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Tips for Enjoying Holiday Gatherings With Diabetes

Tips for Enjoying Holiday Gatherings With Diabetes

Do Holiday Gatherings Actually Affect Weight or Blood Sugar?  End of the year is often filled with food-centered festivities for...
What Is a Hyperglycemic Crisis?

What Is a Hyperglycemic Crisis?

Hyperglycemic crisis is an acute metabolic complication that can be precipitated when hyperglycemia is left untreated.1,2 There are two types...
Diabetes and Bone Health

Diabetes and Bone Health

How Does Diabetes Affect Bone Health?   Diabetes and bone health are generally things people don’t associate together. However, numerous...

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15 06 ,2022
Dental Care and Diabetes

Dental Care and Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is well-known to be associated with oral complications.1,2 Oral diseases such as hyposalivation (reduced saliva), halitosis (bad breath), and periodontitis (gum infection) are commonly found in both controlled and uncontrolled diabetic patients. Gingivitis (gum inflammation), cavities, taste alterations, candidiasis (oral thrush), and burning mouth sensation also affect individuals with diabetes. 
03 06 ,2022
Eye Care and Diabetes

Eye Care and Diabetes

The eye is one of the main organs affected by diabetes mellitus.1,2 Sustained high blood glucose levels in diabetic individuals whose glycemic levels are sub-optimally managed can lead to microvascular damages to the retina and swelling in the eyes.
20 05 ,2022
Foot Care and Diabetes

Foot Care and Diabetes

Diabetic foot disease is a complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and includes infection, ulceration (an open sore or a wound), and destruction of tissues, joints, and bones of the ankle and foot (also known as the Charcot’s arthropathy).1
07 05 ,2022
Who Should be Screened for Type 2 Diabetes?

Who Should be Screened for Type 2 Diabetes?

Nonmodifiable and modifiable risk factors, along with medical conditions, should be carefully considered in assessing an individual’s risk for developing T2D. As early interventions in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance or prediabetes can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and have long-term survival benefits, screening is strongly recommended when appropriate.1
05 04 ,2022
Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes

Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes

The current guidelines by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommend that adults with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (T2D) who are overweight (body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2) or obese (BMI >30 kg/m2) should lose weight.1,2