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Our dietician, Jordana Turkel was featured in a NY post article titled “The Dangerous diets young women are doing to get skinny for Spring Break.” Read the full article.
Matthew, a 52-year-old diabetic, has gained 20 pounds due to stress, poor eating habits, and lack of exercise. Now seeking advice, he’s struggling to manage his weight and overall health. Read the full article:
Dr. Jackness advises screening patients with symptoms like loss of libido, obesity, or fatigue for low testosterone, but notes that “obesity can cause low testosterone, which will resolve with weight loss.” He recommends testing before 10 AM for accurate results, and if levels are low, further tests should assess pituitary function and other hormones. Read the full article:
Expert Interview With Clifton Jackness, MD: Important Considerations in Testosterone Screening
Hypertension affects 70% to 80% of patients with type 2 diabetes, raising the risk of stroke, heart attack, and microvascular complications. Even modest increases in blood pressure heighten these risks, though the best treatment targets for these patients remain debated. Read the full article:
Managing Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes: What’s Different?
Dr. Clifton Jackness, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist specializing in diabetes and hormone disorders. He practices in New York, NY, and is a graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Jackness is currently accepting new patients and offers online booking for appointments. Read the full article:
Dr. Clifton Jackness, partner at Park Avenue Endocrinology, explains how the practice, founded by his uncle in 1981, became New York’s largest endocrinology group. “It’s important to us to provide high-touch, high-quality personalized care,” says Dr. Jackness, now leading a team of four endocrinologists and a dietitian.
“If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, one of the metabolic disorders characterized by blood sugar (glucose) that’s too high, you may be wondering if you have a chance of being cured.” Read the full article:
“If you have type 2 diabetes and can’t lower your blood sugar with metformin or other single-dose diabetes medicines, you may benefit from adding an SGLT2 inhibitor to your initial therapy. ” Says Dr. Shirya Eytan MD. Read the full article: Oral SGLT2 inhibitors, Diabetes, and you .
“It is literally when a person with diabetes stops caring for themselves due to the stress or the demands of the disease,” says Jordana Turkel, CDE
Read the full article: What is Diabetes Burnout?
“Women naturally have a higher percentage of body fat and lower muscle mass than men do,” explains Gillian Mueller Goddard, M.D. Read the full article: Why it takes longer for women to lose weight after 40 (even Charlize Theron)
MD for Moms radio show interviewed Dr. Goddard about the impact of thyroid disorders in pregnancy and postpartum as well as gestational diabetes.
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“My patients often report eating low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets full of healthful foods like quinoa, green leafy vegetables and berries, but they are eating too much of these foods,” says Gillian Goddard, MD. Read the full article: 15 Things You Don’t Realize Are Sabotaging Your Weight Loss
“Warning signs that you are in danger because the blood sugar is dropping or is too low include feeling shaky,” says Gillian Goddard, MD. “Severe low blood sugar can result in seizures and coma,” Dr. Eytan warns. Read the full article: 6 Early Signs of a Diabetic Coma — and How to Prevent It
“Vegan diets are restrictive and can be difficult to follow for people who grew up eating animal products regularly,” points out board-certified endocrinologist Shira Eytan, MD. Read the full article: 11 Things That Can Happen When You Go Vegan for a Month
“Heart failure doesn’t mean that the crucial organ has ceased functioning, but that it isn’t working as well as it should. Dr. Gillian Goddard, an Endocrinologist at Park Avenue Endocrinology & Nutrition PLLC, says” Read the full article: What Is Heart Disease? Cardiovascular Health Problems Explained