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Diabetes Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
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Dr. Shilpa P. Saxena
Alzheimer’s…the word alone is enough to scare most people over 50. Whether it be because we know someone or some family that has been effected by this condition or whether we fear it for ourselves, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has become a popular concern for my older patients. By the way, many of my patients in…
Meet Ken!
By
Dr. Shilpa P. Saxena
It’s story time again. While I enjoy writing educational blogs, my passion lives with patient ‘stories’. In the medical world, we call these ‘case studies’, but to me, it’s so sterile sounding. These are real people….parents, siblings, children- unique individuals who all have a ‘story’ to share. So, without further ado, I introduce you to…
Running for Mental Health
By
Dr. Shilpa P. Saxena
Running. How do people do this activity for minutes and hours on end in one day? And then when you think they had all that time to think about what they were doing step after step after step, these runner people wake up the next day and do it again!!! “Amazing,” I used to think. …
Treating, Not Just Preventing, Diabetes with Lifestyle Change
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Dr. Shilpa P. Saxena
There is one word that strikes fear in the hearts of every diabetic that I have ever diagnosed in my office. One word that conjures up images of needles, syringes, blood, pricking yourself day in and day out, chasing high blood sugars and low blood sugars to avoid the dismal future of uncontrolled diabetes. This…
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