Can CBT for Diet Improve Glucose and Pregnancy Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes?
A multicentre RCT finds a CBT-based dietary app improves postprandial glucose and reduces macrosomia in gestational diabetes. PICO summary and commentary.
Nutrition & Lifestyle
Diet, physical activity, behavioural and lifestyle interventions for metabolic and endocrine health.
Can Home Exercise Improve Brain Function and Inflammation in Diabetic Postmenopausal Women?
An RCT finds home dual-task exercise improves executive function and HDL in diabetic postmenopausal women, but does not change the TNF/IL-10 balance or glucose. PICO summary and commentary.
Can Galician Olive Oil Help Control Blood Sugar?
A 24-week trial finds high-phenolic olive oil reduces insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes, but without changing lipids or blood pressure. PICO summary and commentary.
Does the Omnipod 5 Activity Feature Help Control Blood Sugar During Exercise?
A crossover trial finds the Omnipod 5 Activity feature reduces insulin and blunts exercise glucose drops in type 1 diabetes, though hypoglycemia rates were unchanged. PICO summary and commentary.
Is Nanocurcumin Safe and Effective for Diabetic Nerve Pain?
A double-blind RCT finds nanocurcumin does not improve pain or neuropathy outcomes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Do Chicory Root Fibers Improve Gut Health and Insulin Sensitivity?
A 12-week trial finds chicory-root fibre improves whole-body insulin sensitivity and lowers triglycerides in obesity, with butyrate-producing gut bacteria enriched. PICO summary and commentary.
Intermittent Islamic Fasting Plus Lifestyle vs Lifestyle Alone in Metabolic Syndrome: A Small RCT
A 54-patient randomized trial testing intermittent Islamic fasting added to lifestyle modification against lifestyle modification alone in adults with metabolic syndrome, with greater percent-change improvements in weight and metabolic markers in the fasting arm. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Almond Milk or Cow Milk for Blood Sugar: What a Crossover Trial Found
A small crossover trial found almond milk offered no postprandial glycaemic benefit over 2% cow milk in adults with type 2 diabetes, with the primary glucose endpoint null. PICO summary and expert commentary.