Diabetes
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Weight loss, plus exercise, can make a difference in helping people with type 2 diabetes get their hemoglobin A1C -- the measure of average blood...
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One in three American adults has prediabetes, and to make matters worse, only a small fraction of these people know it! I consider this to be a...
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I personally have never liked the taste or texture of oatmeal. This is unexpected because I like the taste of almost all foods I have ever tried...
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I've generally been unhappy with the hospital food served to patients. My main complaint is too much refined starch. Food is generally bland or...
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If your husband is experiencing pain and fatigue that is new and unusual, he should be examined by his doctor to make sure everything is OK and his...
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One of my greatest pleasures in life is to help patients achieve remission of their type 2 diabetes. This means their blood sugar levels have become...
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I believe antibody testing for type 1 diabetes is useful in patients for whom it is not obvious whether it is type 1 or type 2. It is worth testing...
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strategies for fighting diabetes are pretty much the same as the strategies for fighting diabetic kidney disease. Doctors and patients try to keep...
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Unfortunately, almost a third of all diabetics may be more prone to certain types of fungal infections (candidiasis) or oral thrush. Many diabetics...
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Type 2 diabetes is the type of diabetes that occurs later in life. Insulin resistance precedes the development of type 2 diabetes, sometimes by years...
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There are indicators of problems in blood sugar metabolism that can be seen years before the development of overt diabetes. Physicians in the field...
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The risk actually varies depending on where you live. This is in part due to the environment you live in, and in part due to the genetic makeup of...
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People who are not eating right and exercising are more susceptible to head colds and those bouts last longer and are more likely to result in...
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Yes. It would be OK to take Tussin DM for your cough while taking bupropion and a high blood pressure medication. There are no significant drug...
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Blood sugar control remains important even during labor, which can be a stressful time for both the mother and the baby. If you have been taking...
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