You’re not alone. The link between guilt and diabetes may derive from the social stigma and common misconception that diabetes is an easily preventable condition. Many Americans still believe type 1 is caused by eating too much sugar and that the sole cause of type 2 is obesity.
“It’s natural for people to feel like they’ve done something to bring it on,” says Susan Guzman, PhD, director of clinical education at the Behavioral Diabetes Institute in San Diego. “It’s common for people to look inward for some sort of causal event because it makes them feel more in control. But when it comes to diabetes, there are a lot of things out of our control.”
We’re celebrating Divabetic’s 8 Year Anniversary of Diabetes podcasting with musical inspiration from Patti Austin.
Grammy Award-winning Singer Patti Austin is in constant demand globally for live performances, thanks to a legacy of recordings that started in 1955, continued through the ‘60s with success as a teenage R&B star before establishing herself as a mainstay among jazz and soul audiences through her ‘70s recordings. By the ‘80s, Austin became known to the wider international audience as a result of the Grammy-nominated “Baby Come To Me” and “How Do You Keep The Music Playing”, her early ‘80s classic duets with James Ingram.
In New York, they referred to Patti as the “Queen of Studio” for her singing abilities. When she arrived on set to work for Randy and Michael Brecker, Patti met Luther Vandross for the first time. The moment created a lasting friendship.
“Another thing (besides music) that bonded me to Luther was our weight issues,” she said. The two dialed each other often. “When touring, if we were in the same city, we attended movies together.” “He would usually pick some silly movie like [Scary Movie]” she said, expanding on the personal side of their relationship in a loving, humorous way.
“I had type 2 diabetes,” says the former 285- pound singing sensation. “I had obesity-driven diabetes,” continued the now 140-pound Austin. To reach her new weight, Patti Austin had gastric bypass surgery and the result has been remarkable.
Guests include Poet Lorraine Brooks, Jill Weisenberger MS, RDN, CDE, CHWC, FAND, Chris Pickering co-founder of ‘The Betes Bros, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, and Mama Rose Marie.
Throughout this podcast we will be featuring songs from ‘The Best Of Patti Austin’ album courtesy of SONY Music.
After finding his former boss, Luther Vandross in a coma on the floor and later feeling the media neglected giving enough attention to Luther’s diabetes, Max Szadek has fought for greater awareness of the disease through his organization Divabetic.
Max ‘Mr. Divabetic’ Szadek is talking about ‘Diabetes & Pride’ on Diabetes Late Nite podcast with musical inspiration from Ricky Martin scheduled for Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 6 PM, EST.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall Uprising (June 29, 1969). It is widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement.
Since Ricky Martin came out in 2010, he’s been a prominent voice for LGBT rights both in the U.S. and in his native Puerto Rico. Ricky Martin said, “I just wanna be free,” upon receiving GLAAD’s Vito Russo Award, which honors gay entertainers who promote equal rights. Martin opened up his life to Vanity Fair in its April 2012 issue and spoke candidly about his twins, Matteo and Valentino, and his longtime partner, Carlos Gonzalez.
As an openly gay man, Mr. Divabetic is honored to shine the spotlight on members from the LGBTQ+ community living with diabetes. Guests include Stephen Bernstein, Greg Rubin, Maria Salazar, Catherine Schuller and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach.
“As a gay man I can relate to the ‘shame’ and ‘blame’ many people experience with type 2 diabetes experience regarding their diagnosis,” says Max Szadek. “Claiming who I am as a gay man has helped me take charge of my own health issues. I hope this podcast will inspire others facing similar challenges in their diabetes self-care. You’ve got to love yourself to take charge of your health!”
Diabetes Late Nite is a fast-paced, full-filled hour of diabetes education and wellness advice that encourages listeners to “laugh a little, learn a lot.”
ANSWER: The terms “diabetic peripheral neuropathy” or “diabetic neuropathy” refer to nerve damage as a result of diabetes. Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that primarily affects the arms and legs and causes numbness, loss of sensation, and pain, tingling, or burning sensations.
About 50% of people with diabetes have a form of nerve pain. The highest rates of neuropathy are seen in people who have had diabetes for at least 25 years.
Peripheral neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes.
