by Dr. Nicole DiNezza | Nov 27, 2013 | Diabetes
After all, November is Diabetes Awareness Month. But what do we mean when we say it’s “disease x awareness month”? Surely we’re all aware of diabetes. Hopefully we’re all aware of how big of a problem diabetes is. So why do we...
by Dr. Nicole DiNezza | Nov 18, 2013 | Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus is a group of conditions that affects about 26 million Americans- just over 8% of the population. Most of those cases (90% or so) are Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), a condition in which the cells of the body become less responsive or unresponsive to...
by Dr. Nicole DiNezza | Apr 15, 2013 | Diabetes, Healthy living, Nutrition
“Sugar free” seems like an easy enough thing to figure out. Sugar free foods are foods with no sugar in them, zero sugar, sugarless, if you will. But is that actually the case? In many instances, the answer is no.For starters, let’s look at how the...
by Dr. Nicole DiNezza | Jan 16, 2013 | Agave nectar, Artificial Sweeteners, Diabetes, Fructose, Nutrition
Fructose has earned itself a special spot in the lime-light in the last ten years, and with good reason. One minute you hear fructose is bad, the next you see a commercial saying it’s the same as sugar. One day you go to your alternative medicine doctor and they...
by Dr. Nicole DiNezza | Aug 10, 2012 | Autoimmunity, Diabetes, Functional Medicine
In today’s day and age, it’s hard to find someone who hasn’t either known someone with diabetes or had it themselves. Diabetes affects 25.8 million Americans, or 8.3% of the US population [1].Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition that leads to...
