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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | August 2024

    Healthy Eating Out with Diabetes! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Dining out with friends and family is a fun occasion, but if you live with diabetes you may be worried how that will impact your blood sugars. Here are some tips to dining out while having great blood sugars! Focus on hydration first. Studies have shown consuming 8-16oz. prior to eating can aid in weight loss, satiety and ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | July 2024

    Travel Smart with Diabetes! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Summer traveling is a super fun time of year and a great way to get away from the Florida heat! But along with fun travels can come challenges such as keeping insulin cool, packing medications, time changes and dining out! Here is some tips to have great blood sugars when traveling: 1. Bring extra medications! During hurricane ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | June 2024

    How to Stay on Track When Traveling this Summer! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Summer traveling is a super fun time of year and a great way to get away from the Florida heat! But along with fun travels can come challenges to keep your blood sugars on track between dining out, BBQs, late night dining or missing meals due to travel. Here is some tips to have great blood sugars when ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | May 2024

    Can you Lower Blood Sugar By Increasing Fiber Intake? By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Having adequate fiber in your diet is not only great for your heart by lowering cholesterol, but it can aid in weight loss, prevention of colon cancer and lower blood sugars! Fiber slows down digestion which creates a slower blood sugar rise after eating, increased satiety and better digestion. Having ...
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  • Breaking Down Diabetes: Understanding the Connection Between Diet and Blood Sugar

    Diabetes, a condition characterized by elevated blood sugar levels, affects millions of people worldwide. While genetics and other factors play a role, diet is a key component in managing this condition. In this blog post, we'll explore the intricate relationship between diabetes and diet, offering insights into how food choices impact blood sugar levels and overall health. The Basics of Diabetes ...
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  • Getting Back To The Basics Of Diabetes

    It is estimated that more than 133 million people are living with diabetes or prediabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes in adults, more than 90 percent. T2DM is characterized by hyperglycaemia, usually due to progressive loss of insulin secretion combined with insulin resistance, resulting in relative insulin deficiency. Many patients are asymptomatic at presentation, with ...
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  • Strength Training and Insulin Sensitivity

    Lack of physical activity is certainly a problem of our modern lifestyle. It is a very big contributory factor to development of insulin resistance and in turn type 2 DM. Of course, all physical activity is good for you. When we talk about exercise, walking, swimming, running, and playing tennis comes very intuitively to patients. Aerobic activity is essential for heart health as well as helpful ...
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  • Obesity is a public health crisis

    Obesity is a significant public health crisis. It is associated with multiple metabolic conditions including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and fatty liver as well as sleep apnea, arthritis, and various cancers. In the US approximately 70% of adults struggle with excess weight. Newer drug therapies are changing not only how we treat obesity, but how the ...
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  • What Is Diabetes Ketoacidosis or DKA?

    DKA is a serious and life-threatening complication of diabetes caused by an overload of acids (ketones) in the blood. Ketones are chemicals that are produced from the breakdown of fat in the body when there is not enough insulin to use glucose as fuel or energy. When ketones build up in the blood it can become toxic by making the blood acidic. DKA can happen in any person with diabetes or ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | December 2023

    How to Improve Blood Sugars Without Giving up Carbs! By: Jessica Hrdlicka If you’re thinking about giving up carbs in 2024 for better blood sugars think again! Low carb or Keto Diets have been all the rage for the past few years, but giving up all carbs in your diet could result in fatigue, constipation, increased sugar cravings and most likely won’t last long as a weight loss strategy. How to ...
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  • Take action to control sugars with our Remote Patient Monitoring Program

    “I know what I am supposed to do but I just need to do it”. If you have ever said this then we have an in-house program to help you achieve your goals of taking action. With this program, called Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), you will be checking your sugars at home using either a meter or a wearable device which automatically transmits your sugars to our secure clinical portal. Our qualified ...
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  • Are you game day ready?

    Well, it is that time of year again. Football is back on television and the holidays are coming. So, have you gotten your game day plan of eating yet? Whether it is a Halloween party, football party, thanksgiving, or Christmas, it is good to have a plan for eating a head of time. That prevents slips and trips that can derail your blood sugar. Eating lower carbs during the day can allow for more ...
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  • The Dog Days of Summer Have Been Too Hot For Even the Dogs!

