Obesity is a significant public health crisis. It is associated with multiple metabolic conditions including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and fatty liver as well as sleep apnea, arthritis, and various cancers. In the US approximately 70% of adults struggle with excess weight. Newer drug therapies are changing not only how we treat obesity, but how the ...
Osteoporosis is usually disease of older adults and post-menopausal women. It is challenging to diagnose and treat diagnosis of osteoporosis and/or diagnosis of low bone density in adults less than 50 years of age. First step is to define if it’s true clinical osteoporosis or just low bone mass on imaging. We have accelerated bone development and accrue all our bone mass by age 30 years. If for ...
Nowadays, everywhere we look, there is talk of once-a-week injectable medications, obtained through various means, in order to lose weight. Conversations regarding weight loss and invariably about once-weekly slimming injections or pills have become dinner table conversations. The opinions can vary on “how come you are not on Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, etc., etc.”, to “How can you take these toxic ...
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A few weeks ago, I saw a patient that came to see me for evaluation of testosterone replacement. He had been told by another provider that his fatigue was likely due to low testosterone even though his levels were in range and he denied low libido (sexual drive) per se. Upon asking questions, it turns out that the fatigue was likely due to his lack of sleep which in turn he attributed to a buzzing ...
COVID-19 and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Because nearly every conversation these days seems to revolve around the topic of COVID-19, I thought I would continue the trend and try to answer some questions that I have frequently heard regarding COVID as it relates to a common endocrine condition. As both a thyroid patient and a thyroid doctor, I was interested in the topic of autoimmune thyroid ...
I feel very grateful that I got the vaccination against the coronavirus. Most of our group got the Moderna vaccine. Some of you have also already got at least your first dose of the vaccine- either Pfizer or the Moderna. Others have preferred to wait out of concerns of possible reactions, especially some of you who have had reactions to other vaccines in the past. Now for those of you who are ...
Lack of physical activity is certainly a problem of our modern lifestyle. It is a very big contributory factor to development of insulin resistance and in turn type 2 DM. Of course, all physical activity is good for you. When we talk about exercise, walking, swimming, running, and playing tennis comes very intuitively to patients. Aerobic activity is essential for heart health as well as helpful ...
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Obesity is a significant public health crisis. It is associated with multiple metabolic conditions including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and fatty liver as well as sleep apnea, arthritis, and various cancers. In the US approximately 70% of adults struggle with excess weight. Newer drug therapies are changing not only how we treat obesity, but how the ...
DKA is a serious and life-threatening complication of diabetes caused by an overload of acids (ketones) in the blood. Ketones are chemicals that are produced from the breakdown of fat in the body when there is not enough insulin to use glucose as fuel or energy. When ketones build up in the blood it can become toxic by making the blood acidic. DKA can happen in any person with diabetes or ...
Did you know November is Diabetes Awareness Month? November 14 th is ‘World Diabetes Day' celebrated in honor of Dr. Frederick Banting, credited to have discovered insulin. The American Diabetic Association has been celebrating Diabetes Awareness month since 1975 in the United States. Millions of Americans are suffering from type 1 or type 2 diabetes. A lot of them are dealing with insulin ...
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Fatigue is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek evaluation by an endocrinologist. Appropriate evaluation for endocrine and metabolic causes could include tests for hypothyroidism or adrenal insufficiency or low testosterone or vitamin B12 deficiency or iron deficiency. But frequently these tests are negative and that we need to consider other possible causes. I Infectious diseases ...
It is common knowledge that patients with type 1 or type 2 DM can develop changes to their small vessels and develop complications of retina, kidneys, and nerves, named as diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. It is interesting to note, that microvascular complications are certainly associated with elevated blood glucose, poorly controlled blood pressure, and poorly controlled ...
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Focus on Your Heart Health & Lower Your Blood Sugars! By: Jessica Hrdlicka February is National Heart Health Month and because diabetes can increase your risk of heart disease paying attention to how you treat your heart is important. From diet to exercise, water intake to getting enough sleep, there are many factors that impact our heart health. Here are some tips to Keep Your Heart Healthy: Make ...
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How to Improve Blood Sugars Without Giving up Carbs! By: Jessica Hrdlicka If you’re thinking about giving up carbs in 2024 for better blood sugars think again! Low carb or Keto Diets have been all the rage for the past few years, but giving up all carbs in your diet could result in fatigue, constipation, increased sugar cravings and most likely won’t last long as a weight loss strategy. How to ...
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Take Action to Control Sugars with our Remote Patient Monitoring Program By: Justyna Stachnik, Director or RPM Program “I know what I am supposed to do but I just need to do it”. If you have ever said this then we have an in-house program to help you achieve your goals of taking action. With this program, called Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), you will be checking your sugars at home using either ...
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