diabetes
Understanding insulin therapy
Ramadan begins on Monday, May 6, 2019 and ends on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Millions of people from around the world will be recognizing this Islamic holy day through prayer and dawn to dusk fasting. Fasting can be done safely if you take the necessary precautions— especially for those with certain medical conditions. If [...]
If you’ve gotten the message that you should incorporate 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity into your workday to reduce the health risks associated with inactivity, good job. Keep taking the stairs and walking as much as possible.
But don’t stop there. Other [...]
About 30 million people in the United States, or 1 in 10, have diabetes. Most have Type 2 diabetes, which may be preventable and takes years to develop as blood sugar levels increase.
On the path to Type 2 diabetes, many people are first diagnosed with a reversible [...]
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- UCLA community engagement program partners with MiOra and Compton schools to expand diabetes prevention program.
- Students, certified as diabetes prevention program coaches, will conduct educational [...]
When most people think of fat, they think of what medical experts refer to as white fat, or the fat [...]
My doctor told me I needed extra medications for my diabetes so I went to see an endocrinologist, Dr. Martinez, who felt a nodule on my throat. When the ultrasound came back inconclusive, I was then referred to Dr. Yeh [...]
I knew that I needed to get a procedure done to remove a large nodule in my neck about 5-6 years ago. I went to see an endocrinologist and had a biopsy done a couple of times that revealed that it was not cancerous. I talked to a naturalist doctor [...]
When it comes to achieving optimal health, research shows that following preventive care guidelines for vaccinations, disease screenings and cancer screenings is the best way to get there.
The following graphic shows some of the vaccinations, lab tests and screenings recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services [...]
