Most Type 2 diabetics are treated with oral medications to help control blood glucose. The most commonly prescribed are metformin and actos. The drug metformin decreases the amount of glucose your body absorbs from food and helps your liver function better.

Recently, the FDA approved release of a new drug called Pargluva. This can potentially replace two drugs for diabetics. Pargluva combines the properties of metformin and cholesterol fighting drugs.

Toss your disposable contact lenses. The Implantable Contact Lens is permanent. If you are nearsighted, have severe myopia or don’t qualify for laser eye surgery, the Implantable Contact Lens (ICL) could give you a new outlook. ICL provides high levels of correction, says Dr. Sheldon Herzig, co-founder and medical director of the Herzig Eye Institute.

The process: Two weeks before the ICL procedure, the surgeon will make two tiny openings in the iris to allow fluid to pass, alleviating the risk of pressure elevation when the ICL is introduced, and it causes only mild discomfort. Two weeks later, the doctor makes a three-millimetre incision into the cornea and inserts the ICL behind the iris, in front of the eye’s natural lens. The procedure is painless.

Surprisingly enough, heart disease is the number one killer of American women. In fact, the death of women from coronary disease outnumbers the next sixteen causes of death - all put together. And, it’s twice as high as all cancer deaths combined.

What’s more, the first symptom for many women is often death. Of the 1.5 million heart attacks in the U.S. each year, one third or half a million result in death. Of these sudden deaths, 233,000 are women.

But studies show that, for most women, coronary disease can be prevented - naturally. Of course, it takes commitment and discipline to make the necessary lifestyle changes.