I received so many good comments over at A Hearty Life yesterday, that I decided to write on the same topic right here today! And what is that topic you ask? Sex. Um-huh. That topic that all my patients whisper about. As if it is some big ol’ secret that after being married for years and years they are having, wait for it…. sex. None the less, it pertains to that ugly disease that we live with on a daily basis. Yes, diabetes!
I have written previously about common sexual issues and dysfunctions among both …read more

While at work yesterday I was reminded of just how different diabetes is for each patient. I work on a cardiac floor so at least 75% of my patients are diabetic, or are in the process of being newly diagnosed, based on my math over the last 8 years.
In one room I had a patient whose blood sugars were running in the mid 200’s. Isn’t that high you ask? Yes! But what you have to understand is for this particular patient, 550 was high. Yup, I said 550.
He has been a diabetic for 5 years …read more