What is Diabetes?

What is Diabetes?

  This is the most common question that people don’t ask. Most folks assume that because they have high blood sugar, they have diabetes, or vice versa – because they have diabetes, they have high blood sugars. The reality of diabetes is that – at least for type 2...
Optimize Health

Optimize Health

The team at Southside Diabetes is pleased to offer remote patient monitoring (RPM) in partnership with Optimize Health. Research shows that RPM can help keep patients out of the hospital by proactively monitoring such conditions as diabetes, high blood pressure, and...
Hidden Sugars

Hidden Sugars

What do agave nectar, barley malt, cane crystals, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, evaporated cane juice, fructose, fruit juice concentrate, honey, maltodextrin, maltose, maple syrup, molasses and sucrose have in common?  They all translate to “sugar.” Consumers...
Common Signs of Diabetes

Common Signs of Diabetes

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services , an estimated 34.2 million people are currently living with diabetes. What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a serious condition where an individual’s blood sugar level is too high. It can happen...
10 Facts You May Not Know About Type 1 Diabetes

10 Facts You May Not Know About Type 1 Diabetes

1. Type 1 diabetes develops when a patient’s immune system mysteriously destroys pancreatic cells that make the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar and helps cells use the sugar glucose for energy.  2. Type 1 Diabetes is the second most...