Maybe we can help with the following tips: Exercise Comes in many forms, and does not just have to occur in a gym.  Running, walking the dog, and even house cleaning counts as exercise.  In the warm summer months many people enjoy gardening.  For those of...

One of the main focuses of diabetes management is food.  Too often, people see diabetes as a barrier to enjoying eating. Many assume that a healthy diet is boring and tasteless.  Actually, when you get right down to it, diabetes can help your whole family stay...

Pain due to a condition known as Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) is the cause of much frustration and anxiety to thousands of patients with diabetes.  For the most part this pain is described as chronic and defined as pain that persists for more than six months. ...

Communication platforms such as social media have made it easier to find items you are looking to purchase; but with these advances come inherent dangers that we may not be aware of.  As we have talked about in previous articles, insulin is a product that must...

We already knew that fruit is part of a healthy diet, and now a recently published study adds further proof. The study — called the EPIC Heart study — followed over 300,000 participants for an average of 8.5 years, measuring their fruit and vegetable consumption while...

We try hard to get it right, but sometimes our blood sugar levels get away from us. The trick is to figure out why we have a high number so we can fix the problem. Yes, I know all too well this can be easier said...

Why is diabetes so difficult to control?  I talk with countless patients with diabetes, including my own sons who have had diabetes for many years now-and one question always resonates the strongest.  How can I be doing almost the same thing on two separate occasions, and...

Vegetables come in many different shapes and sizes, and their health benefits are well documented.  You may not enjoy them all, but even if you have a few favorites, and include them regularly in some meals, you will be on your way to better health.  The...