The main reason people develop type II diabetes is because they are overweight. Learn how body fat encourages type II diabetes in thisfree video from a nutritionist specializing in diabetic diets. Expert: Heidi Kaufman Bio: Heidi Kaufman is a nutritionist that focuses on disorder prevention through diet. She gives lectures and teaches class at the local hospital about how to live with diabetes. Filmmaker: Reggie Hayes
When treating people with Type 2 Diabetes, doctors sometimes prescribe high doses of medications that lower blood sugar. The American Diabetes Association recommends good control of blood sugars in order to reduce the risk of heart attacks. But recently part of a large clinical diabetes study was halted after researchers found an increased death rate among those taking higher doses of blood sugar-lowering medication. The ACCORD trial, as it is called, is funded by several US government agencies and the finding surprised many doctors. The surprise death rate has led some US physicians to push an uncommon diet as a way to lower blood sugar. voa’s Shelley Schlender reports from Phoenix, Arizona.