On Tuesday, June 11 2019, we’re talking about ‘Diabetes & Pride’ on Diabetes Late Nitepodcast with musical inspiration from Ricky Martin starting at 6 PM, EST.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall Uprising (June 29, 1969). It is widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement.
Since Ricky Martin came out in 2010, he’s been a prominent voice for LGBT rights both in the U.S. and in his native Puerto Rico. Ricky Martin said, “I just wanna be free,” upon receiving GLAAD’s Vito Russo Award, which honors gay entertainers who promote equal rights. Martin opened up his life to Vanity Fair in its April 2012 issue and spoke candidly about his twins, Matteo and Valentino, and his longtime partner, Carlos Gonzalez.
As an openly gay man, Mr. Divabetic is honored to shine the spotlight on members from the LGBTQ+ community living with diabetes. Guests include Stephen Bernstein, Greg Rubin, Maria Salazar, Catherine Schuller and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach.
Diabetes Late Nite is a fast-paced, full-filled hour of diabetes education and wellness advice that encourages listeners to “laugh a little, learn a lot.”
I know that coping with diabetes on a daily basis can not only be stressful but it can also be more time consuming especially in the morning. Sometimes you need a little ‘pick me up’ to get you through the day.
Self-pampering is a great way to reward yourself for being proactive about managing your diabetes and there’s no better way to treat yourself than by giving yourself a safe manicure!
I want to help you ‘Makeover Your Diabetes’ by sharing the best products in beauty/fashion, diabetes self-care and exercise to help you “GLAM MORE, FEAR LESS” with less stress this year!
For people with diabetes, it is vitally important that they learn to care for their nails. Your nails protect your fingers and toes from injury and trauma.
I know that coping with diabetes on a daily basis can not only be stressful but it can also be more time consuming especially in the morning. Sometimes you need a little ‘pick me up’ to get you through the day.
Self-pampering is a great way to reward yourself for being proactive about managing your diabetes and there’s no better way to treat yourself than by giving yourself a safe manicure!
I want to help you ‘Makeover Your Diabetes’ by sharing the best products in beauty/fashion, diabetes self-care and exercise to help you “GLAM MORE, FEAR LESS” with less stress this year!
For people with diabetes, it is vitally important that they learn to care for their nails. Your nails protect your fingers and toes from injury and trauma.
When caring for the nails, take note if they look unusually pale or white. Pale looking nails could indicate anemia according to Health Status.
In some people with diabetes, the nails take on a yellowish hue. Often this coloring has to do with the breakdown of sugar and its effect on the collagen in nails. This kind of yellowing isn’t harmful. It doesn’t need to be treated.
But in certain cases, yellowing can be a sign of a nail infection. People with diabetes are more likely than those without diabetes to get a fungal infection called onychomycosis. This infection usually affects the toenails. The nails will turn yellow and become brittle.
By caring for the feet and nails carefully people with diabetes can often find problems early before such drastic measures must be taken.
Smith & Cult
One of Divabetic’s picks for the best Nail Polish for Diabetes is Smith & Cult. A classic red polish, free of eight hard-to-pronounce chemicals, poured into a chic gold-capped glass bottle that can double as bedside table decor! – what more can you ask for?!!! The red is a favorite, but all the shades prove ultra-high performance, meaning they’ll keep your speedy at-home manicure glossy and vibrant for more than two days.
We’re talking about ‘Diabetes & Pride’ on June’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast with musical inspiration from Ricky Martin.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall Uprising (June 29, 1969). It is widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement.
Since Ricky Martin came out in 2010, he’s been a prominent voice for LGBT rights both in the U.S. and in his native Puerto Rico. Ricky Martin said, “I just wanna be free,” upon receiving GLAAD’s Vito Russo Award, which honors gay entertainers who promote equal rights. Martin opened up his life to Vanity Fair in its April 2012 issue and spoke candidly about his twins, Matteo and Valentino, and his longtime partner, Carlos Gonzalez.
As an openly gay man, Mr. Divabetic is honored to shine the spotlight on members from the LGBTQ+ community living with diabetes. Guests include Stephen Bernstein, Greg Rubin, Maria Salazar, Catherine Schuller and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach.
