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 …
Diabetes is slightly more common in men than in women in across most of ethnic groups, according to the last CDC report, says Dr. Pascual De Santis, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida, but the difference is very small.
Cathy …
Dr. Jorge Busse, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says sugar is one form of carbohydrate, and just because a product is sugar-free, it doesn’t mean it is not necessarily carbohydrate free.
“We are what we do and what we …
Angie Placeres, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, says a symptom of diabetes is excessive thirst, and it happens because sugar starts to accumulate in the blood, and insulin is not able to do its job, so you have …
Metformin is the most common medication for treating diabetes, says Carla Duenas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida.
She affirms changes in lifestyle and nutrition are part of the equation to prevent and treat diabetes.
The expert also advises …
Lois Exelbert, Nurse Diabetes Educator and Patient Care Manager with Baptist Hospital, clarifies several myths about diabetes.
She says new studies indicate that patients who can lose just 5 to 10% of their overall weight goal for improving their diabetes.…
Weight, age, genetics, poor physical activity, medical history, race and ethnicity are some of the risk factors of diabetes. Angie Placeres, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains after the age of 45 you have higher risks of getting …
With a graphic, Amy Kimberlain, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, describes the most common symptoms of diabetes which are: frequent urination, feeling tired or lethargic, thirsty, hunger, weakness, weight loss, blurred vision, nausea and slow healing of cuts.…
