Healthy Weight Gain With Cancer Cancer and its treatments can bring a multitude of challenges, including unexpected and often unwanted weight loss. If you or a loved one has experienced this, you are not alone. This weight loss can result from many different factors such as reduced appetite, nausea, treatment side effects, and increased metabolic… Continue reading How to Navigate Gaining Weight in a Healthy Way with Cancer
Taking Charge of Your Pain: What’s Within Your Control
Control your pain by understanding what’s within your control Living with chronic health issues can quickly become overwhelming. Managing medications, navigating physical limitations, handling multiple health conditions, and coping with pain can make it feel like your life is spiraling out of control, especially during flare-ups. In these moments, it’s understandable to feel overwhelmed and… Continue reading Taking Charge of Your Pain: What’s Within Your Control
How Clinical Trials Bring New Treatments to Market
Clinical trials are a critical part of medical research and progress. They mean medical professionals can conduct medical research on interventions and medications to bring new drugs and research to market. According to the NIH, “When you volunteer for clinical research, you help doctors learn more about disease and improve health care for people in… Continue reading How Clinical Trials Bring New Treatments to Market
Beat the Summer Heat With MS
Multiple Sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves. As a result of this nerve damage, the communication signals between the brain and body are severely impacted. This damage can cause fatigue, vision loss, impaired coordination and severe pain. The summer months can prove difficult for… Continue reading Beat the Summer Heat With MS
Fibromyalgia: Tips & Tricks for Traveling
If you have been recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia or are struggling with your symptoms, traveling (even a day trip) might seem daunting. Coping with chronic fatigue, pain or brain fog can make travel stressful if you are unprepared! This can be compounded if you are traveling alone, if you are driving or taking a new… Continue reading Fibromyalgia: Tips & Tricks for Traveling
The Importance of Medication Adherence: How Technology Can Help
Medically reviewed and verified by Kate Burke, MD, MHA Medication adherence, or taking medications exactly as prescribed, is a crucial part of managing an illness. Treatment plans are effective if and when the patient sticks to the routine. For example, medications like selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), common antidepressants, require consistent daily intake for several weeks… Continue reading The Importance of Medication Adherence: How Technology Can Help
Can My Type 1 Diabetes Cause Nausea? How to Manage It
Medically reviewed and verified by Kate Burke, MD, MHA Nausea is a common symptom that many people experience, whether it’s due to a stomach bug, overeating, or anxiety. For those with type 1 diabetes, nausea can be a constant companion. It is often linked to changes in blood sugar levels, medications, or diabetes-related complications. How… Continue reading Can My Type 1 Diabetes Cause Nausea? How to Manage It
Self-Care Tips for Prediabetes
Medically reviewed and verified by Kate Burke, MD, MHA Are you aware of how common diabetes is in the United States? In 2021, the CDC estimated that 38.4 million Americans, or 11.6% of the total population, had diabetes. The majority of those cases were type 2 diabetes. However, a far more concerning statistic is the… Continue reading Self-Care Tips for Prediabetes
Bruising and Skin Conditions with Type 1 Diabetes
Medically reviewed and verified by Kate Burke, MD, MHA If you have type 1 diabetes, you might notice that you bruise more easily and that your bruises take longer to heal compared to others. This isn’t just in your head! It is a well-documented phenomenon. Dealing with this can be painful and frustrating. You might… Continue reading Bruising and Skin Conditions with Type 1 Diabetes
Early Signs of Diabetes in Children
Medically reviewed and verified by Kate Burke, MD, MHA If you’ve noticed that your child is drinking more water than usual, seems unusually tired, or is losing weight without trying, you might be wondering if something more serious is going on. These symptoms could be signs of type 1 diabetes, a condition that affects how… Continue reading Early Signs of Diabetes in Children