Diabetes management can often feel overwhelming, but you don't have to face it alone. Partnering with a primary care doctor offers numerous benefits that make managing diabetes easier. Let’s explore five specific ways your primary care physician (PCP) can support you on your journey towards Read More
Diabetes
The Best Type of Doctor to Treat Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, causing blood sugar levels to become too high. When there is too much sugar in the blood, it can lead to many health problems. To prevent serious health complications, diabetes should be carefully managed under the supervision of an Read More
5 Tips for Checking and Controlling your Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. About 463 million people live with it, which is expected to increase in the coming years. There is no cure for the condition, so taking proactive steps to manage it is crucial. Without careful monitoring and management, diabetes can Read More
Eating Even a Little More Whole Grains, Fruit, and Veggies May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Since you were a child, you were told that healthy eating habits have a lot of benefits. But, how well do you know about these benefits? Making good lifestyle choices, such as having a healthy diet, can prevent chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes. In particular, fruits, vegetables, and Read More
Worlds Apart: Understanding the Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic condition that is one of the primary causes of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, and stroke across the world. There are two major types: type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The main distinctions between the two are their causes and methods of management. Understanding the type Read More
How Your Doctor Diagnoses Diabetes
Some diseases, like diabetes, can be silent killers – displaying easy-to-miss symptoms that are mistaken for other ailments or ignored altogether. In its early stages, it shows no signs at all; so, it’s easy to understand how many people live their lives undiagnosed with the disease… yet have Read More
Annual American Diabetes Association® Guidelines
William Osler, one of the founding professors of Johns Hopkins Medicine, once said, “Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.” An ever-evolving landscape, the field of healthcare bears witness to new developments and discoveries each day. To keep up with the influx of new Read More
Interesting Facts about Diabetes
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes and the number is growing each year. Diabetes is a chronic disease involving the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar. The body either cannot make sufficient insulin or in some cases, it can’t process the insulin produced. Most everyone Read More
Ask Your Doctor – Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Do any of these apply to you? You’re overweight. You tend to consume a lot of sugary foods and beverages. You experienced gestational diabetes when you were pregnant … but it went away. You have a relative with type 2 diabetes. You have been diagnosed with prediabetes. If so, you Read More
