May
3, 2017
Apr
26, 2017
12 Easy Spring Cleaning Tips | Part 1
The clock has sprung forward, giving us more precious daylight hours. Spring season tends to be a time when we reevaluate the old, refresh ourselves and our homes. I wanted to share some tips which may make you think about new behaviors to enhance overall health. […]
Mar
1, 2017
15 Quick Food Safety Tips
“48 million Americans suffer from food poisoning each year”. Today’s bacteria are more virulent and harder to control than past years. Due to antibiotic overuse in the animal population, coupled with resistance to pesticides, it becomes more difficult to keep our food sources healthy and us safe. Another common practice of liberally using hand sanitizers over […]
Feb
22, 2017
Simple, Old Fashioned Foot Care with Diabetes
This week during diabetes management teaching sessions, I interacted with 3 new onset Type 2 diabetes patients who were mystified about dealing with “foot awareness” and the need for scrupulous foot care. Since diabetes education can be overwhelming at the initial visit, I try to keep each aspect of care very simple and basic. The patients […]
Feb
15, 2017
Clinical Developments And More
Each year diabetes treatment becomes more sophisticated with new technology, better medications and increased knowledge and awareness from our medical practitioners. Certain aspects of diabetes treatment remains the same throughout the years, but following old protocols might not be enough for blood sugar control in the upcoming year. Let’s examine some of the latest trends and […]
Feb
1, 2017
16 Tips for Eating in the Real World with Diabetes
Since the holiday season has ended, I have been counseling diabetes patients who are unhappy with their seasonal weight gain along with elevated A1C values and uncontrolled daily blood sugars. Many of their physicians have “threatened them with insulin” unless they give “diet and exercise” a real try. Some patients just rather take the medication then […]
Jan
23, 2017
Heart Disease, Stroke & Diabetes
The risk of heart disease and stroke are nearly twice as high in people with diabetes. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in people who have type 2 diabetes. Discover the link between heart disease, stroke, and diabetes as well as ways to avoid cardiovascular problems.
Serious Risk of Heart Disease for People with Diabetes
Heart […]
Jan
18, 2017
Why the Rising Cost of Insulin?
Recently, during diabetes management counseling sessions, I taught several patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes about the cost of insulin. They were having trouble affording their daily insulin injections even with health insurance. […]
Jan
4, 2017
Dec
21, 2016
Nurse Robbie’s Winter Foot Care Tips
Most of the rest of the country was in a deep cold snap, but they are much more prepared for the cold weather than those of us in Florida. […]