January News Roundup 

Each month, we round up diabetes-related news and insights from trusted sources to provide you with ideas, tips, education and more to help you live your best life.   

Here’s the latest! 

6 Healthy Resolutions that Have Nothing to Do with Weight 

Beyond Type 1 & Beyond Type 2 
New year resolutions can have a way of telling us to shrink, detox, eliminate, restrict or somehow try to “fix” our bodies. But here’s the thing: your body is not a problem to be solved. And your health is far too complex and multi-layered to be measured in pounds. Read more.

How Latinos Have Become Especially Vulnerable to Diabetes

Whhy 
At the Mexican Consulate’s monthly health fair in Oklahoma City, community organizations have tables set up with information on nutrition, exercise, and various health issues. The main attraction, though, is a quick check-up meant to catch early signs of type 2 diabetes. Read more. 

Managing Diabetes on the Job

Safety and Health  
The decision to tell people at work that you’ve got a medical condition can be a difficult one. For workers with diabetes, a condition that requires regular monitoring, fear of “being judged” may lead them to say nothing to supervisors or co-workers. Read more.

Bright Idea: Natural Daylight May Improve Blood Sugar Management 

Diabetes Self-Management 
“Our findings suggest that natural daylight exposure has a positive metabolic impact on individuals with type 2 diabetes and could support the treatment of metabolic diseases,” …noting that simply spending more time in natural light is an easy, accessible, and no‑cost approach that may help support glucose control. Read more.

Researchers Find Vital Clue in the Progression of Type-1 Diabetes

UF News 
In a new study, researchers found that the smallest collections of insulin-producing beta cells, as well as single cells scattered throughout the pancreas, are the first to die as the immune system launches its assault. Read more.