by Christopher Flaherty | Feb 7, 2023 | Advocacy, Blogs, Health
Roughly 90% of people who have obesity or are overweight have type 2 diabetes. One in three adults have diabetes — and since roughly 90 percent of people with obesity or who are overweight have type 2 diabetes, increased awareness of the risk of this epidemic-level...
by Christopher Flaherty | Feb 1, 2023 | Advocacy, Blogs, Exercise
Weighing In: How much is Too Much? If we want to enjoy a productive life and to see our grandchildren grow up, we need to be conscious of our health, and that includes recognition of our own weight issues. No one really likes to admit that they weigh too much. Some...
by optimizenetz | Aug 21, 2014 | Advocacy
One of the subjects I would like to discuss is diabetes legislation currently in the pipeline. These are pieces of pending legislation that will impact everyone affected by diabetes in one way or another. Most of the bills I will talk about are still in the House of...
by optimizenetz | Aug 8, 2014 | Advocacy
The years leading up to college include taking major exams, which influence students’ college choices. Of course, this can lead to stress and blood glucose fluctuations.Therefore, when preparing for college board exams, families of students with diabetes need to...
by optimizenetz | Jul 24, 2014 | Advocacy
Despite the fact that we are in the middle of summer in the United States, parents of school age children and teens should still be preparing for the school year now. Whether the child is newly diagnosed or are seasoned diabetes experts on their child’s care,...
by optimizenetz | Jul 9, 2014 | Advocacy
It has become more common for patients to ask questions regarding the cost of the medications they are prescribed. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes medications represent over one quarter (28%) of all health expenditures attributed to diabetes...
