Billy Gardell's Incredible Weight Loss Journey

Billy Gardell is a popular American actor and comedian, best known for his television show, Mike and Molly. His weight loss journey has been inspiring and has been the subject of much talk in the media and entertainment world. In this article, we will explore Billy Gardell’s incredible weight loss journey and how he managed […]

Best Shoes for People with Diabetes According to Podiatrists

Having diabetes can bring on a whole host of issues with your feet. In order to keep your feet in good health, it is essential to wear the proper diabetic shoes for men. Podiatrists have researched which shoes are the best for diabetic patients, considering factors like comfort, support, breathability, flexibility and slip-resistance. In this […]

Does Nick Jonas Have Diabetes?

Nick Jonas is a well-known pop star songwriter and actor. For many of his fans, Nick is well known for his musical performances and appearances on television shows but sadly, he is also well known for his type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Many wonder, does Nick Jonas have diabetes? In this article, we will explore Nick […]

Low Blood Sugar Symptoms: When to Call 911

When blood sugar levels drop too low, it’s called hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia can happen to anyone who has diabetes or not. Symptoms of blood sugar being too low can be different for each person and can range from mild to severe. The most common symptoms are listed below. If you have any of these symptoms, check […]

Can a Diabetic Intermittent Fast?

Can Patients With Diabetes Do Intermittent Fasting? In this blog, we will talk about the risks of intermittent fasting especially when you are on diabetic meds and have a certain medical condition and how to prevent or reduce risks. Can diabetics really intermittent fast safely or whether patients with diabetes occasionally do intermittent fasting? Intermittent […]

Is Salt Good or Bad For You?

Is Salt Good of Bad For You Especially If You Have Diabetes? The answer to whether salt is good or bad for you is today’s topic. Google information may tell you that you should eat as much salt as you want? Is that true, is that true for everyone. I will tell you one thing. […]

Top 10 Causes of High Blood Sugar Other than Eating Sugar!

10 Reasons of High Blood Sugar Without Eating Carbs or Sugar In the early stages of after you found out you had diabetes, you probably checked your blood sugar levels frequently to see how things like food, exercise, stress, and illness affected them. For the most part, you know what you’re doing. Well, occasionally you […]

Thiamine/Benfotiamine: A Vitamin Every Diabetic Must Take

It’s no surprise that vitamins are essential nutrients for our body to thrive. Among the 13 known vitamins, thiamine, or Vitamin B1, happens to be one of the most crucial for diabetics who want to keep healthy blood sugar levels. That’s why thiamine is so important! Fortunately, thiamine comes in an accessible and affordable derivative […]

What causes diabetes?

What causes diabetes is an extremely common question.  As you know there are many different types of diabetes.  The most commonly known type of diabetes is type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.  Although they both result in high blood sugars, which causes type 1 diabetes versus type 2 diabetes is totally different.  In this […]

SETTING LONG-LASTING GOALS

SETTING LONG-LASTING GOALS A goal is a key to forming long-lasting habits. They provide a sense of direction, focus, and motivation. However, in most cases not all goals are established correctly, making them forgettable, not durable, and not motivating us to continue. The way we set a goal is going to determine if it is […]

Benfotiamine/Thiamine! Why is it so Important For Diabetics to Take?

Thiamine/Benfotiamine- A Vitamin Every Diabetic Should Take Vitamins are essential nutrients that perform a variety of roles in our body. They are organic and required in tiny amounts. Currently, there are 13 recognized vitamins. These include Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, C, D, E, and K. But in this blog […]

Should Diabetics Take Aspirin?

Should a diabetic take aspirin to reduce heart attack risk? If you didn’t know I’ll tell you a quick statistic. When I say statistics I mean it’s real information, just to open your eyes, after age 65 the cause of death for a diabetic after 70 percent of the time is a heart attack and […]

Diabetic Gastroparesis-Diagnosis and treatment

Diabetic gastroparesis Diabetic gastroparesis simply means delayed gastric emptying in the presence of mechanical obstruction. Patients feel excessive fullness, bloating, nausea, and in some cases vomiting and abdominal pain. Longstanding diabetes especially type 1 diabetes is the main reason for gastroparesis. Diabetic gastroparesis does not happen at least within the first 5 years of diabetes […]

Social life, playing sports, eating out, financial assistance for diabetics.

