Archive for May, 2008

Diabetes Complications Affect the Whole Body

Diabetes complications include nerve damage, damage to large blood
vessels, and damage to small blood vessels. High blood sugar can affect the
health of your heart, brain, kidneys, teeth, skin, and feet. Read how to prevent
and treat diabetes complications…

Ask Dr. Hirsch: Bleeding at Injection Site

Q. Is there a best way to inject insulin with a pen?nbsp; I sometimes
bleed a bit when I remove the pen needle, especially when I inject in my leg.
Read Dr. Hirsch’s reply…

Ask Dr. Hirsch: Counting the Carbs in Metamucil

When counting carbohydrates, people sometimes ask if they should include
values for aspartame and maltodextrose, which appear in the fiber supplement
Metamucil.nbsp;nbsp; Read Dr. Hirsch’s reply…