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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | September 2024

    Preparing for Hurricane Season with Diabetes! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES The last few years have taught us many lessons on the importance of emergency preparedness whether it’s preparing for pandemics, hurricanes, floods and power outages. Being prepared for any emergency means stocking up on non-perishable food, water (for drinking and household use), cash, batteries and other ...
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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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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | February 2024

    Focus on Your Heart Health & Lower Your Blood Sugars! By: Jessica Hrdlicka February is National Heart Health Month and because diabetes can increase your risk of heart disease paying attention to how you treat your heart is important. From diet to exercise, water intake to getting enough sleep, there are many factors that impact our heart health. Here are some tips to Keep Your Heart Healthy: Make ...
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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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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | October 2023

    Take Action to Control Sugars with our Remote Patient Monitoring Program By: Justyna Stachnik, Director or RPM 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 ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | September 2023

    Eating for Kidney Health By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Living with diabetes you may be thinking about carbohydrates and sugar in your diet, but have you considered supporting your kidneys with healthy foods as well. Currently, 1 in 3 adults living with diabetes also have Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is why learning how to support your kidney health is important in diabetes ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | August 2023

    Ready to go Back to Diabetes School? By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES As Summer comes to an end and kids are headed back to school you may be wondering when was the last time I was in a classroom? With so much new information, technology, nutrition science, weight loss and medications available to people with diabetes when was the last time you brushed up on your diabetes knowledge? Most ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | July 2023

    Easy Ways to Add More Fruits & Vegetables in Your Diet for Better Blood Sugars! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES Getting 5-9 servings of fruit and vegetables may be a struggle in today’s world of takeout, on-the-go fast food options, or lack of time to cook. But the good news is that fruits and veggies are easy to add into everyday meals and do not take a lot of time and preparation to ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | June 2023

    Easy Ways to Boost your Insulin Sensitivity & Get Better Blood Sugar Results! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES You may have heard the term insulin resistance and wonder do I have that? What is insulin resistance? Insulin resistance is an impaired response of the body to insulin, resulting in elevated levels of glucose in the blood (a key component of type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | March 2023

    Start Your Spring with Veggie Filled Recipes! By: Geetanjali Kale, M.D As I take care of patients with Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, elevated cholesterol and obesity, I always ask patients what they eat in each day. I get variety responses. I find our diets are heavily influenced by prepackaged ingredients, refined flour, readymade foods, take outs. Patients are trying to eat healthy, make better ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | January 2023

    Turn Your New Years Resolutions into Habits! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES It’s a New Year and let’s be honest most of us have already given up on our New Years resolutions. But this doesn’t have to be the year you out your health goals on the back burner. First start with S.M.A.R.T Goals. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Based Here are a few tips to make those ...
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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | August 2022

    Tips to Lose Weight this Summer! By: Jessica Hrdlicka MS, RD, LD/N, CDCES It’s Summertime! And for most of us that means BBQs, traveling, back to school & beating the Summer heat. Here are a few tips to still have fun & lose weight this Summer: Hydrate, but without sugar. It is recommended for men and women to consume anywhere from 9-13 cups of water per day depending on weight, height and ...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter | April 2021

    Depression and Diabetes For PDF version CLICK HERE By: Kathy Kurit ARNP Although there is not a definitive explanation for the relationship between depression and diabetes, it is evident that this connection exists. Some experts believe that changes in the brain caused by high blood sugars lead to the development of depression, while others believe those with depression have a greater risk of ...
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  • Living Well With Diabetes September 2020

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  • Living Well With Diabetes Summer 2020

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  • Summertime Could Mean Blood Sugar Changes!

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