We’re talking about what scares you most about diabetes on this Divabetic podcast with musical inspiration from the band Old Dominion.
Do diabetes and its diabetes health-related complications scare you?
How does this fear affect your life and daily self-care, and more importantly, what do you do about it?
Small amounts of fear might energize you and get you to pay attention, but the threat has to seem manageable. If there’s nothing you can do, and the future looks too awful, you will tend to give up and try to enjoy the time you have left.
Of course, some fear of diabetes is justified. The complications of diabetes are terrifying. So are the effects it can have on your family and your finances. Fears are stressful, and stress isn’t good for diabetes.
Fear increases insulin resistance and blood pressure and interferes with the body’s natural healing systems. It makes it harder to enjoy life.
So what do we do about it?
By taking better care of ourselves, we can reduce stress and even feel better about our diabetes lives.
Guests include Poet Lorraine Brooks, Best-Selling Author Dr. Lori Shemek PhD, Diabetes What To Know founder Ansley Dalbo, podiatrist Dr. Michele Summers Colon DPM, gynecologist Dr. Andrea Chisholm MD,OB-GYN, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDCES, Jackie Mernit Muhlstock, and Mama Rose Marie.
Throughout the podcast, we feature music from Old Dominion’s Happy Endings album. Most tracks are upbeat, stay close to their debut album’s sound, and deliver a dozen radio-friendly songs. The album debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums, selling 31,000 copies and 41,000 equivalent album units when streaming and track sales are included.
Everyday Health spoke with heart doctors to find out the right questions to ask to maintain heart health, and why they matter.
Question 1: What is my risk of having a cardiovascular problem in the future?
Why You Should Ask Understanding your risk for future heart disease, stroke, aneurysm and the like drives much of your care. Someone whose cholesterol is borderline but who has diabetes and a family history of heart disease will need their cholesterol treated much more aggressively than someone with a lower risk, for example. READ MORE
Question 2: What symptoms might indicate a worsening of my specific condition?
Why You Should Ask You may think you know the symptoms for some conditions, like chest pain indicating a heart attack, but a large percentage of women, and even some men, never experience these signs. That’s why it’s important that your doctor goes over all the warning signs that are personalized for you. READ MORE
Question 3: How important do you think it is to adopt new treatments and procedures?
Why You Should Ask You don’t want a doctor who just jumps on the bandwagon because every new technique needs to be studied and confirmed. But equally important, you don’t want someone so stuck in their ways that you don’t receive the benefits of medical advances. READ MORE
Question 4: Why are you recommending I take this test?
Why You Should Ask Most tests are important but patients should ask whether a test is accurate and reproducible, and will lead to a specific recommendation or change in therapy. Guidelines for appropriate tests can be found in medical journals online; if you look up a prescribed test and have questions about its value, call the office to ask more questions. READ MORE
Question 5: Why are you prescribing this medication?
Why You Should Ask Doctors — not your friends or social media buddies — are best positioned to explain the pros and cons of a drug based on the science. READ MORE
Question 6: Will any changes in my lifestyle make a difference?
Why You Should Ask Cardiovascular disease is an area where changes in lifestyle — diet, exercise, stress reduction, sleep — can greatly impact the course of the condition.
For example, the Mediterranean diet — which is high in vegetables, fruits, and healthy fats, and low in saturated fats and added sugars — was shown to improve many of the risk factors associated with heart disease in a study published in December 2018 in JAMA Network. The right diet is especially important if you are overweight or obese.
Healthline created a guide outlining what treatment options are covered by Medicare for Seniors. Find out the different parts of Medicare and what services, medications, and treatment are included under each part:
We’re talking about ‘hush hush’ topics in diabetes wellness such as intimacy issues, fears and food phobias with musical inspiration from H.E.R. on Diabetes Late Nite courtesy of SONY Music.
H.E.R. chooses to keep her true 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, Michael Priv, 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.
Some doctors will go over lifestyle information with you, while others will refer you to dietitians, physical therapists, and other professionals they work with. Be sure to talk to your cardiologist about lifestyle changes to develop a plan that works for you. READ MORE
