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What are your goals for the New Year?
If you’re like me, you HATE when people ask about that! LOL. I hate goal making, but I do like to continually improve on things. Rather than create some large hurdle to climb, I try to look at it a different (and more manageable) way.
For example, rather than saying I want to “lose ten pounds” I say I want to work out five times a week for 30 minutes. In doing that, I probably am going to lose ten pounds because working out will …read more

The standard A1c test is now said to underestimate true glucose control in dialysis patients which could lead to a very false sense of comfort. This came as a real shock for the over 200,000 diabetics that depend on hemodialysis and nephrology community alike.
This study evaluated 307 patients with diabetes — 258 with end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis and 49 who did not have kidney failure. The researchers compared the standard HbA1c test with a newer test (glycated albumin, or GA) that measures the amount of blood sugar that has reacted with albumin, a protein in the plasma. The GA …read more

Have you heard of biofeedback? Biofeedback is a technique in which patients improve their health by using signals from their own bodies, ie. heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and sweating, Now have you heard of using biofeedback to help treat your diabetes? I am referring to mainly type 2 diabetics.
There is research that shows after just 10 sessions of biofeedback and relaxation therapy, diabetics blood sugars and A1c were lowered and stayed that way for up to 3 months. And a bonus… depression and anxiety among these patients also decreased. Here would be my hunch why …read more

Personal reflection here… Do you ever feel like no one is listening to you? I do! My bloodsugars are all out of wack again, I know it is partly due to the cortisone injection I received the other night, but they were creeping up before that anyway, and not one darn doctor cares.
Because my a1C isn’t high enough, I won’t be seen for months by a endocrinologist and my internist doesn’t feel “comfortable” treating me. Well guess what? I don’t feel comfortable with them not treating me! I feel like… you get the …read more

Remember your preschool days when you were taught the ABC’s? Did you know that even as adults these three letters are important to your health?
While the management of blood sugar has always been and remains a cornerstone of diabetes care, diabetes requires a comprehensive program that includes management of blood glucose, management of blood pressure and management of cholesterol. We call these key components of care the ABC’s of diabetes: A standing for A1C, B is for blood pressure, and C is for cholesterol.
Diabetics are at an increased risk for heart disease and stroke. Almost 66% of diabetic …read more

Type 2 diabetics now have another choice when it comes to their treatment. Along with the multiple choices of oral medication, a new injectable drug is now FDA approved and being prescribed. Being a type 2 diabetic myself, I can honestly say I would not be interested in another needle or two throughout the day. My fingers will thank me later! But for some diabetics, BYEETA has been the answer to their disease happiness.

Patients receiving BYETTA achieved a significant A1C reduction of 1.2% at Week 30 and 1.1% at 2.5 years1
Patients with a baseline A1C of …read more