Today I have a quick holiday greeting for you (and a laugh!) from our friend Seth, a VMG patient with type 1 diabetes.This year I've got 10 New Year's Resolutions:1. Exercise2. Exercise3. Exercise4. Exercise5. Exercise6. Exercise7. Exercise8. Exercise9....

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving weekend!  I love the seasonal flavors of fall - apples, spices, pumpkin... but I am already getting sick of rich holiday food.  I made up this recipe this weekend just to use up some apples, but...

Today's post comes from Dr. Stuart Chipkin, Valley Medical Group's Endocrinologist and Diabetes Program Director This is Part 3 of 3 of this series from Dr. Chipkin. So far we have heard his thoughts on exercise, food, insulin, and counter-insulin hormones....

Today's post comes from Dr. Stuart Chipkin, Valley Medical Group's Endocrinologist and Diabetes Program Director. This is Part 2 of 3 of this series from Dr. Chipkin. Last week we heard his thoughts on how exercise and food impact blood sugars -...

Today we are lucky enough to have another guest post from Seth, a VMG patient. Seth has type I diabetes and has completed our diabetes education program. Thanks Seth!I hate vacations, not that this has ever stopped me from taking one. Maybe I should...

Today's post comes from Dr. Stuart Chipkin, Valley Medical Group's Endocrinologist and Diabetes Program Director. This is only Part 1 - stay tuned in coming weeks for more. Thoughts from a Doc: Why do my sugars DO that?!? (Part 1)I get...

Hi guys! Today I wanted to share a great FREE resource with you. According to NPR, Leanne Brown wrote this cookbook to help inspire folks on SNAP benefits/food stamps to eat healthier. For any of you who think it's too expensive to eat healthy, this...

If you watch or read the news, you may have seen a headline lately stating "Eat Butter", or this Time Magazine article - "Ending the War on Fat". I think the information circulating is confusing - let's clear up a few points.1. The association between...

I don't know about you, but in this hot weather I haven't felt like turning the oven on lately (or the stove or crockpot for that matter...) and I've been looking for some no-cook options for easy suppers. I made up this recipe and it fit the bill perfectly....

We use the term "diabetes self-management" a lot. One patient recently asked me, "does that mean I have to do everything myself?"At Valley Medical, we offer Diabetes Education, Nutrition, and Endocrinology because we want to make sure you have everybody...