How to have a social life with diabetes? Diabetes may have some effect on most people’s social life. Many can learn to manage it so that diabetes would not affect their ability to eat out or in social gatherings. Most people can and should have smaller portions and be a little more careful to avoid […]

10 Diabetes control tips

Hi everyone! I’m Dr.  Ahmet Ergin, and today I’ve got ten tips to make diabetes fun! No, wait, sorry. Manageable. Let’s face it. Diabetes is no fun at all. It’s a bummer. Finding out you have diabetes is like finding out that your sister-in-law is coming to visit. And then live with you, permanently. It […]

Travelling During Covid for Diabetics! What to do?

COVID-19 traveling during Holidays for Diabetics With  Thanksgiving right around the corner, and Christmas just about a month away, many of my diabetic patients ask whether it is safe to be traveling during COVID  aka coronavirus for diabetics, or is it okay to visit family or gather for the holidays? So we will talk about […]

Why do diabetics lose limbs?

Do Diabetics lose limbs? I see a ton of diabetic patients in my office and sometimes they come with diabetic foot ulcers sometimes they come to see me the first time with the missing limbs and that really really makes me sad and I want the awareness to go up and today I’m going to […]

Can Bariatric Surgery/Gastric Bypass Surgery Cure Diabetes?

Can You Reverse Diabetes With Gastric Bypass Surgery? Bariatric surgery can be a very good alternative when dietary and medication approaches fail for diabetes type 2. Bariatric surgery has been a popular treatment for obesity treatment recently for this reason. Can bariatric surgery cure diabetes? Sometimes but not all cases. Patients having a milder form […]

Why is my blood sugar up and down?

What causes blood sugar fluctuations? Here is Why your blood sugar might be up and down or fluctuate too much: Taking the excessive or inadequate amount of diabetes medication Changes in diet patterns or food content such as eating fried food or high carbohydrate content Change in the activity level such as starting a new […]

Side effects of Glipizide, Glimepiride or Glyburide

What is Glipizide, Glimepiride, or Glyburide(Sulfonylureas) & What are the Main side effects? One of the most commonly prescribed medications are sulfonylureas (glipizide, glimepiride, glyburide). They are generally taken once or twice a day 30 minutes before a meal. You can take sulfonylureas on their own or alongside other diabetes drugs such as metformin. They […]

How Many Carbs Should a Person With Diabetes Eat?

How Many Carbs Per Day For Diabetic Patients is Good? How many carbs should a diabetic patient eat? Are you a diabetic patient looking to learn more about the best way to structure your dietary intake with blood sugar control in mind? You’ve come to the right place! We’re going to run through everything that […]

What is normal blood sugar level for diabetics? Find out now!

Normal and diabetic blood sugar ranges Normal blood sugar levels for patients without diabetes vs normal blood sugars for patients with diabetes are totally different. “Normal” blood sugars for diabetic and non-diabetic patient will be totally different. The same thing applies to normal or target/goal A1c levels. Even within the diabetic population, A1c goals will […]

Gestational Diabetes Diet. Everything You Need to Know

What is a Gestational Diabetes Diet and How to Prevent Pregnancy Complications? A gestational diabetes diet is something you should know if doctors diagnosed you with gestational diabetes. It is a type of diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy.  Just like type I and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes affects how your body uses glucose also known […]

Metformin and Alcohol: Can I Drink Alcohol and Metformin?

Metformin, Alcohol, and Diabetes

Diabetic retinopathy. How does an online diabetes doctor treat diabetic eye disease?

What are the risk factors for worsening diabetic retinopathy (diabetic eye disease) -Duration of diabetes The longer and the higher the blood sugars, the more chances are for the development of diabetic retinopathy. Both type I and type 2 diabetes patients can develop diabetic retinopathy even early on in their disease. Who will develop diabetic […]

Diabetic kidney disease

Diabetes and kidney disease. How to prevent and how to treat? Endocrinologist review Did you know that chronic kidney disease due to diabetes is extremely common?  And yet, most patients do not know that they have it. Only 10 percent of diabetic people with stage 3 diabetic kidney disease are aware of their diagnosis.  This […]

Diabetes Treatment Plan & Care Center - Isn't time for Online diabetes care?

