Diabetes Archives

Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D) Risk Factors

28 January, 2021

Atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity and smoking are some of the Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D) risk factors. Dr. Ashok Mittal, Cardiovascular Specialist with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, says smoking damages the interior lining of …

Risk Factors of P.A.D.

28 January, 2021

P.A.D. (Peripheral Arterial Disease) is caused by many factors. Some of them are diabetes, smoking history, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and known atherosclerosis in another vascular bed.

Age is a key factor, being 50-65 with at least one risk …

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

28 January, 2021

How do you monitor glucose levels at home? Is it possible? Jennifer Miles Nyugen, Specialty Pharmacist Clinical Coordinator with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute and Baptist Health Primary Care, and Amy Kimberlain, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, walk …

The Role of Triglycerides in Atherosclerosis

28 January, 2021

The particles travel through the blood and they’re meant to be going to the liver, where they can be eliminated. However, when something, such as tobacco, processed foods, stress or not getting enough sleep, erodes of inflames the endothelium and …

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

28 January, 2021

Is type 2 diabetes preventable? Jennifer Miles Nyugen, Specialty Pharmacist Clinical Coordinator with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute and Baptist Health Primary Care, explains how this broad spectrum of conditions is impacting different areas of the body.…

Sugar and Health

28 January, 2021

Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, says a lot of excess sugar in the diet leads to an increase in obesity and its complications.

She explains excess sugar and diabetes are considered a cardiovascular risk …

Diagnosing Diabetes

28 January, 2021

With a graphic, Lois Exelbert, Nurse Diabetes Educator and Patient Care Manager with Baptist Hospital, explains the tests which are used to diagnosis diabetes.
The expert explains the test called A1C measures the average of what blood sugar there has …

Florida’s Diabetes Epidemic

28 January, 2021

In the adult population of Florida 2.4 million people have diabetes, 579,000 have diabetes but do not know it, and 5.8 million people have prediabetes.

Angie Placeres, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, highlights it is important to see …

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