Screening for Diabetes

Posted on September 5, 2012 by drnieman

In our Pediatric Weight Clinic in Calgary we check in all patients a HbA1C level. Essentially we are trying to see what the risk is for that patient to get Diabetes. A recent study in Diabetes Care looked at the … Continue reading →

Obesity Impacts the Brain

Posted on September 3, 2012 by drnieman

In the Aug 2012 edition of the journal Obesity, authors use 8 pages of writing—very intense an academic writing—to call attention to the link between obesity and cognitive decline.(Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Alzheimer’s Disease; Kerry L. Hildreth et al. page … Continue reading →