Dr. Chrys Michaelides
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Understanding Diabetes
What is the Importance of Alcohol Control in Diabetes?
It is important to understand alcohol control in diabetes. While moderate amounts of alcohol may cause blood sugar to rise,…
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Understanding Diabetes
Which Diabetes Team Members do you need on your team?
Managing diabetes and preventing or identifying complications, requires input from various health care professionals. This “diabetes team” of health care…
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Understanding Diabetes
Physical Activity in Diabetes Improves Blood Glucose Control
Physical activity in diabetes improves blood glucose control. Most of the effect of insulin happens at the muscle, and what…
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Understanding Diabetes
Is the Albumin Creatinine Ratio (ACR) important in diabetes?
The Albumin Creatinine Ratio (ACR) test result is the ratio of measured albumin (a protein) and creatinine (a metabolism by-product)…
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Understanding Diabetes
What is the HbA1c in Diabetes?
The HbA1c in diabetes is the most common term you will hear in the management and control of diabetes. Also…
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Understanding Diabetes
Preventing the Progress of Type 2 diabetes
Preventing the progress of type 2 diabetes involves first, achieving lifestyle changes looking at weight management and physical activity; second…
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Understanding Diabetes
What is Curing Diabetes?
Remission (or reversal) is possible most likely in the early stage of diabetes or after a big weight loss. It…
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Understanding Diabetes
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition where the body has an impaired ability to produce or respond to the hormone…
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