Cindy

Five Tips For A Good Doctor’s Visit As most of you know, primary care physicians are in a constant race against the clock.  Lower insurance reimbursements, high overhead and rising malpractice insurance costs have caused doctors nation-wide to crunch more and more patient encounters into every day.  What does this mean for you?  This means that [...]

All diabetic patients should be asking themselves this question?  If you have diabetes, hypertension and protein in your urine, you should be taking this class of medications!  ACE inhibitors, also known as Angiotension Converting Enzyme inhibitors, are a unique class of drugs that have several benefits for diabetic patients.  These medications have been shown to [...]

Updated Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes Management Just this month Diabetes Care published updated management protocols stressing the importance of individualized, patient centered diabetic management.  The biggest take home point from this publication is the emphasis that is being placed on treating each diabetic patient as an individual and remembering that not all patients will [...]

Diabetic Dermopathy Many people tend to forget that the skin is an important organ and it can tell a lot of information about what is going on inside of your body.  Your skin is your first line of defense against infection and it can also be your first indication when something is wrong with your [...]

A Look At Potential Superstar Weight Loss Foods Weight loss is a priority for almost every diabetic patient and it is often a priority for many non-diabetic patients.  People of all ages are interested in new and interesting ways to help them lose weight and simple changes to the diet and natural supplements are often the [...]