Diabetes: Best Practices to Help Effectively Teach Prevention

Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the last 20 years, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes has more than tripled as the US population has aged and become more overweight? Hispanics are no exception, and in fact are at greater risk for developing type 2 […]

Helping Your Patient Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Successfully

I always tell my patients that it is much easier (and less costly) to develop and keep healthy habits early on rather than develop type 2 diabetes and deal with restrictions and worries on a daily basis. Understanding and recognizing the risk factors can be hard, even overwhelming for many people, especially for Hispanics who […]