Diabetes

In the last 20 years, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled. Diabetes was found to be the 7th leading cause of death in the United States.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated that more than 37 million Americans have diabetes, and of those people 1 in 5 of them don’t know they have it.

The CDC, also found diabetes is the number one cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and adult blindness.

There are four types of diabetes: Prediabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and Gestational Diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes, “juvenile diabetes” occurs when the body stops making insulin and is typically diagnosed early in life. Type 1 diabetes accounts for approximately 5-10% of cases.

Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately 90% to 95% of diabetic cases. With this type, the body doesn’t utilize insulin efficiently and is unable to regulate blood sugar.

Prediabetes occurs when a persons blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough for a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. It is estimated that 96 million adults in the United States are prediabetic and 80% of them are not aware they have it.

Gestational Diabetes occurs during pregnancy and typically goes away after pregnancy. Gestational Diabetes does increase your risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes later in life.

Your Dietitian will review your most recent lab work with you and provide you recommendations to help lower you A1C (blood sugar/glucose level).

We will work together with you and your primary care providers or specialists to monitor your levels to help manage your diabetes.