In order to understand diabetes you have to understand your blood. This is the way I explained diabetes to my patients. Hopefully, you will understand what we’re trying to do to control your diabetes. I want you to think of cotton candy. If you have ever eaten cotton candy you know that it is nothing but blown sugar. In the
February 6, 2023
Fiber is a macronutrient that mostly comes from plants. This means that fiber must be a carbohydrate The only other two other macronutrients are protein and fat. Though it is considered a carbohydrate, your body mostly doesn’t break it down into glucose like other carbs; fiber mostly passes intact through
February 5, 2023
Erectile Dysfunction and heart disease can be caused by diabetes. A recent study in the Journal of American Medicine Association (JAMA) magazine, looked at over 8000 males who came into the ER. If they answered “Yes” when asked if they had erectile dysfunction they were then tested for diabetes using
January 31, 2023
Recent research suggests that people with depression and other mental health disorders also have higher rates of Type 2 diabetes, and the combination can be devastating. There is a strong link between these two disorders. Fixing one can fix the other. Why depression? Most folks see their diabetes diagnosis
January 25, 2023
Forty years ago, I read a study about nitrites and carbonated drinks (like soda) causing cancer. Due to the formation of nitrosamine compounds, a large amount of which are considered to be carcinogenic, cancer risk is the most serious adverse effect of nitrate and nitrate intake.Basically, think of eating a
