 Americans have prediabetes and approximately 80% don’t even know it – here’s how vitamin D can help regulate insulin resistance and decrease diabetes risk Key Points It is estimated...
Magnesium Status May Be a Predictor of Type 2 Diabetes
Studies show that lower magnesium intake and status is associated with a higher risk of having or developing type 2 diabetes Key Points Several studies have shown an inverse relationship between magnesium intake and...
Type 1 Diabetes Could be Prevented or Delayed with Vitamin D & Omega-3s
Learn more about the protocol that has been helping to delay and prevent T1D diagnosis, implemented as part of an official project of GrassrootsHealth. Download & share the infographic below. Key Points Maintaining a...
Analysis by Vitamin D Level: A 76% Decreased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among those with Prediabetes
Many individuals are unaware that they have prediabetes or are already diabetic. Watch this short video on a recent meta-analysis showing how vitamin D reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and...
Magnesium Status and Body Fat Measurements Shown to be Significantly Related
Study finds BMI, fat mass, and risk of metabolic syndrome decreased with increasing serum magnesium levels Key Points Magnesium deficiency has been shown to contribute to many disease conditions, including obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes...
Proof that Type 1 Diabetes Can be Prevented? Test for T1D Autoantibodies as Part of this Prevention Project
Child told he was ‘doomed’ for T1D diagnosis at age 11 has remained T1D free for over 23 years! Learn more about the T1D prevention protocol he follows, now implemented as part of an...
Announcing a New Testing Opportunity with Our Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Project!
Today, World Diabetes Day, we are excited to offer home blood spot testing for T1D autoantibodies as part of our next phase Type 1 Diabetes Prevention study Evidence suggests a role of vitamin D...
Nutrients That Can Affect Your Vitamin D Level, Besides Vitamin D
Is your vitamin D level lower than expected? One of these other nutrients could be to blame. Key Points Poor magnesium status potentially impairs vitamin D metabolism, and deficiency may result in a vitamin...