Diabetes Late Nite is a fast-paced, full-filled hour of diabetes education and wellness advice that encourages listeners to “laugh a little, learn a lot.”
CNBC reports the number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren’t sure why.
“The bottom line is we don’t know for sure what’s driving these trends,” said the lead author of the new report, Dr. Stephen Benoit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
One reason explaining the drop off could be that the diagnostic threshold for diabetes was lowered in the late 1990s.
“We might have mined out a lot of the previously unrecognized cases” and so new diagnoses in the last several years are more likely to be actual new illnesses, said Dr. John Buse, a University of North Carolina diabetes expert.
Additionally the hemoglobin A1C blood test used to diagnose diabetes is much easier to use than previous tests that required patients to fast for 12 hours or to undergo repeated blood draws.
New federal data released Tuesday found the number of new diabetes diagnoses fell to about 1.3 million in 2017, down from 1.7 million in 2009.
Mr. Divabetic takes a ’50 Shades of Gray’ approach to talking about diabetes and aging during this lively hour of diabetes education and empowerment.
As you age, you may be most aware of your new gray hairs and wrinkles, but aging causes changes throughout the entire body.
It used to be said that having diabetes aged people an additional 20 years. Today, thanks to better tools for managing diabetes and preventing and treating its complications, people with diabetes have the opportunity to live longer than ever before.
However, managing diabetes in the golden years presents a variety of challenges, ranging from increased insulin resistance and weight gain to sexual health issues and depression.
Throughout the podcast we will be playing selected songs from Mariah Carey’s “Merry Christmas’ album courtesy of SONY Music.
Aging is inevitable — even botox can’t turn back the clock permanently. However, you do have a choice over how you’ll spend your twilight years. By doing everything you can to take care of your body and mind, you can help live a full, meaningful, and energetic life.
The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic gets caught up in a murder mystery when he agrees to host the Red Tomato Carpet at the 6th Annual Bake Bethesda A Pie Contest at Central Farm Market in Bethesda, MD.
Will orange be the ‘new black’ for Mr. Divabetic?
Find out what happens when Mr. Divabetic, the Diabetes Late Nite cast and some special friends try to solve this diabetes murder mystery loosely based on “The Phantom Of The Opera”. Enjoy diabetes self-care advice and nutrition information in between moments of suspense, wide-goose chases, and entertaining banter.
Featuring Best-Selling Author Tonya Kappes, Asha Brown (founder of the We Are Diabetes organization), Central Farm Markets Co-Founder Debra Moser, Poet Lorraine Brooks, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, Good Like This Author Peter Arpesella, Susan Weiner MS, RD, CDE, CDN, Leisa Chester Weir, Terri Seidman, Mama Rose Marie and Max “Mr. Divabetic” Szadek.
Cheryl Farley, Food as Medicine nutritionist shares answers to your nutrition questions on May’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast. LISTEN HERE.
During the podcast we asked her:
“Does smoked salmon carry the same dangers (and risks for cancer) as other processed meats?”
Here is Cheryl Farley’s answer: The latest research coming from some of the leading experts in Food as Medicine indicate that processed meats especially are highly carcinogenic! Smoked salmon really has its own set of issues. Salmon is very high in fat content and although it is high in Omega 3 fatty acids to me the bad outweighs the good. As mentioned on May’s Diabetes Late Nite interview the real culprit behind insulin resistance for people living with Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes is fat. Also, salmon is very high in sodium content. Another consequence of eating fish or any meat for that matter can be explained in the book The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a landmark study on the relation between animal protein and cancer. If you choose to eat smoked salmon, I would make certain that it is organic, non-GMO and not farm raised. This has become another popular method to supply the ever-growing demand for fish is to raise them on farms, but it is a known fact that the environment is not clean. What we put into our mouths daily is either nourishing and feeding our cells and supplying vital nutrients to our body, or it is setting us up for sickness and eventually disease. Truly “Health is Wealth”.
Cheryl encourages people to eat “as close to the tree as possible” (a whole food plant-based diet). Why not try something that will feed and nourish your body? What have you got to lose, except your type 2 diabetes?
