Unquenchable thirst, frequent urination, weight loss without trying, weakness and fatigue, tingling or numbness in hands, legs of feet and cut and bruises that take a long time to heal are the most common symptoms of both diabetes, says Dr. Pascual De Santis, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida. Cathy Clark-Reyes, Registered Dietitian with Baptist…...

Diabetes can cause damage to the eyes, heart, blood vessels, nervous system, teeth, gums, feet, skin, and kidneys. Dr. Jorge Busse, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says diabetes affects four tissues that do not need insulin to get sugar inside the cells. "Insulin facilitates the intake of the fuel into the cells and there…...

Do your race and ethnicity put you at risk for diabetes? Dr. Ketevan Vladi, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about the statistics of diabetes in Asian, black, Hispanic and white people. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: . . Follow us on social media: FACEBOOK: TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: . . Listen to…...

Dr. Jorge Busse, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains if you are diagnosed with diabetes, it is not urgent to be referred to a nephrologist: "Most of the time the kidneys initially will not be affected and usually the primary care physician will determine whether you need referral to a nephrologist or not". He…...

Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, explains the treatment for diabetes depends on whether the pancreas is able to make insulin or not. She also highlights prediabetes as something that is very important, because it is between range, where you are not quite diabetic, but you are showing evidence of…...

There are two major categories of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Juvenile diabetes is referred to type 1. Roughly around only 5% of people have it. 95% of people in North America onset have type 2 diabetes, explains Dr. Pascual De Santis, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida. The specialist says in type 1…...

Diabetes affects 30 million people in the U.S. today, of which 22 million of them are diagnosed and 9.1 million are undiagnosed. Diabetes causes kidney failure, is non-traumatic lower-limb amputation, adult blindness, is a major cause of heart disease and stroke and is the 7th leading cause of death. Lois Exelbert, Nurse Diabetes Educator and…...

The pancreas is in the middle of the stomach, next to the kidneys and underneath the liver. The main culprit of the pancreas is a hormone that produces insulin in it, explains Lois Exelbert, Nurse Diabetes Educator and Patient Care Manager with Baptist Hospital of Miami. She states insulin enables people to break down sugar…...