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Diabetic Symptoms: It May Not Be Diabetes After All!
Non-Specific Diabetic Symptoms Do you feel thirsty all the time? Do you go to the bathroom often even if you don’t drink that many fluids? Do you have blurred vision? If so, you may be one of the 29 million people in America who have diabetes but not so fast. Diabetic symptoms can be very […]
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How Is Diabetes Diagnosed & What Tests Are Used?
WHAT IS DIABETES? Diabetes is defined as a condition in which blood sugar levels are consistently high. The reasons for this differ from one person to the next. This concept appeals to me since it prevents labeling someone “diabetic” simply because they have a high blood sugar level after receiving a cortisone shot, for example. […]
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Autophagy: Amazing Benefits for Diabetics and Prediabetics!
Best Way to Reverse Diabetes: Induce Autophagy In Your Body What is really happening in your body when you fast or exercise, and even better if you do both? The short answer is autophagy. It sounds like a big word, and yes, it is something big and important to understand. You may have heard about autophagy, […]
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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 […]
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Why is my blood sugar high in the mornings?
Have you ever asked this question to yourself “why my blood sugar or my glucose is high in the morning”? High blood sugars in the morning are a fairly common problem that a lot of diabetic patients face on a daily basis. In the morning, almost everyone experiences a slight increase in blood sugar levels. […]
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Low Blood Sugar, Everything You Need to Know!
What number is low blood sugar (glucose)? Most endocrinologists/diabetes doctors believe that below 70 mg/dl blood sugar is an alert level. Yet, clinically important biochemical low blood sugar ( hypoglycemia) is blood sugar below 54mg/dl. American Diabetes Association (ADA) has defined hypoglycemia (low blood sugar/glucose) in patients with diabetes as all episodes of an abnormally […]
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Type 2 vs Type 1 Diabetes. Endocrinologist Review
Type 2 vs Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is a result of the destruction of beta cells versus type 2 diabetes is a combination of insulin resistance and destruction of beta cells. Type 1 diabetes: Patients are positive for autoimmune markers such as certain antibodies vs Type 2 diabetes: There are no associated autoimmune […]
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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 […]
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Does metformin cause weight loss?
David just found out that he had diabetes. His primary care doctor prescribed metformin to reduce his A1c. His goal with diabetes is to lose weight. He is curious whether metformin helps reduce his weight. So he asks does metformin cause a weight loss to his doctor. Let us answer David’s question. Endocrinologists and diabetologists […]
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Metformin & kidney, heart, liver problems? Cancer?
Metformin is the most widely used type 2 diabetic medication. Yet, there are a lot of questions about this medicine. Moreover, there are significant concerns about metformin side effects as well. Does it t cause cancer? Does metformin lead to kidney problems? Some people love it, and some people hated it. We will answer the […]
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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 […]
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Invokana Side effects vs benefits & Invokana coupon
Leslie just heard that Invokana can cause amputations. She panicked. Leslie has been on Invokana (generic: canagliflozin) for almost 2 years now. She looks at her feet and smiles “they are still there”. Okay, Leslie is a little dramatic but in reality, people get exposed to all sorts of information. Most of the time they […]
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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 […]
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Trulicity side effects and more..
What are the side effects of Trulicity? Experiencing Trulicity side effects are common. However, they are not always severe. Trulicity is a medication approved for type 2 diabetes. Most patients can tolerate this medication. Yet, unfortunately, patients are not informed well enough about the possible severe side effects of drugs, including the Trulicity side effects. […]
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Diabetic medications & Herbs that Help With Weight Loss
My patients with diabetes at their initial presentation, commonly complain about excessive weight gain and not being able to lose weight. If you feel you are one of those patients, this article is definitely for you. In this article, we are going to answer several questions. The main questions are: What causes weight gain with […]
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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 […]
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Hypoglycemia/low blood sugar
In this article, we will talk about hypoglycemia/low blood sugar. Low blood sugar, in other words, hypoglycemia happens when blood sugars go below a certain level. Everybody feels hypoglycemia/low blood sugar at different blood sugar levels depending on their baseline blood sugar level. We will talk about that later in this article. Medically, hypoglycemia/low blood […]
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What is A1c?
What is A1c? A1c is purely a reflection of average blood sugars. It comes in percentages. For example, 7% A1c corresponds to an average blood sugar of 150. 6% A1c corresponds to 120 average blood sugars. 8% corresponds to 180 average blood sugars. As you may have noticed, every 1% change in A1c reflects a […]
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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 […]
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Is there a cure for diabetes?
Is diabetes curable? Is there a cure for diabetes? I get this question all the time in my diabetes practice. Most of the time, the first reaction for somebody who was diagnosed with diabetes is to look up if there is an existing cure for the diabetes. What is a cure? So, let us talk […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]