Know What to Expect From Your Diabetes for Better Care
Diabetes is a serious condition that affects many Western New Yorkers. Just look at the numbers: adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to die from heart disease. The rate of amputation for people with diabetes is 10 times higher than for those who don’t have the condition. Finally, $12.8 billion was spent in […]
Diabetics: Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Vision Screenings
Diabetics who do not look to their long-term health may find themselves walking blind -; diabetes can cause a cluster of degenerative eye problems. Diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease, is a leading cause of blindness in the United States. In diabetic retinopathy, blood vessels in the eye become blocked, encouraging new blood […]
Dancing with Diabetes: One Ballerina’s Story
Zippora Karz should have been ecstatic. After three years with the New York City Ballet, the 21-year-old ballerina was about to star in a new ballet, Les Petits Riens, in a role created especially for her. But Karz was chronically exhausted, suffered from excessive thirst and frequent urination, and had developed raw, ugly sores on […]
Diabetic Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Complications from COVID
Type 2 diabetes does not cause an elevated risk of infection per se but a greater risk of complications and mortality that arise from COVID-19 infection. Cardiovascular disease, neuropathy, and organ dysfunction, including kidney and eye, all are common issues associated with Type 2 diabetes, and have been seen to be further exacerbated by COVID-19 […]
Diabetics Beware: Valuable Tips to Prepare for a Cough, Cold or Flu
Each year, an average of 200,000 Americans are hospitalized because of flu complications, but people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are three times more likely to face complications that may be fatal, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The best step is prevention, and anyone with diabetes should seriously consider […]
Diabetics: Put Your Best Foot Forward
Most Americans might not know to associate diabetes with feet, but diabetics can endure a whole host of foot problems. Diabetes can cause nerve damage in the feet, so patients can’t feel things that would send a healthy person limping, such as small cuts or foreign objects in shoes. This, combined with poor circulation, which […]
Chiropractors Offer Advice to Those With Diabetes
If current trends are to be believed, 1 in 5 Americans will have diabetes by 2025 — and 1 in 3 a generation later. So says the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which calls the figures “alarming.” But when you think about today’s lifestyles — too often sedentary, with unhealthy diets — is […]
Don’t Let Diabetes Wipe That Smile From Your Face
Diabetics know that they need routine health care, like check-ups and eye exams, but many might not know that diabetes can also put a bad taste in their mouth. High glucose levels encourage destructive bacteria to overcrowd the mouth. The bacteria cause plaque build-up and gum disease, or gingivitis. Anyone can develop gum disease, but […]