Tag: diabetes

Vision Care and Diabetes: What You Should Know

By Dr. Patricia FulmerLegacy Vision Center Diabetes is one of the most common, impactful, and costly diseases in America. In Alabama specifically, 14.1% of adults, just over 550,000 people, have been diagnosed with another 119,000 living with the disease without knowing it. Expenses related to the condition have been estimated at $5.9 billion each year … Continue reading Vision Care and Diabetes: What You Should Know

Diabetes: The Causes and Symptoms

By Adilene GuzmanCommunity Outreach CoordinatorHAPPI Health There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the pancreas producing little or no insulin, often due to genetics, viruses, or environmental factors due to the cause of type 1 why; it is considered an autoimmune disorder. Type 2 diabetes … Continue reading Diabetes: The Causes and Symptoms

Hearing Health Matters: Diabetes and Hearing Loss

By Anita Giles MS, CCC-A AudiologistPhysicians Hearing CenterNorth Alabama ENT Associates “When we arrive on this earth we are endowed with the most perfect, the most efficient, and the best constructed machine ever devised – our body.“—Alton Ochsner, MD Our bodies are designed to function like a machine with the brain (control center) activating motors … Continue reading Hearing Health Matters: Diabetes and Hearing Loss

What’s On Your Heart? Let’s Talk About Cardiovascular Health

By Selina JohnsonHappi HealthFebruary was American Heart Month and our office thought it would be great to go more in depth about why cardiovascular health is so important. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “About 659,000 people die every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. That’s 1 in every … Continue reading What’s On Your Heart? Let’s Talk About Cardiovascular Health

Hearing Health

Life is enriched by interaction with and reaction to many sounds, sights, tastes, smells, and touch. Of all these sensory inputs, hearing impacts our relationships and interactions more than any other sense. Hearing is vital to human activities, learning, information exchange, and connection with others. Hearing is a constant stream of auditory input in which … Continue reading Hearing Health