Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, says college students are at risk of developing diabetes, because of the weight gain. "If you develop diabetes, you are looking at consequences of nerve damage, heart disease, kidney disease, and social consequences as well." ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: . . Follow us on…...

Dr. Ashok Mittal, Cardiovascular Specialist with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains diabetes is a risk factor of Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D), because it is an inflammatory condition. "Insulin resistance leads to the deposition of fat inside the muscle, the muscle cannot take up glucose, which builds up in the blood, and that causes decrease…...

Angie Placeres, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains a diabetes educator works with nurses, endocrinologists, and other dietitians who focus on the diabetic population. She also says if you have not been diagnosed with diabetes but you have a strong family history, it is important to take action at that time and do…...

Diabetes can cause retinopathy and when sugar levels are high, people can have difficulty for nearside vision. This can be prevented or resolved when the glucose is low, says Dr. Pascual De Santis, Endocrinologist at Baptist Health South Florida. One of the things that scares diabetics is the fact that they cannot see or cannot…...

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S, and diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the country. Ian del Conde, Cardiovascular Specialist at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains diabetes is a very common chronic condition in the population. He says our daily actions can have a huge…...

Dr. Jorge Busse, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains usually type 1 diabetes affects patients before age 40, and type 2 affects people after 40. He also says type 2 is mostly genetic. Another difference is that in type 1, the body can no longer produce insulin, and in type 2, the body still…...

What is your risk for diabetes? Amy Kimberlain, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains there is a test to know if you are near to get a diagnose of diabetes. The test has questions, such are age, gender, previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes, family history, and high blood pressure, among others. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE…...

Type 1 diabetes is affecting only 5 to 10% of people, affirms Lois Exelbert, Nurse Diabetes Educator and Patient Care Manager with Baptist Hospital of Miami. She adds the old name for this condition used to be juvenile diabetes, because it was presumed that it happened in children and not in adults. However, adults even…...