Blog Posts in March, 2019

Dr. William Kaye with Diabetes Alert Day on Fox 29

Dr. Kaye - Diabetes Alert Day in West Palm Beach

Our very own Dr. William Kaye talks about Diabetes Alert Day in West Palm Beach.

Living Well with Diabetes March 2019

Read our full March Newsletter here.

AHA: Statins Associated With High Degree of Safety

The benefits of statins highly offset the associated risks in appropriate patients, according to a scientific statement by the American Heart Association. Statins (e.g. Pravachol, Zocor, Lipitor, Crestor, etc.) have been around for over 30 years and are quite effective in lowering cholesterol and have been proven to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death in both patients who have had ...

What Caused My Diabetes?

If you have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes recently, it is natural to question yourself, what must have caused my diabetes? Type 2 Diabetes is very prevalent in our population. So when any adult gets the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, it is common practice to assume its Type 2 diabetes. And, most of the time, this assumption is very true. But not all adults with a diagnosis of type 2 ...

National Nutrition Month

​ It’s National Nutrition Month! 🍎 Did you know most insurance providers pay for two nutrition visits every year with a diabetes diagnosis! If you haven’t used your hours yet then come meet with one of our registered dietitians! Our dietitians can help you plan meals, lose weight, develop a grocery list, healthy snack planning & plan a diet specifically for your food preferences, allergies, ...

Lemon Cheesecake Bites with Strawberry Jam

Do you feel like you have to give up dessert 🍨 just because of diabetes? Not true! Check out this low carbohydrate mini cheesecake recipe from our registered dietitian Jessica Cook! Only 5g carbohydrates per cheesecake! Lemon Cheesecake Bites with Strawberry Jam 🍋🍓🧁. Ingredients: - 1 cup 2% cottage cheese - 1 cup 0% Plain Greek Yogurt - 4 Tbsp. Light cream cheese - 2 tbsp. Sugar-free ...

Several reasons to exercise and one more!

No matter how many rolling eyes I get, I will never stop asking my patients how much they are exercising. In fact, I was at a recent medical lecture where the point was made that exercise should be the 4 th vital sign: How many times you exercise per day x the minutes. According to national standards it should be 150 minutes a week of moderate physical activity (ex. brisk walk, leisure bicycling, ...