Hemoglobin A1c  (glycated hemoglobin) is the preferred diagnostic test for diabetes mellitus, and should be done regularly in diabetic patients.

Among its advantages over fasting glucose values (or 2-hour glucose values during an oral glucose tolerance test) is that samples can be drawn at any time and need no special handling (whereas ongoing glycolysis can falsely lower glucose values).

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Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may help to prevent type 2 diabetes by up to 25 percent according to research highlighted in a session report published by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), a not-for-profit organization devoted to the study and disclosure of science related to coffee and health.

Recent scientific evidence has consistently linked regular, moderate coffee consumption with a possible reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. An update of this research and key findings presented during a session at the 2012 World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications (WCPD)… Continue reading →