Okay, so how is it that somebody can eat a piece of toast and their blood sugars seem perfectly fine afterwards, and then you end up eating that same piece of toast and it goes on a giant roller coaster ride? It doesn’t make sense, and a lot of people are frustrated. Understandably so. There…
All right, let’s say you meet up with a friend and they look phenomenal. They lost a whole bunch of weight. They look vital. They have so much energy. And you can’t help but ask them, “What did you do?” And they tell you, “Oh, my doctor prescribed me,” and they name the GLP-1 they’re…
Congratulations. We’ll see how long it lasts. That’s such a pessimistic view and maybe even passive aggressive, isn’t it? Out loud, I never finish that sentence beyond congratulations. And yet, whenever I see a patient come in with a huge drop in their A1C and they’re super excited, or whenever I see someone post a…
Do people with type 2 diabetes have fake diabetes? I was reading an online forum and someone with type 2 diabetes had posted that their friend who has type 1 diabetes called them a fake diabetic. The idea being that if they had exercised properly and dieted properly, they would not have type 2 diabetes….
What if a medication you stopped more than six years ago left something behind that is waiting for a small trigger in order to cause big problems for you? It looks like that seems to be the case for Dr. Jordan. Michaela was strong enough to provide us with an update. And it looks like…
So, there is a new weight loss medication that’s being studied right now and it’s getting a lot of attention because it seems to be faster and better than Ozempic or Mounjaro. We’re going to talk about what this medication is, why it’s different, and how to talk to your doctor to figure out if…
Learning from Amber Woods: A Message of Self-Awareness, Advocacy, and Positivism Hello everyone. Welcome back. By now, you’ve probably heard of Amber Woods’ story. It’s pretty scary because you kind of wonder to yourself, “How does a young woman with her whole life ahead of her have a disease that usually appears in people that…
I’ve noticed a lot of people have this question. And it usually comes up after being told that they can’t have any meats. They can’t have any breads or pastas or sweets. They can’t have any fats. So after effectively eliminating all three macros, the question comes, “Hey, doc, what’s left to eat?! That’s a…
When Your Health Goals Feel Like an Uphill Battle Wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t have to fight uphill? Achieving our health goals is already difficult enough. Now we have to put up with something surprising. Something that should be supportive and understanding. I am talking about home. It seems family members wave their…
The Weight Loss Rollercoaster You did it! You put in the hard work and made harder sacrifices. You’re genuinely proud of what you accomplished. You look phenomenal, feel energetic, and it shows! Your friends are asking for your secrets. Even your doctor gives you incredible praise. Then, what inevitably happens? You step into a time…