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Living Well With Diabetes Newsletter | September 2021

Tips & Tricks for Dining Out with Diabetes By: Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Let’s be honest a home-cooked meal is great, but sometimes you would rather go out and enjoy a meal versus cooking. There are so many yummy options for dining out, but sometimes those options can involve a ton of added calories and sugar. Many restaurants add butter, sauces, and extra sodium you may not want on your ...

Diabetes and Microvascular Complications

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 ...

Living Well With Diabetes Newsletter | July 2021

Managing Diabetes During Summer Cookouts! By: Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES View PDF Here Summer time is here and heating up! So is Summer grilling! Cookouts, BBQs and Fourth of July parties can be a great time to relax, but can also have a lot of high carbohydrate goodies! BBQ sauce, corn, potato salad, baked beans, coleslaw, watermelon and burger buns can easily cause your plate to become ...

Another Consequence of Covid: Rise in Tinnitus

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 ...