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Patients with vitamin D insufficiency have a higher incidence of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

The results of the below study also suggest that vitamin D supplementation in patients with lower levels of vitamin D may reduce peripheral neuropathy, which might improve patients' long-term quality of life.

https://jnccn.org/view/journals/jnccn/21/11/article-p1172.xml?rskey=ypzWfU&result=1

Happy New Year!

Dear Patients and Patient Advocates, As we approach the end of 2023, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and the confidence you've placed in our mission to save and improve patients' lives. Our goal is to develop an effective drug treatment for peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy and diabetes...

November 14 is World Diabetes Day.

More than 1 in 3 adults – about 98 million Americans – has prediabetes, and 81% of them don’t know they have it.

Prediabetes can lead to type 2 diabetes and other long-term health conditions, like heart attack and stroke. But prediabetes can be reversed with early action.

The “Do I Have Prediabetes?” campaign encourages people to go to DoIHavePrediabetes.org and take a 1-minute risk test.

Take the test to see where you stand.

https://www.cdc.gov/prediabetes/risktest/index.html?ACSTrackingID=DM117127&ACSTrackingLabel=Be%20your%20own%20hero%20against%20prediabetes&deliveryName=DM117127

Take the Test - Prediabetes | Diabetes | CDC

In a new clinical trial, an NIH-funded research team compared fasting and calorie restriction for weight loss and blood-sugar reduction.

After six months, participants in the fasting group lost an average of 3.6% percent of their body weight compared to those in the control group. In comparison, people in the calorie-restriction group did not lose a significant amount of weight compared to the control group.

Turns out for many people trying to lose weight, counting time is easier than counting calories!

Intermittent fasting for weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes People with obesity and type 2 diabetes lost more weight using daily periods of fasting than by trying to restrict calories over a six-month period.

November is National Diabetes Month

Nearly 1 in 2 Americans has diabetes or prediabetes. Many patients don't know they have diabetes until they start to experience nerve damage such as tingling, numbness, temperature sensitivity or pain in the extremities.

Take steps to prevent and manage diabetes to avoid serious health problems. Learn more from the Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/community-health-outreach/national-diabetes-month

National Diabetes Month 2023 - NIDDK Each November communities across the country observe National Diabetes Month to bring attention to diabetes and its impact on millions of Americans.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

Early detection is key, especially to avoid chemotherapy which frequently comes with debilitating neurotoxic side effects like numbness, tingling, temperature sensitivity and burning pain.

The most used chemo agents such as taxanes (paclitaxel and docetaxel) cause persistent nerve damage in 63% of patients and more than 50% of patients will suffer from irreversible life-long nerve damage.

Get checked. Regularly. Encourage family/friends to get checked too.

There are over 4 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today. Early detection saves lives.



https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509538/