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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.
Your skin can take a beating in the winter chill and become dry and cracked. People with diabetes are at a higher risk of developing skin infections and other problems. Consider these 4 simple tips for winter skin with diabetes. […]
The antipasto wins out and you finally convince your friend to accompany you to your favorite Italian Restaurant. You walk in knowing this could be trouble.
A carbohydrate to insulin ratio is the amount of insulin used to lower the blood sugar from a particular amount of grams of carbohydrates eaten. For example, some people have a 15:1 carbohydrate-to-insulin ratio or they take 1 unit of insulin for every 15 grams of carbohydrates they eat.
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.
You get on, but before you start climbing, you think about your fasting blood sugar – 95 mg/dL and the breakfast you ate – a bowl of cereal, milk and fruit - and when your medication is going to peak – RIGHT NOW!
When people have diabetes, their bodies cannot process or respond to insulin. As a result, they are advised to limit their intake of simple sugar. Learn more about 4 types of sugar – white, brown, honey and agave – and what they mean to you.
In the past, type 2 diabetes was usually diagnosed in adults 40 years old and older. Now around 151,000 people who are 20 years old or younger have diabetes type 2. Learn more about the increasing frequency of type 2 diabetes in adolescence and what can be done about it.
Learning about the glycemic index may help people with diabetes better control their blood sugar levels. The glycemic index is a way to measure the effect certain foods have on your blood sugar. Controversy still remains when the glycemic index is discussed. Some professionals say eating foods with a high glycemic index in combination with other […]