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

My Mom had a knee replacement 2 days ago. All is well, she did just fine and the surgery was a success. You would have thought by the way she was acting it was bypass surgery, her anxiety was through the roof. Leading up to today she had a list of many questions that she had formulated. From how many pairs of underwear did she need to when will the catheter be taken out. Yes, that was her main worry. Not the titanium rod going into her femur or the fact that she was at risk …read more

Yes, my dentist actually asked me that question. And I was in the chair, numbed and ready to go, so I couldn’t run. She has been a dentist for at least 12-15 years and she really proposed this question to me. I rebuttaled with the explanation of ketones, acidosis, high glucose levels breaking down enamel, all of which were poo-pooed by her.
On the drive home I got to thinking, “was it me who was the moron and didn’t understand the risks associated with the very disease I live with”? I did what any overly compulsive person …read more