Diabetes and Endocrine Care News

What is thyroid eye disease?

Thyroid eye disease, also called TED or Grave’s disease, is an autoimmune system illness where immune cells attack the thyroid gland resulting in excess secretion of the thyroid hormone. This causes the gland to enlarge, leading the excess hormones to increase...

Diet and Lifestyle Changes can Beat Type 2 Diabetes

The best way to treat type 2 diabetes is by practicing healthy habits on a regular basis; in many cases, you might be able to get off the pill. A particularly good way to treat diabetes naturally is by eating foods that are good for diabetes, exercising regularly, and...

Graves Disease Everything You Need to Know

In 1835 Robert J. Graves first described “Graves’ Disease” in a patient and in 1840 it was described in another patient by Karl Adolph van Basedow. Dr. Basedow did not know that it had been previously named so therefore in Europe it is called “Basedow’s disease” and...

High Cholesterol and High Triglycerides What Does That Even Mean?

If you have ever gone to the doctor and had lab work that revealed you have high cholesterol or high triglycerides you are usually given a sheet of paper with information on how to reduce these numbers. Most of us have a minimal level of knowledge of what this means...

Menopause the Struggle is Real

As a woman’s menstrual cycles comes to an end Menopause is the natural transition. The symptoms associated with menopause can last for several years. These can be quite uncomfortable and to ease the conversion you might consider changing some of your dietary habits....