Blog Posts in September, 2016

Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter - September 2016

FALL IN LOVE WITH FALL PRODUCE! By: Director of education – Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD, CDE Fall is officially here and you can see it everywhere even in South Florida. With the movement of eating seasonal foods, you should be aware of the sensational produce Fall brings to our local markets and their benefits! Fall Produce: Pumpkins – Contain high amounts of fiber, potassium, vitamin C and are ...

Diabetes Dance Dare For Diabetes Awareness

With recent successes of online fundraising and awareness campaigns such as the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS, the American Diabetes Association has enlisted the help of celebrities for a new campaign. The Diabetes Dance Dare is a challenge aimed at raising awareness of increasing rates of diabetes – someone in the United States is diagnosed every 23 seconds. In the Diabetes Dance Dare, ...

A Brief Diabetes Overview

Diabetes is a chronic disease where blood glucose levels are too high due to a lack of insulin or the body’s inability to use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone released by the pancreas that controls blood sugar and allows glucose to be used as an energy source. Diabetes leads to high blood sugar levels, which can cause damage to critical organs, blood vessels, and nerves. TYPE 1 DIABETES Type ...

Recent Discussion of Hillary Clinton’s Hypothyroidism

Hillary Clinton’s recent medical episode has brought much attention to the presidential candidate’s health, and therefore much attention to medical records released by her campaign in July of 2015. What did these records reveal? Hillary Clinton has hypothyroidism. Clinton joins a long list of celebrities with thyroid disease, including Missy Elliot, Sofia Vergara, Oprah Winfrey, and Kim Cattrall. ...

Celebrate Self-Improvement Month with Lifestyle Changes for Diabetes Management

When living with diabetes it is important to consistently take steps to integrate self-management into your lifestyle choices. This includes how you eat, exercise, and how you take your medications. September is Self-Improvement Month, a time to set goals and help you on the path to making a better you. Since diabetes is a condition that is greatly influenced by your lifestyle, taking steps to ...