It is always in the best interest of a patient with diabetes to eat a well balanced diet with healthy food choices of a variety of vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. This also includes eating on a schedule and not skipping any meals.
Summertime is here and it can be easy to stay well with a few tips to keep you focused on your general health and diabetes. Summer heat can be a big problem when you take diuretics or heart medicines which are common for people with diabetes. Uncontrolled blood sugars are more dangerous in the hot months […]
At ADW diabetes, we usually write about and recommend foods that should be included in your daily diet since they contain multiple nutrients and possible benefit in further controlling your blood sugars.
Many of us are always interested in learning and are on a constant search to find new products, medications, modalities, foods, vitamins or supplements to improve our health especially when we have diabetes.
This week, during diabetes education management sessions, I addressed some important topics concerning a patient which I think will be of interest to you. The first patient of the day was a 43-year old woman who presented with a 15-year history of diabetes type 2. She stated that she weighed 140 lbs (5’4″) at age 23 […]
People develop taste preferences which may explain why they chose certain foods over others. Dr. Valerie Duffy, R.D., at the University of Connecticut says “When it comes to taste, each one of us is hard wired differently”.
According to Dr. Michael Goldberg, a diabetes aware dental specialist, "Gum disease can be made worse by diabetes and diabetes can make gum disease worse". Inflammation of the gums will cause diabetes to spiral out of control, and out of control blood sugars will elevate the chance of severe periodontal disease.
Last week, we explored possible reasons why your seasonal weight gain is still sticking around. People usually gain only 2-3 pounds during the holiday season, which should be easy to get rid of after the festivities die down. Let's look at some other possible reasons why the weight gain may be expanding or remaining stagnant.
It is the first 3 months of the new year and many of my patients are already disappointed, frustrated and concerned about their weight. Although they have made multiple lifestyle changes, they have not been able to lose any weight, which was their New Year’s resolution.
Sometimes, the numbers are easy to gloss over. But, when it comes to heart disease, and how many people it affects, you have to pay attention.