Why should you care for your diabetes and where is the best mobile diabetes care center? Michael just heard he had diabetes. He comes to a diabetes care center for a diabetes care plan.  Michael feels somewhat angry with himself.  He blames himself for not having a healthy lifestyle.  On the other hand, there are […]

Insulin resistance, Prediabetes and Metabolic syndrome

How does insulin resistance lead to prediabetes, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome We define Insulin resistance as a less than normal response to normal insulin concentrations. Prediabetes is the condition between insulin resistance and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of metabolic derangements such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Insulin resistance eventually leads to […]

Ozempic Review & Side Effects

Ozempic (semaglutide) Review. What are the Ozempic (semaglutide) side effects? Ozempic Review Pros: Strong A1c reduction Significant weight loss Heart benefits( reduced heart attacks) Convenient: Taken once a week. Cons: Gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea and diarrhea Expensive Injectable Potential( not proven) increased risk of rare cancers Potential increased risk of diabetic eye disease […]

The 3 Things Every Diabetic Needs To Know

1. Diabetes is a progressive disease. To understand what diabetes is about, we need to understand how diabetes happens.  Diabetes is a multifactorial disease.  Today, we are going to talk about type 2 diabetes only. Type 2 diabetes is not just insulin resistance or insulin deficiency as some might think. Diabetes type 2, starts with […]

Diabetic neuropathy

DIABETIC NEUROPATHY OVERVIEW Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage because of diabetes.As a diabetes specialist, I hear about neuropathy commonly from my type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetic neuropathy is so common that up to 26% of patients already have diabetic neuropathy at the time of a diabetes diagnosis. A generalized type of […]

Diabetes During Holidays

Yummy carbohydrates to think about when you have diabetes during holidays.. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa food is undoubtedly the star of the celebration. This special time of the year is filled with joy, traditions, family, friends and calories too. How do your holiday favorites stack up? Should diabetes hold you back from […]

Physical Signs of Diabetes

Signs, Symptoms and Complications of Diabetes Diabetes is a growing health epidemic. Most of the time people are diagnosed incidentally, by chance during a regular blood work or occasionally with typical symptoms of diabetes. One of the diagnostic criteria of diabetes is a random blood sugar above 200 mg/dL with the symptoms. So, what are […]

Ketogenic Diet for Diabetes – Is Keto Good for Diabetics?

How Does Ketosis and Keto Diet Work?  Ketosis and keto diets are interesting topics in the media when it comes to dieting and losing weight. Understanding how Ketosis or Keto diet works will help to consider this analogy that will show you how your body loses weight and burns more fat.    Take, for instance, […]

Exercise and Diabetes

Why bother with finger stick Glucose Testing?

Inadequate insulin or oral medication dose- this happens when patients eat more than the insulin they take can handle or not correctly counting carbs. Other medications- consult with your doctor regarding this. Stress (dehydration, etc.) More carbohydrate than normally consumed at that time   Factors Which May Lower Blood Glucose Physical activity Too much insulin […]

Do I need insulin?

In my diabetes care center, I get a question from my patients frequently which is “why do I need insulin”. Do I need insulin at all? Good questions to ask. If your doctor can not answer this question, read this article. Still has questions? Call us at 1 800-644-3963 for a free consultation. A lot of […]

Erectile dysfunction (ED) and diabetes

Sexual Health and Diabetes As people age, sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction (ED) become more common.  In a person with diabetes, these problems can be worse. Having or enjoying sex may be difficult for you or your partner. Today we will talk about erectile dysfunction(ED) and diabetes. High blood glucose can cause blood vessels […]

Understanding Diabetic neuropathy-Nerve Damage Caused by Diabetes

Among the many health problems that patients with diabetes face, nerve damage known as neuropathy can be a huge issue.

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What is Gestational Diabetes

Prefer to Watch a Video? What is and How to Deal with Gestational Diabetes High blood sugars times start happening at or after 24-week of pregnancy is called gestational diabetes. So, what is gestational diabetes? Gestation means pregnancy. As a result, gestational diabetes means diabetes during pregnancy. The reason we give a special name is […]

Diabetes and Depression Got you feeling down?

Living with a crippling condition like diabetes can take an acute physical toll on the person’s body and cause depression. In recent years, there has been a drastic rise in diabetic patients with depression. Over 12% of the American population currently lives with this disease. Around 30% of diabetic patients are somewhat struggling with depression. […]

Diabetic Doctor, endocrinologist and Telemedicine

Telemedicine for diabetes entails virtual doctor visits, remote glucose monitoring, and intervention. The doctor can prescribe diabetic medication and follow up with the patient very closely. Telemedicine for diabetes creates an alternative way of management instead of seeing traditional diabetic doctors.  Diabetes currently affects nearly 425 million people in the world, with Type-2 cases being […]

What is the best diabetic diet?

The Mediterranean diet is the best diabetic diet! Yes, it was proven in studies to improve glycemic control. The Mediterranean diet was compared with other diets such as low fat, nonrestricted calorie, low carbohydrate, high carbohydrate, usual diet. In one of those studies patients who were on the Mediterranean diet were much less likely to […]