Challenges and Opportunities for an Elderly Diabetic

by Benny Arce Diabetes, diabetes mellitus among medical practitioners, is a metabolic disorder afflicting an estimated 23.6 million Americans. That is close to eight percent of the population. This eight percent include the likes of former governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, actresses Halle Berry and Selma Hayek, and CNN’s Larry King. What is Diabetes?… [Continue Reading]

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Preventing Diabetic Foot Amputations

Image by Princess Cy via Flickr by Rose Broyles Anyone who is familiar with Diabetes knows that it can be a devastating disease that can rob you of your limbs and even of your life. For most people, diabetes can be controlled with the proper mix of diet, medicine and exercise and for  others, there… [Continue Reading]

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