    We love summer and yes, in Florida it is hot in the summer. But this year it has been especially hot with the high heat index. Great for your tan, but not so good for your diabetes. It is easy to get dehydrated. But remember, you don’t just need water. Sometimes you need electrolytes also. When we sweat it is not just fluid that we are losing. We also lose salt, chloride and sometimes potassium. ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | June 2022

    Tips to Manage Blood Sugars in the Heat! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES In South Florida we have officially reached the Wow it is HOT season! And while this is a great time to go swimming, meeting with friends and BBQs, the heat can play a big role on your blood sugars. The high temperatures can definitely cause sweating, dehydration and fatigue, but also high or low blood sugars. When ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | May 2022

    Using the Basics to Manage Blood Sugars By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Many times we focus on diet and medications to control blood sugar levels or we want to blame diet and medications when we can’t reach our blood sugar goals, but have you considered using the basics? Many people do not understand that simple changes can yield huge results when trying to manage blood sugars! Here a few ...
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  • Living Well With Diabetes Newsletter | February 2022

    Knowing When to Switch Things Up! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Are you stuck in a diabetes rut? Do you feel like what was working for your diabetes management isn’t working anymore? Do you feel stuck and unmotivated? Then maybe it’s time to switch things up! Examining your blood sugar trends, habits and emotions are a great place to start, but having extra help is a great way to get ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | December 2021

    Managing diabetes can be a stressful task, but when you add traveling, holidays meals, extra desserts plus a change in time and weather it can be quite challenging! Luckily here at Palm Beach Diabetes and Endocrine Specialists we have a whole team of certified diabetes care education specialists and registered dietitians to help give you tips & tricks to keep you on track! Not only are we offering ...
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  • November is Diabetes Awareness month

    Did you know November is Diabetes Awareness Month? November 14 th is ‘World Diabetes Day' celebrated in honor of Dr. Frederick Banting, credited to have discovered insulin. The American Diabetic Association has been celebrating Diabetes Awareness month since 1975 in the United States. Millions of Americans are suffering from type 1 or type 2 diabetes. A lot of them are dealing with insulin ...
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  • Living Well With Diabetes Newsletter | September 2021

    Balance your Meals and Have Better Blood Sugar with the PFF Method! By: Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES There is a new method in town to help you balance blood sugars, limit snacking, decrease cravings, help with weight loss and improve your mood… its called the PFF Method or simply the Protein, Fiber, Fat Method. This is a method used by our registered dietitians and certified diabetes educators ...
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  • Understanding Fatigue

    Fatigue is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek evaluation by an endocrinologist. Appropriate evaluation for endocrine and metabolic causes could include tests for hypothyroidism or adrenal insufficiency or low testosterone or vitamin B12 deficiency or iron deficiency. But frequently these tests are negative and that we need to consider other possible causes. I Infectious diseases ...
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  • Living Well With Diabetes Newsletter | August 2021

    Tips & Tricks for Dining Out with Diabetes By: Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Let’s be honest a home-cooked meal is great, but sometimes you would rather go out and enjoy a meal versus cooking. There are so many yummy options for dining out, but sometimes those options can involve a ton of added calories and sugar. Many restaurants add butter, sauces, and extra sodium you may not want on your ...
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  • Diabetes and Microvascular Complications

    It is common knowledge that patients with type 1 or type 2 DM can develop changes to their small vessels and develop complications of retina, kidneys, and nerves, named as diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. It is interesting to note, that microvascular complications are certainly associated with elevated blood glucose, poorly controlled blood pressure, and poorly controlled ...
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  • Insulin Pump Study

    Insulin Pump Study Over the past 2 decades, there have been significant advances not only in the types of insulins that are available to those who require insulin to manage their diabetes (all patients with Type 1 diabetes and many of those with Type 2 diabetes), but how the insulin is delivered. Whereas in the past, insulin was stored in vials and delivered by syringes, these days patients most ...
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  • Taking Control of Your Diabetes Diagnosis

    Receiving a diagnosis of diabetes can be difficult. Learning that you have to change several things about your day-to-day life can be daunting. Let’s talk about understanding and copping with a diabetes diagnosis and how embracing this challenge can lead to longevity and increased happiness. It’s important to understand that diabetes is not uncommon and you are not alone. More than 30 million ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | March 2021

    How Can You Stay Motivated to Manage Your Diabetes? The PDF can also be viewed here. By: Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Managing diabetes takes a lot of effort. It is time consuming. It can be draining and cause mental fatigue. Remembering insulin doses, medication timing, carbohydrate counting and blood sugar monitoring can seem overwhelming some days. Here are some tips to implement to help ...
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