A history of smoking, diabetes, advanced age, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, excess weight, and a family history of PAD are risk factors of Peripheral Arterial Disease. Dr. Bernie Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer of Baptist Health Medical Group, says diabetes and smoking are major risk factors, and he also explains when you have a blockage…...

Diabetes, advanced age, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are risk factors of peripheral vascular diseases. Dr. Antonio Mesa, Neurologist with Baptist Hospital Miami, explains which ones we can control and how they affect the body...

Can diabetes be cured? That is a big question. Dr. Michelle Brewster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, and Dr. Ketevan Vladi, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, explain how diabetes can be managed, and what can happen with a pancreas transplant...

Being checked by a podiatrist is very important. Dr. Ketevan Vladi, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the correlation between seeing a podiatrist and diabetes. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: . . Follow us on social media: FACEBOOK: TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: . . Listen to our Podcast: SPOTIFY: APPLE PODCAST: . . Visit…...

Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, says it is very common that a person can have diabetes without knowing it. "We encourage a lot of screening, so we can catch things early before you develop symptoms." She recommends getting your annual wellness exam with your primary care doctor to check…...

Diabetes is a condition primarily involving the pancreas, explains Lois Exelbert, Nurse Diabetes Educator and Patient Care Manager with Baptist Hospital with a graphic. She describes, throughout the pancreas there are areas called islets of Langerhans, which have a lot of cells but one of them, the beta cell, produces insulin. Insulin helps the body…...

Elise Karnegis, Registered Dietitian & Diabetes Educator with Baptist Health South Florida, says lifestyle is the key. She explains sleeping more is important to prevent diabetes, because lack of sleep causes weight gain and blood sugar problems. L.B. Irigoyen, Exercise Physiologist with Baptist Health South Florida, points out there are different things you can do…...

Elise Karnegis, Registered Dietitian & Diabetes Educator with Baptist Health South Florida, says she encourages her patients to get involved in the Diabetes Prevention Program, which is free for the community, or meeting with a diabetes educator one-on-one. She explains in the session, that lasts an hour to an hour and a half, doctors do…...