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Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | March 2023

Start Your Spring with Veggie Filled Recipes! By: Geetanjali Kale, M.D As I take care of patients with Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, elevated cholesterol and obesity, I always ask patients what they eat in each day. I get variety responses. I find our diets are heavily influenced by prepackaged ingredients, refined flour, readymade foods, take outs. Patients are trying to eat healthy, make better ...

Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | January 2023

Turn Your New Years Resolutions into Habits! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES It’s a New Year and let’s be honest most of us have already given up on our New Years resolutions. But this doesn’t have to be the year you out your health goals on the back burner. First start with S.M.A.R.T Goals. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Based Here are a few tips to make those ...

Where Do I Dispose of My Home Medical Waste?

While seeing patients, someone asked me this and I was a little taken aback. I realize we don’t really spend time talking to patients about how to manage the needles and lancets injection pens, infusion supplies etc., when in fact Endocrinology is such a subspecialty, where we use injectables so often and for so many diseases, such as dyslipidemia and osteoporosis, not just diabetes. Sharps is a ...

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

November is diabetes awareness month, which makes it a great time to review some healthy living habits and remember the importance of preventative screening related to diabetes. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in diabetics, and diabetics are twice as likely to suffer a stroke or heart disease compared to non-diabetics. We also see an increased risk of kidney disease, poor ...