No doubt you’ve heard the terms “high blood sugar” and “high blood glucose.” Here in the South, you might even hear someone say “He’s got the sugar.” They’re all referring to the same illness: diabetes mellitus, or just plain diabetes. There are a few types of diabetes: Type 1, formerly known as juvenile diabetes, since […]
Even though diabetes is a serious disease, with careful attention to diet and exercise, it can be well-managed. It’s only when you’ve had the disease for a long time or when levels of sugar in the blood remain uncontrolled that the long-term effects of diabetes take hold. Specifically, diabetes can wreak havoc on the body’s […]
When it comes to diabetes and the complications your feet can suffer from it, we have some advice: stay woke!! If you haven’t been very active on social media, you may be raising your eyebrows at that [slightly grammatically annoying] advice. But it’s pretty simple: “Stay woke” is current lingo that means “educate yourself and […]
World Health Day was celebrated earlier this month. It’s a day that the World Health Organization (WHO) sets aside every April to take a closer look at a specific health challenge affecting people the world over. This year’s theme was Depression: Let’s Talk. Why would podiatrists Dr. Chanda L. Day Houts and Dr. Heidi M. […]
Across the USA, racing has become a popular way to raise funds for charity. The American Heart Association has its walk for heart disease; the Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure” raises funds for breast cancer research; runners can raise funds for any number of charities through the Boston Marathon. There’s also The Walk […]
Are you regretting the amount of food you ate on Thanksgiving Day? Filling our plates with turkey and stuffing ourselves with all the great sides that we save for this special occasion is a real American tradition. In fact, we’ve heard it said that you’re not doing Thanksgiving right in Alabama if you’re hungry before […]
It’s no surprise that Dr. Chandra L. Day Houts and Dr. Heidi M. Christie of Montgomery Foot Care Specialists put in a great deal of effort to educate our patients about diabetes and diabetes care. Diabetes and foot complications go hand-in-hand, and so our entire staff wants you to be aware of the dangers of […]
When did the country start celebrating a different “thing” every day — National Eat Your Beans Day, for example (July 3)? How about December 8, when we can all look forward to National Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day? It’s all in good fun, and it sure can’t hurt to be reminded to eat […]
Before we can tackle a problem, we have to acknowledge that it’s a problem in the first place, and then find the motivation to change. We think of the alcoholic who hits “rock bottom” before seeking help. Or the person who avoids the doctor’s advice to quit smoking – until they have a child and […]
If you can’t feel your feet or toes, it should make you stand up and take notice. Occasional tingling and numbness in your toes is fairly common and not a big deal. It could happen after you’ve been sitting too long with your legs crossed. When you finally stand up, the blood swooping down into […]
