Oct 19, 2016

The Flu Shot and Gluten-Free Diabetes Diet | Tips from a Diabetes Practice

By Roberta Kleinman|2016-10-17T14:54:27-04:00Updated: October 19th, 2016|Diabetes Management, General Information, Health & Wellness, Newsletters|0 Comments

I just taught a diabetes self-management session to a 63-year old gentleman who came to his one on one appointment with the flu. He was complaining of aches and pains, was congested, sneezing and coughing, had a fever and was just plain miserable. He had not had a flu shot this season but luckily I did! […]

Sep 14, 2016

17 Quick and Easy Ways to Fool Diabetes

By Roberta Kleinman|2016-09-14T11:03:42-04:00Updated: September 14th, 2016|Diabetes Management, Health & Wellness, Newsletters|3 Comments

There are over 29 million people in America with diabetes and over 86 million people with pre-diabetes. Some of the risk factors such as age and genetics can’t be changed but many other risk factors can. Change is certainly difficult but by making some modifications you may be able to prevent pre-diabetes to becoming diabetes and […]

Aug 17, 2016

Eye Conditions, Low Vision and Diabetes

By Roberta Kleinman|2016-08-17T09:22:55-04:00Updated: August 17th, 2016|Complications, General Information, Health & Wellness, Newsletters|0 Comments

Researchers at Indiana University School of Optometry and The Biocomplexity Institute at Indiana University have been actively working to recreate a “virtual tissue model of the diabetic eye”. They were able to “show precisely how a small protein can both damage and grow vessels in the eye that cause vision loss and blindness in those with […]

Aug 10, 2016

Easy Healthy Eating Tips for People With Diabetes

By Roberta Kleinman|2016-08-10T08:33:23-04:00Updated: August 10th, 2016|Diet & Nutrition, Newsletters|0 Comments

Summer is almost over and now is the perfect time to take control of your old eating habits before the school year crunch and rapidly approaching holiday season. Keep your eating straight forward and simple when you have diabetes as this will allow you to roll into the busy season with less anxiety, and more pleasure, […]

Jul 27, 2016

Health Literacy & Discharge Planning For People With Diabetes

By Roberta Kleinman|2016-07-27T16:01:12-04:00Updated: July 27th, 2016|Diabetes Management, General Information, Newsletters|3 Comments

This week I counseled a 71-year old gentleman who was recently hospitalized for uncontrolled blood sugars in the 500-600 range about health literacy. He has had diabetes for almost two years which was controlled with oral diabetes medications until this recent event. He had an underlying infection in the heel of his left foot which raised […]

Jul 6, 2016

How Obesity Can Make Diabetes Management More Difficult

By Roberta Kleinman|2016-07-05T15:59:30-04:00Updated: July 6th, 2016|Diabetes Management, Diet & Nutrition, Health & Wellness|1 Comment

Let’s Talk About Obesity and its Effect on Diabetes

According to recent information from the CDC (Center for Disease Control), “a shocking 40% of adult women are and 35% of adult men are considered obese in the United States”. In the past the rates were similar for both men and women but the rates for obesity in […]

May 18, 2016

How to Make the Hospital Stay Safer When You Have Diabetes

By Roberta Kleinman|2019-03-29T16:02:24-04:00Updated: May 18th, 2016|Diabetes Management, General Information, Newsletters|0 Comments

I often counsel patients in the diabetes self-management sessions that have recently encountered a scary experience during a hospital stay. Although they may be admitted through the emergency department (ER) for an acute problem, scheduled for an elective surgery or are admitted for an unrelated illness, they still have diabetes and it must be treated correctly. […]

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