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November: National Diabetes Month According to the American Diabetes Association, “diabetes mellitus (MEL-ih-tus), or simply, diabetes, is a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose (sugar) levels that result from defects in the body’s ability to produce

During American Diabetes Month, it’s important that we remember that diabetes affects the entire body.   And while we may think of the kidney disease and heart disease as being associated with diabetes, I was surprised to learn from my dentist that diabetes can pose

As we progress through American Diabetes Awareness month, I wanted to touch on how diabetes can commonly affect the outside or front surface of the eye.   In fact, one study suggests that nearly half of all people with diabetes suffer from Dry Eye Disease.   This is very

Check out our very first VIDEO blog post.     It covers a vitally important topic. As always, thank you for all the feedback.    We’d love to hear from you.  Shoot us an email or leave a comment on our Facebook page.

Dispelling common myths about diabetes is one of the main missions of the American Diabetes Association.   They outline the following myths and combat them with useful facts.    Do any of these change how you think about diabetes? Myth#1:  If you are overweight or obese, you will

Dr. Pen from VSP gives brief overview of what occurs during the diabetic eye exam If someone you know has diabetes, please encourage them to see their eye doctor annually.

We asked for suggestions from our Facebook fans for blog posts and we got some great responses.   This is the first of  5 posts on Dr.  Beach’s blog  to be based on these topics/questions. Christie, a CEC Facebook fan, asks:    “What about eye problems that diabetics