National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Ring in the new year with resolutions you can manage. Here are some approachable tips for healthy weight management: ⭐ Try to replace refined or white bread with whole-wheat bread and refined pasta with whole-wheat pasta. ⭐ Find ways to build short bursts of physical activity into your day. ⭐ Try cutting back on solid-fat foods. Use olive oil instead of butter in cooking. ⭐ Meet a friend for a walk, instead of a meal.

There's no "right" number of daily or weekly bowel movements, but if they're infrequent, you may be constipated. Symptoms include: - Fewer than three bowel movements a week - Difficulty passing stools - Lumpy or hard stools - A feeling of being blocked

Ready to boost your health through physical activity? Aim for 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. That's 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. If you're just getting started, take it slow and aim for an hour per week. What's your go-to activity: dancing, walking the dog, gardening, or something else? Let us know in the comments!

What is NIDDK's STEP-UP program and why is the research experience unique? Nathalie Fuentes, a past participant, shares her experience. 🔬 🧫👩🏽🔬 Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 program. Visit niddk.gov and click "Research & Funding," then "Research Programs & Contacts," & "Diversity."

NIDDK researchers analyzing data from the U.S. Renal Data System found that opioid prescription rates among people in the U.S. treated with dialysis or who had a kidney transplant dropped steadily. The findings, published in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology, stated that short-term and chronic opioid prescriptions were associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Read more in the latest Director's Update. #DKupdate

The busy holiday season can be overwhelming. And people with diabetes already face many stressors in and outside of their daily care routine. Managing stress is critical to avoid further complications. Dr. Krystal M. Lewis of National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) shares resources to help your patients cope with diabetes stress on the Diabetes Discoveries & Practice Blog: https://lnkd.in/ebrhAUiM #NIDDK #Diabetes #StressManagement #MentalHealth #DDPblog

Out now: The latest "Diabetes in America" article summarizes diabetes-related kidney disease and its treatment, including the recent changes to the equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate. Read it now: https://lnkd.in/gUvvzGdA This article is authored by: Meda Pavkov - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alain K. Koyama, ScD, Petter Bjornstad, M.D., and Robert Nelson, MD, PhD.

Suzie Stephenson, a postdoc fellow at The National Institutes of Health, is researching how a particular virus sabotages cells in the liver. Understanding this process could lead to new treatments or even a cure for a potentially lethal liver disease. Watch the full #SciBites video here: https://go.nih.gov/3SBAHqS #NIH_IRP

This year the Diabetes Discoveries and Practice Blog covered everything from the updated ADA Standards of Care to ways that community health workers can impact diabetes outcomes. Here are the top posts of 2024: https://lnkd.in/ezA4kGTY #DDPblog #NIDDK

Are you eating a healthy diet, getting enough fluids, and physical activity but still experiencing constipation? If lifestyle changes aren't doing the trick, or if you're experiencing pain, bleeding, or other serious symptoms, talk to your doctor about treatment options. #NIDDK