Mock Salmon Spread Recipe by Cheryl Farley
Ingredients:
2 cup raw almonds
3/4 cup raw carrot pieces
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon of sesame tahini
1 1/2 celery stalk cut into pieces4 green onions
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon sea salt or pink salt1 teaspoon paprika
1-2 tablespoons liquid hickory smoke
2 tablespoons dried chives
Directions
1. Place almonds, carrots, water, lemon juice, sesame tahini, celery, and onions into a food processor and blend until it is a smooth puree.
2. Add remaining ingredients, except for dried chives and blend briefly. Add dried chives and blend for a few seconds. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Great on crackers, whole grain bagels or as a dip for veggies.
Cheryl Farleywas born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved at the age of 11 to California where her father managed health clubs for Jack Lalanne who was widely recognized for publicly preaching the health benefits of regular exercise and a good diet. Growing up in and around the health club environment and meeting Jack Lalanne as a young girl left an indelible impression on Cheryl’s about the importance of exercise to live a long, healthy life. By her late teens Cheryl was working in fitness facilities in California. Cheryl married her husband Dennis in 1986. Dennis gave up a career working for John’s Hopkins to focus on the mission of teaching people about how effective a healthy diet and a change of lifestyle can be in restoring health. Cheryl and Dennis together developed a deeper understanding of the dietary component to our health, the importance of good nutrition and how what we eat impacts not only our health, but our lives overall. They returned back to their home state of Maryland in 1986, and Cheryl became a passionate advocate for wellness, spreading the word of good nutrition wherever she could. Cheryl and Dennis started offering cooking classes in their local community knowing the importance of influencing people on how to prepare foods healthily and how food choices can change the lives of people who are sick. While in Maryland, Cheryl met Dr. Richard Hanson who owned a wellness center in Maine. At this time, they made the decision to leave their jobs in Maryland and work at this wellness center in Poland Maine. Dennis became the administrator and Cheryl the cook, also helping with the exercise programs. During the two years they were there, they were introduced to the Weimar Institute, a wellness center located on the west coast. Weimar is known for having a powerful impact on changing people’s lives.
Cheryl and Dennis were invited to participate in a reversing diabetes program in 1997. Cheryl gave the cooking class, which was an educational component to the 3-day seminar. The physicians involved with Weimar understood that food is vital in the restoration of health. Cheryl saw patient’s blood sugar drop within 48 hours. From their experience with Weimar, Cheryl and Dennis were invited to participate in additional reversing diabetes seminars over an 8-year period in Upstate New York, Maryland, North Carolina and Georgia. Participants saw their blood sugar drop and when they returned home and applied what they had learned; they experienced miraculous changes in their lives. Cheryl bonded with many of these people and she would get phone calls and emails from the participants following each seminar saying; “I’m off high blood pressure medications,” “I’m off my heart medications,” “No more Glucophage.” Some patients lost up to 30 pounds. Cheryl came to appreciate that most of us do not realize just what a treasure our health truly is until we don’t have it. Our lifestyle and diet catch up to us eventually. We are all such creatures of habit from the environment we are raised in. The foods we eat, the lifestyle we live, is generational. When people eat the foods Cheryl suggests, they realize not only how good they are, but also that they are delicious and nutritious. In addition to addressing diabetes, a similar healthy lifestyle, with a healthy, balanced diet can equally address other diseases such as hypertension, asthma and chronic heart disease. Cheryl plans to expand her programs to address these areas also.
From years of working at reversing type 2 diabetes seminars, Cheryl has realized that this information is so powerful and that this is such an important and relevant message; especially today where there is an epidemic of diabetes and obesity, she feels a moral obligation to get this information out to people. We all have choices to make in everything we do. We do not realize how powerful the decisions we make about our lifestyle are going to impact our overall health. Cheryl strives to get this message out to everyone who needs to know, recognizing it is vitally important not only in this country, but also worldwide. www.cherylfarley.com Recommended reading – The China Study by Dr. T Colin Campbell and Reversing Diabetes by Dr. Neal Barnard
We’re talking about secret and hush hush topics in diabetes wellness such as intimacy issues, fears and food issues on Diabetes Late Nite with musical inspiration from H.E.R. courtesy of SONY Music. H.E.R. chooses to keep her identity a secret but that’s proving harder to do after winning Best New Artist and Best R&B Song Grammy Awards this past year. Guests include Janis Roszler LMFT, RD, LD/N, CDE, FAND, Cheryl Farley “Food as Medicine” Nutritionist, Dr. Dugan Maddux and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach. Throughout the podcast we will be playing music from H.E.R.’s I Used To Know Her: The Prelude album courtesy of SONY Music. Diabetes Late Nite is a fast-paced, full-filled hour of diabetes education and wellness advice that encourages listeners to “laugh a little, learn a lot’.
