by Julie Wood | Jan 6, 2022 | Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is an epidemic around the world. Currently, one out of every ten people are living with T2D. That number has been growing tremendously in the past 50 years and there is no sign of slowing down. There are currently more than 30 million American...
by Julie Wood | Dec 21, 2021 | Diabetes, Healthy Living
As we bring 2021 to a close, let’s look at innovations that improve the lives of those living with diabetes. Affordable long-acting insulin. Semglee manufactured by Viatris is a biosimilar insulin that is medically identical to Lantus or glargine. Semglee is priced...
by Julie Wood | Dec 19, 2021 | Diabetes, Healthy Living
How Do I Know if I am a Diabetic? I get asked this question quite often. The real question here is ‘how do I know my glucose is controlled?’ The measure of glucose can be done in many ways. BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORS There are many brands of glucose monitors which...
by Julie Wood | Nov 17, 2021 | Diabetes, Drugs and Supplements
Artificial Sweeteners have become commonplace in our society and we no longer give them a second thought. Sadly, many have lowered their intake of sugar just to increase artificial sweeteners. I personally avoid ALL artificial sweeteners and let me explain why… ...
by Julie Wood | Nov 1, 2021 | Diabetes, Healthy Living
This is a question that I am often asked in the diabetes office. So many patients come to me frustrated because they are told to ‘Don’t eat anything white’, ‘if it tastes good then spit it out’ or ‘try cardboard’. Nothing could be farther from the truth. ...
by Julie Wood | Sep 20, 2021 | Diabetes
Welcome to Diabetes 101. This is a class for EVERYONE, even if you are not a diabetes. Nearly 1 in 9 Americans have diabetes. But it has not always been like this. In the past 40 years or so, the risk of getting diabetes has more than tripled. Why is Diabetes on the...
