

Self care, for health's sake.
Dear Patients, This is weird. It is after Labor Day, and I am NOT depressed. Let me back up. In years past, I would spend the cold,...


Tell Me More: Submit Your Story for My Podcast!
One of my goals in my 50th year is to do something “different” with my 25 years of experience as a doctor. So...I am starting a podcast!...


Good patient, bad patient.
Dear Patients, Spring has arrived – some of us are looking ahead to a long Easter holiday weekend, and others, Spring Break. Maybe...


Coronavirus Update: December 23, 2021
Let me start by saying that this is not the holiday newsletter I originally wrote. The original one was cheery and upbeat and, really...


Primary Care First
We are Participating in a New Program to Enhance Your Care: Primary Care First Primary Care First is an innovative healthcare payment...


The scariest thing about Halloween? The sugar.
Happy Halloween! I promise, I don't mean to take ALL the fun out of this spooky, silly, and fun holiday. But for diabetics, a few weeks of grazing on fun-size candy bars can throw off so much progress. More importantly, Halloween usually kicks off a whole SEASON of eating and indulging, from Thanksgiving stuffing to cookie trays to champagne on New Year's Eve, if you partake. Today, it's worth remembering that for your diabetes, instead of a season of indulgence, this has to


COVID-19 and Natural Immunity: Responding to the Israel Study
There are many questions about the Israeli study demonstrating that “natural immunity” to CoVID was more protective than that induced by...


At Last: A Study of Mask-Wearing
This has been a very busy time for scientific publication. Every few days, a large-scale trial yields some important data on a hotly...


Coronavirus Update: August 19, 2021
For this COVID update, let’s start with a few assumptions: You have a few minutes to spare: this is long. You are disgusted with our...


Healthy Activity for Patients with Diabetes
“Are you staying active?” What a loaded question. I mean, I'm walking up and down my stairs to do my laundry – so, that's a yes, right?...