People aren’t just eating eggs. They’re obsessing over them. Every menu item from burgers and pizza to oatmeal are topped with eggs as though they are a condiment or sauce!
We reached out to our friend, Registered Dietitian Jill Weisenberger MS, RDN, CDE, FAND to share some advice on the nutrition pro’s and con’s to putting an egg on it.
Q. Are there any health benefits to putting an egg on it?
Jill Weisenberger‘s Answer: Eggs are nutrient-dense, inexpensive and easy to prepare. They give us protein; lutein which is important for eye and brain health; choline, which is important for cognition, especially during fetal development; and a host of other vitamins and minerals. I like the idea of adding an egg to some lower-protein meals like oatmeal. We need a steady supply of protein – as in breakfast, lunch, and dinner – for optimal muscle synthesis. From a nutrition standpoint, I don’t see the benefit to adding an egg to hamburgers. There’s already adequate protein there. I’d rather see folks eat eggs at meals that have lower amounts of protein, such as this Savory Oats and Lentils recipe (https://jillweisenberger.com/healthy-savory-oats-and-lentils-recipe/), which I often have for dinner.
Q. Are there any drawbacks to putting an egg on it?
Jill Weisenberger‘s Answer: It’s really important to have variety in the diet, so I can imagine that if someone is eating eggs or an egg at most meals, there’s either too little variety or too many calories. But in general, no, there are no major health consequences to adding eggs to any number of foods. A fraction of the population is sensitive to cholesterol in foods. Since eggs have a lot of cholesterol, some people will need to put some limits on intake. For most of us, however, the amount of saturated fat we eat affects our blood cholesterol levels more than the amount of cholesterol we eat.
Q. Let’s talk calories. How many calories are we talking about when we add an egg to it?
Jill Weisenberger‘s Answer: Depending on the size, eggs have roughly 60 to 80-ish calories. More importantly, let’s look at what we’re eating eggs with. A breakfast of eggs and biscuits with sausage gravy and side of bacon isn’t in the same ballpark as a couple eggs, with whole grain toast and a bowl of strawberries. Eggs have a lot going for them, so let’s enjoy them in good company – whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes.
Q. Can we eat the yolk?
Jill Weisenberger‘s Answer: The yolk is where the cholesterol is, so anyone needing to limit dietary cholesterol should eat more egg whites than yolks. But like I said, that’s not most of us. The yolk also contains a lot of nutrients, including lutein.
Q. Not all eggs are created equal. Is it worth buying organic eggs? What types of eggs do you recommend we buy at the store?
Jill Weisenberger‘s Answer: Usually, there’s not much difference nutritionally when you’re comparing eggs of the same size. Buy the ones you like. However, there are some eggs out there with a few differences. You can buy pasteurized eggs, which are good if you like to eat your eggs runny. And some brands feed their chickens an enhanced diet, so the eggs might contain more omega-3 fatty acids or lutein.
