Amy Kimberlain, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about different tests for diagnosing diabetes or prediabetes. She advises doing fasting plasma glucose and according with the values, patients can be diagnosed correctly. The expert explains something under 100 indicates everything is ok, but something above 126 would be indicative of possibly diabetes, she […]

Elise Karnegis, Registered Dietitian & Diabetes Educator with Baptist Health South Florida, explains many people think prediabetes is not as bad as diabetes, but it is, because when you are diagnosed with diabetes it is about 10 years of fluctuations in the blood sugar and in that time there has been damage done to the […]

There are some statistics for PAD patients who have diabetes: 15% of diabetics experience foot ulcers, 40 to 50% of non-traumatic amputations are of diabetic patients, and 42% of these will lose their other leg in 1-3 years. Dr. Bernie Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer of Baptist Health Medical Group, says the care of patients with […]

More than 1/3 of the population have prediabetes, according to Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald and the majority don’t know it. Amy Kimberlain, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms the most important reason is that people are not going to the doctor. There are a multitude of reasons why people may not know, but that […]

Damage to nerves and kidneys, cardiovascular disease, and eye and foot damage are some complications of diabetes. Dr. Lara Paraskos, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains what can happen when the disease is not controlled and what other complications a patient can suffer from. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: . . Follow us […]

Angie Placeres, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains diabetes is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the beta cells that make insulin. Those who get diagnosed with type 1 have to inject insulin for the rest of their life, because they can never make it again. She says type 2 is more insulin resistance, […]

Non-starchy vegetables have a lot of fiber and Amy Kimberlain, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, advises consuming them in natural presentation, non-fried, in juices or smoothies. She explains fiber helps patients feel fuller longer. The expert says it’s critical to introduce non-starchy vegetables in healthy daily diet. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: […]

Sometimes people will have no symptoms of diabetes, but typically if blood sugar rises above a normal level, the initial symptoms of it are: fatigue, frequent urination, hungry and thirsty, affirms Lois Exelbert, Nurse Diabetes Educator and Patient Care Manager with Baptist Hospital of Miami. Carla Duenas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, advises […]

Increased thirst, frequent urination, and extreme hunger are symptoms of diabetes. Dr. Michelle Brewster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, and Dr. Ketevan Vladi, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, talk about these and other symptoms of the disease.