Category Archives: Diabetes

Great strategy: “Lend a Hand” to patients with diabetes

Posted on August 4, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

Great strategy:  “Lending a Hand” to patients with diabetes Lend a hand?  Yes!  Each finger represents a way to help a diabetic. Stop smoking!  Tobacco poses a greater risk or morbidity and mortality than any other abnormality in diabetics. Control … Continue reading →

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Myths about diabetes

Posted on November 7, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Myth:  Diabetics need to eat special diabetic foods. Truth:  Diabetic foods generally offer no special benefit.  Healthy foods are what diabetics should eat.  This includes foods low in fat, moderate in salt and sugar, whole grains, vegetables, and fruits. Myth:  … Continue reading →

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Three types of diabetes. Do you have one?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes are three types of diabetes each with different risks, all with increased blood sugars. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, when the body’s immune system attacks itself.  In this case the body … Continue reading →

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A medicine may delay type 2 diabetes by up to 10 years?! Yes.

Posted on September 23, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

This is a great feat!  Although I should place a caveat that TWICE as effective as this medicine for preventing diabetes is lifestyle modification with diet and exercise (see below for specifics). Metformin is a medicine that reduces the risk … Continue reading →

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Diabetes is rampant. Here are some important statistics and risk factors…

Posted on July 30, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

In the past 20 years the prevalence of diabetes among US adults grew by 45%.  The greatest increase is among seniors aged 65 and over. The increase in diabetes is not especially surprising, but the magnitude of the increase is … Continue reading →

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Early glucose control important in prediabetes

Posted on September 27, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Reach the goal of fasting blood sugar under 100!  Bringing down blood sugars as soon as possible in prediabetes provides the best shot at preventing disease progression.  This comes into play when a patient has a fasting blood sugar that … Continue reading →

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Do you have high blood pressure OR swelling of your ankles? Getting too much salt?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Sodium.  A villain of sorts.  Are you one of the 90% of Americans who consume too much sodium?  10 food categories account for a great deal of our sodium intake, per the Centers for Disease Control. The top 10 culprits … Continue reading →

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Do YOU need hepatitis B vaccine?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by drlesliegreenberg

New indication for an old vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control’s Advisory committee on Immunization Practices (the organization that tells us doctors when, why, and which vaccines) is now recommending hepatitis B vaccine series to unvaccinated adults less than 60 … Continue reading →

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Are you on a statin? Will it give you diabetes?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by drlesliegreenberg

We now know that a high-dosed statin can increase your risk of getting diabetes.  What are the risks?  New study shows increased risk of diabetes with high-dose statin medication albeit only 2 per 1000 patient-years.  Studies, though, showed that there … Continue reading →

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