We all know the ultimate cost that living with Diabetes places on the PWD and their families. The mental burden of living with diabetes and caring for someone that lives with Diabetes can become overwhelming as it is. While previously we discussed about the increasing prices of insulin and its rise to an all-time highs, […]

When you have diabetes, you are already dealing with a lot. Now add depression into the mix- you now have a double-whammy. This is what happens when you have diabetes- you are at increased risk for developing depression. So when you develop depression in addition to your diabetes, then this makes your diabetes worse. And […]

I get my first cup of coffee and sit on the sun deck with the birds singing. I feel as if I have not slept a wink, and my head aches. I could go back to bed and sleep all day, but work awaits. It’s a beautiful, sunny day, but my body feels heavy, and […]

There has long been concern about the association of diabetes and heart disease—and there has long been a concern about the types of medications used to control blood sugar levels—do they increase the risk of heart disease?  Do they decrease the risk?  Or do they have no effect on the risk of heart disease? The […]

The tendons connect muscle to bone or to specific structures or organs—for example, the eye. Tendons are flexible but non-elastic cords made up of a specific type of protein, collagen. Tendons function to assist movement Examples of tendons include shoulder tendons (Teres minor, Infraspinatus, Supraspinatus and Subscapularis tendons); tendons in the arms (Deltoid, Biceps, Triceps, […]

The sensation of “pins and needles” is technically known as a form of paresthesia.  Paresthesias are abnormal sensations and include sensations of burning, tingling, prickling, skin crawling or itching, often in the hands and/or feet.  All the forms of paresthesia are due to nerve damage, either because of some disease affecting the nerves (eg. Multiple […]

In diabetes, calf or leg pain can be due to diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), to peripheral artery disease (PAD) or to deep vein thrombosis (DVT).  All of these conditions can result in pain, cramping, achiness and swelling in the calves and the lower leg, ankle and feet. And all of them can be associated with […]