by Dr. G. Pepper | Jun 15, 2011 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, weight gain
In my last article on the newest generation of diabetes pills (the DPP-4 inhibitors), I basically said that their benefits were not impressive and the costs were too high. I stand by those comments, but I need to add some clarifying thoughts. I continue to use drugs...
by Dr. G. Pepper | May 16, 2011 | diabetes, diet, general health & nutrition, health, metabolism, weight gain
(I don’t think so, and here’s why.) The FDA just announced its approval of linagliptin (Tradjenta), a new diabetes medication developed by Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Inglheim. Linagliptin is the third drug to be approved in the class of medications...
by Dr. G. Pepper | May 6, 2011 | fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, thyroid
When I became an endocrinologist in 1981 I was truly excited about the field. At that time it seemed that the science of endocrinology was expanding rapidly and new discoveries were on the horizon particularly in regards to the way hormones effect the brain, mood and...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Apr 28, 2011 | blood pressure, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, thyroid
Suzi has hypothyroidism and high blood pressure. She sends the following story describing how t3 treatment appeared to help normalize her blood pressure. This is the first time I have come across this effect and thought it would be helpful to share her story on the...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Apr 4, 2011 | diet, diet and weight loss, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, weight gain
In this emotional blog posted to metabolism.com, Greg (from Tampa) shares insights from his personal struggle to stop smoking and deal with the weight fluctuations that accompanied those efforts. Not everyone can achieve this kind of success but, according to Greg, by...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Mar 27, 2011 | diabetes, diet, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, weight gain
Diagnosing diabetes is simple. If the blood sugar is found to be elevated you are diabetic. Increasing or decreasing the cut off level between normal and diabetic will dramatically change the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In 1997 the American Diabetes...
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