Answers to Common Diabetes Questions
Premier Health providers answer frequently asked questions about diabetes.
- Can an intraocular lens correct my vision enough that I won’t need glasses or contacts after surgery?
- Can artificial sweeteners cause weight gain?
- Does proper diabetes management reduce a person’s risk of developing heart disease?
- How are diabetes and depression related?
- How are diabetes and heart disease related?
- How can depression affect medication adherence for someone with diabetes?
- How Can I Get High Glucose Levels Back to Healthy Levels?
- How Can I Manage My Diabetes During the Holidays?
- How can someone with diabetes help reduce the effects of the dawn phenomenon?
- How can the dawn phenomenon affect someone with diabetes?
- How is exercise just as important as the use of medication for diabetes management? How much exercise should someone with diabetes get each week?
- Should I Avoid Certain Foods Since I Have Diabetes or am at Higher Risk of Developing Diabetes?
- What are artificial sweeteners?
- What are glaucoma and cataracts, and how does diabetes put someone at risk for developing these conditions?
- What are Long-term Effects of Pre-diabetes?
- What are signs someone with diabetes needs to visit their health care provider for help with the dawn phenomenon?
- What are some strategies people can implement to help manage diabetes?
- What are steps someone can take if they are experiencing diabetes burnout?
- What are the benefits of eyelid surgery?
- What are the different types of intraocular lenses that can be chosen for cataract surgery?
- What are the different ways insulin can be delivered to a person’s body if they have diabetes?
- What are the risks of using artificial sweeteners?
- What are the symptoms of a cataract?
- What are the symptoms of glaucoma?
- What are the warning signs of diabetes burnout in a loved one?
- What are Warning Signs of Diabetes?
- What can individuals do to reduce their risk of developing diabetes?
- What Foods or Super Foods Should I Choose at Parties if I Have Diabetes?
- What foods or super foods should people with diabetes focus on during holiday gatherings?
- What is a cataract?
- What is a Healthy Glucose Level and Why is it Important to Maintain?
- What is an insulin pump?
- What is an intraocular lens?
- What is diabetes burnout?
- What is diabetes?
- What is eyelid surgery, and when is it needed?
- What is gestational diabetes?
- What is glaucoma?
- What is involved in an eye examination for people with diabetes?
- What is laser-assisted cataract surgery?
- What is pre-diabetes? If a person is diagnosed with this, does it mean it will develop into diabetes?
- What is the biggest obstacle in maintaining a healthy routine or wellness strategy for someone with diabetes?
- What is the dawn phenomenon?
- What is the difference between nutritive and nonnutritive sweeteners?
- What is the Difference Between Pre-diabetes and Diabetes?
- What is the Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?
- What is the link between blood pressure, blood sugar and eye health?
- What is the recovery like after eyelid surgery?
- What role does diabetes management play in a person’s ability to manage their heart disease?
- Who is at risk for developing cataracts?
- Who is at risk for developing glaucoma?
- Why is eye health an ongoing screening for someone with diabetes, and how important is it?
- Why is it difficult for some people with diabetes to stay consistent with their care?
Source: Joseph Allen, MD, Family Medicine of Vandalia; Michael Chunn, MD, Family Practice; Isaac Corney, MD, Trotwood Physician Center; Ann DeClue, MD, Saadeddine Dughman, MD, Advanced Cardiovascular Institute; Gary Fishbein, MD, Dayton Heart Center; Irina Gendler, MD, Troy Primary Care Physicians; Roger Goodenough, MD, Troy Primary Care Physicians; J. Wes Halderman, MD, Jamestown Family Medicine; Timothy O Donnell, MD, Miami Valley Primary Care; Miguel Parilo, MD, Bull Family Diabetes Center; Srikanth Sadhu, MD, Advanced Cardiovascular Institute; Dori Thompson, MD, Springboro Family Medicine; Trisha Zeidan, MD, Bull Family Diabetes Center; Dale Block, MD, CPE, Premier Family Care of Mason; Chandan Gupta, MD, Monroe Medical Center; Miguel Parilo, MD, FACP, Bull Family Diabetes Center; Kristine Sun, MD; Premier Family Care of Mason; Rebecca O'Bryan, APRN, CNP, Jamestown Family Medicine;
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