Sep 6, 2017 | Everyday Wellness
At Diabetes Relief, we urge our patients to get regular dental checkups, and a patient shares his personal experience: “With all the demands on our time with my business,” he says, “I had postponed my scheduled treatments at Diabetes Relief, and the time between my treatments stretched out more than they should have—five weeks! I found out how wrong that is for any diabetic who has found what I call miraculous results.” His blood sugars got “out of whack,” he added, so he resumed his regular treatment schedule. On the way to “getting back,” he went to his dentist because he had lost a crown. As the dentist got in to repair the problem, he found some other things wrong with that tooth. After he made the repairs, his blood sugar was noticeably better, and with resuming his regular treatment schedule, he was “walking on clouds again!” The bottom line:…
Sep 20, 2017 | Everyday Wellness
Diabetics NEED exercise! We can improve our overall health, and especially our diabetes, with exercise. Can you get to a swimming pool? If not, can you get to a YMCA center? If so, Medicare might pay for your membership, and you can find pool activities there. Here’s what a recent study found about aquatic exercise, as reported in Acta Diabetologica on July 10, 2017: Only about 30 percent of type 2 diabetics adhere to a traditional exercise program of walking, running, or resistance training. “Our research group has conducted several exercise studies in people who have type 2 diabetes. We noticed that some people could not participate in our land-based (e.g., walking) studies due to barriers such as joint pain,” said lead author Normand Boule, a physical education and recreation researcher at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. They then planned to do a study on alternate forms of…
Sep 27, 2017 | Articles Archive
Brian Loveridge, M.D., is our regional medical director for Utah. He is a board-certified emergency physician with 15+ years’ experience taking care of critical patients in an ER setting. In addition, he is a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in a level-one field hospital in Iraq. During 2005, his unit cared for more than 1,800 level-one casualties sustained by allied forces, civilians, and enemy combatants. He and his wife, Janise, have passed their silver wedding anniversary, and they have four amazing kids. Dr. Loveridge has run a marathon, competed in several triathlons, and continues to enjoy exercise of all types in the rugged Wasatch Mountains of Utah. An avid proponent of fitness and nutrition, he wants to help diabetic patients lead the fullest life possible with the approach of Diabetes Relief. He believes that everyone should have the opportunity to live life to its fullest and encourages…