Jill Weisenberger’s comprehensive guide, ‘Prediabetes: A Complete Guide: Your Lifestyle Reset to Stop Prediabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses’ will lead you through dozens of concrete steps you can take to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other lifestyle-related chronic diseases. Taking an individualized approach to your lifestyle “reset,” this book will allow you to choose your own path to wellness, help you gain a greater sense of wellbeing, boost your confidence in your abilities to maintain a healthful lifestyle, and potentially even help you reverse prediabetes and avoid type 2 diabetes and other chronic illnesses. You’ll be feeling better than you have in years! Inside, you will learn to:
Identify your risks for developing type 2 diabetes
Set personalized and meaningful behavioral goals
Identify and build on your motivation for a lifestyle reset
Create positive new habits
Change eating habits for weight loss and greater insulin sensitivity
Choose wholesome foods in the supermarket and when away from home
Tweak your favorite recipes
Reduce sedentary time
Start or improve upon an exercise plan
Reduce emotional eating
Organize and track your progress with tools included in the book
Much more
Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, CHWC, FAND is a great resource for all things nutrition, food and diabetes. Whether she’s speaking, writing, chatting on social media, appearing on TV or working with individuals, her candid and energetic approach appeals to busy people, and her sound nutrition and fitness advice gets results. In fact, her appreciation for science and ability to translate science into actionable information earned her a place in US News & World Report’s 10 Dietitian’s You Need to Follow on Social Media.
We’re talking about ‘HEART HEALTH & DIABETES’ with musical inspiration from the rock band “Heart”. Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to die from heart disease than adults without diabetes. People with insulin resistance or diabetes in combination with one or more of these risk factors are at even greater risk of heart disease or stroke. However, by managing their risk factors, people with diabetes may avoid or delay the development of heart and blood vessel disease.
Guests include Author of ‘Nutrition & You’ Dr. Joan Salge Blake, EdD, RDN, LDN, FAND, Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, CHWC, FAND, Glucose SOS founder Pamela Heyward and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach. Throughout the podcast we will be playing music from Heart’s “The Essential Heart” album courtesy of SONY Music
Persistent aches and pains plague nearly one-fifth of adults in the U.S., according to the 2010 National Health Interview Survey, but Ya-Ling Liou, a chiropractor and author of Every Body’s Guide to Everyday Pain, refuses to buy the idea that pain is a part of aging. She has too many elderly patients who live pain-free.
“Everyday aches and pains can be caused by minor arthritis, joint pain and stiffness, muscle aches, cramps and inflammation,” says Rebecca Lee, a New York City nurse and founder of the natural health resource www.Remediesforme.com in an article on nextavenue.org.
Mr. Divabetic plays his new health game, ‘Game of Groans: Everyday Aches & Pains’ at ‘Barbershop Talk: A Man to Man Discussion about Men’s Health Issues Breakfast‘ on Saturday, June 1, 2019, 10 AM – 12 PM at Jefferson Alumni Hall, 10202 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA. Try your luck! (answer listed at bottom of post).
Once certain underlying causes are ruled out with tests like bloodwork, MRI and X-rays, everyday aches and pains can be pinpointed back to other causes, such as infection, the flu, a cold, exercise, drug side effects, stress, depression or anxiety.
A lot of people reject the idea that stress can play a role in pain or make it worse. But Liou explains that because we don’t physically react the way animals do (fight or flight) in response to most stress, we don’t have an outlet for it. That energy has to go someplace in the body, finding its way to your GI tract or your lower back, for instance.
“As soon as you feel pain, you should ask yourself what were you doing?” says Liou. Plus, the way pain feels (burning, stabbing, sharp) may help you trace it back to its trigger. Because everyone’s brain determines pain differently, the way pain feels can be misleading, but typically, a burning sensation can spell nerve pain. Dull or achy discomfort can mean muscle pain.
What’s more, if you can change pain — make it better or worse, by moving, resting, elevation or applying ice — you can control the pain, and Liou says there’s hope to cure it.
When you stay on top of pain, ask the right questions and seek help when needed, you can prevent most aches and pains from settling in long-term.
Mr. Divabetic talks with Dr. Corrine Morgan from Morgan Chiropractic Center in Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Michele Summers Colon known as ‘The Holistic Podiatrist’ discusses two common foot issues for people with diabetes, on April’s Diabetes Late Nitepodcast.
ANSWER: (B). Lower back pain. According to research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, no less than 84 percent of adults in the U.S. will experience chronic back pain at some point in their life. Often occurring in the lower back, the pain may be caused by an injury or develop progressively due to arthritis, osteoporosis, or normal wear-and-tear.
Arthritis. Joint pain is also one of the leading types of chronic pain among American adults, typically caused by injury, infection, or advancing age. According to a report from the U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative, arthritis is the most common cause, affecting over 51 million Americans (or roughly one of every two adults).
