by Maureen Seel, RDN/LDN CDCES
Nearly two-thirds of all U.S. adults are overweight or obese. That means just one-third of the nation fall into the healthy weight range. Obesity is also rising in other parts of the world. A body-mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 is considered obese. Weight loss options…...
by Maureen Seel, RDN/LDN CDCES
When lifestyle changes and medications aren’t effective in weight loss, some patients turn to weight-loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery. These procedures can dramatically improve blood glucose control in persons with type 2 diabetes who have obesity...
by Maureen Seel, RDN/LDN CDCES
If there’s one number all patients with diabetes should know, it’s their hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c or A1C) level: a measure of their overall blood glucose control for the past 3 months. Blood glucose levels fluctuate from hour to hour, day to day; but the A1C...
by Maureen Seel, RDN/LDN CDCES
There are three ways of diagnosing prediabetes:People who have high blood glucose after not eating for at least 8 hours have “impaired fasting glucose.”After fasting for 8 hours, a healthy person’s blood glucose levels are usually less than 100 mg/dl. A person with...
by Maureen Seel, RDN/LDN CDCES
Without insulin treatment, persons with type 1 diabetes can’t produce any insulin on their own and the body is unable to process carbohydrates from food. Glucose in the blood quickly rises dangerously high. In less than 24 hours, the blood can accumulate...
