Brief episodes of high-blood sugar can cause atherosclerosis
High Blood Sugar, Even for a Short Period, Causes Atherosclerosis
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Author: Jesse Santiano, M.D.
Management Principles Applied in Medicine
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Health care has plenty of room for improvement. A large ballroom, to be exact. New ways to provide solutions to the usual problems must be brought about to give a fresh perspective. The following concepts are usually applied in business management and in the military but can also be used in medical care. Health Advice…
Are You Ready for High-Intensity Life Situations?
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JJ, who is a friend of mine, recently talked with me to talk about his heart rate when he was sparring during Filipino martial arts training. He asked whether it is OK that his heart rate went up to 203/ min during that time. He felt fine other than being rightfully tired, but he did…
A Case Report of 3 Diabetic Patients that are Weaned Off Insulin
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Why would someone wean insulin from a Type 2 diabetic (adult-onset)? Isn’t insulin medicine for diabetes? Good question. While insulin may lower the blood sugar and prevents immediate problems with very high blood sugars, injected insulin has its own long-term disadvantages. Insulin Effects Insulin stores fat and increase weight. The American Diabetes Association’s recommendation for diabetics…
Who Should NOT do HIIT?
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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is an efficient way to exercise and has many health benefits. HIIT requires the heart rate to go to 80-95% of the peak heart rate. In certain groups of people, that may bring more harm than good. The following should NOT do HIIT: Those who are having repeated chest pains at…
How to Perform High-Intensity Interval Training
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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is defined as a repeated quick burst of high-intensity exercise with seconds of light activities in between. The level of intensity is measured by the heart rate that is 85-95% of the maximum heart rate possible based on age and resting heart rate. This site can calculate your target heart rate. Another…
21 Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training
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A common barrier to exercise is lack of time. A solution to that problem consistent with the 80/20 rule is the High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). HIIT allows for the maximum benefits of exercise to be obtained for a short time. What is HIIT? HIIT is defined as a quick burst of high-intensity exercise with seconds of light…
The 80/20 Rule Applied to Diseases
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The 80/20 rule is also known as the Pareto principle. Vilfredo Pareto (1848 – 1923) is an Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, political scientist, and philosopher. Vilfredo initially called it Pareto distribution. The Pareto distribution evolved into many names: Pareto Law, the Law of the Vital Few, the Principle of Factor Sparsity, Principle of Least Effort, and…
The 80-20 Rule for Health
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The 80-20 Rule, or the Pareto principle, states that for many events, only 20% of the cause can explain 80% of the results. 20% of the input is responsible for 80% of the output, and 20% of your effort makes up 80% of your outcome. This article shows how diet and exercise can prevent many common…
Asclepiades of Bithynia, the Father of Molecular Medicine
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How do you pronounce, Asclepiades? Who is Asclepiades of Bithynia? Asclepiades of Bithynia (born in 124 BC in Prousias, Bythinia, [modern Bursa Turkey]) and—died 40 BC, Rome [Italy]) established Hellenic or Greek medicine in Rome. He was educated in medicine at the Medical School of the Museum in Alexandria and in Philosophy at Keepos (garden), which is an Epicurean school….
What Can a Broken Bone Teach about Healing?
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This article explains what physicians do for their patients. Procedures and medicines tilt the balance to the restoration of health. In the end, it is the patient’s own body that heals itself. Fractures and Sprains A fractured bone is treated with immobilization. The ends of the broken pieces should be approximated as close to each…
How Effective are Drugs that Increase HDL?
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HDL is well known as good cholesterol, and that LDL is the bad cholesterol. Therefore, to lessen the chance of a heart attack, the HDL should increase, and the LDL should decrease. The easy way to increase the HDL is to take medicines like nicotinic acid (a.k.a. niacin) and fibrates. Both medications can increase the…
Who Needs to be Checked for the Deadly Triple-A?
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An aortic aneurysm is a ballooning of the aorta. It starts straight from the heart. The most prominent artery that comes from the heart. It is the main pipeline for the whole body. The aneurysm can form in the chest (thoracic) and/or the abdomen. Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA or Triple-A) are present in 3.9% to 7.2%…
The Five Whys
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The Five Whys is a series of questions to analyze the cause and effect relationship. The goal is to find a solution to a problem. Sakichi Toyoda initially developed it for the manufacturing methodology of Toyota Motor company. The Five Whys helped Toyota become the automotive powerhouse today in terms of quality in engineering and…
A Common Type of Anemia can Affect your Diabetes Test
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There are different kinds of anemia, but for this article, the word anemia will refer specifically to iron deficiency anemia. And yes, iron deficiency anemia can make your diabetes test inaccurate. How is diabetes monitored? The monitoring of diabetes treatment is done with the blood test called Glycated Hemoglobin or Hemoglobin A1c or HbA1c for…
Why Do You Need an Excellent Performance Status?
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What is Performance Status? In medicine, particularly in cancer treatment, Performance Status (PS) is a measure of a cancer patient’s over-all well being and ability to do daily activities. PS gives the oncologist (cancer specialist) an idea if the cancer patient can handle the treatment plan. Cancer treatment may involve a combination of chemotherapy, radiation,…
Where Are the New Posts?
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Apologies to the faithful reader who checks this website regularly for new posts. I have been swamped preparing for an Internal Medicine recertification exam that will be held next month. The exam covers all the specialties like cardiology, neurology (brain), general internal medicine, nephrology (kidneys), hematology and oncology (blood and cancer problems), gastroenterology and hepatology…
When Medicine Changes Its Mind
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Hundreds of medical studies are published regularly. Medical Guidelines are made by different physician specialty groups to assist physicians in screening and treatment of various medical conditions. These guidelines are not carved in stone and change with time as better quality studies emerge. The changes are made if the previous medical recommendation or practice…
Are You Ready for Doctor Shortages?
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A report from the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) predicts a shortage of 122,000 physicians by 2032. This shortage will be across the board and affect Primary Care Physicians and ALL specialties. But 2032 is 13 years from now. Why should I care? Diabetes complications and coronary artery disease do not pop out of…
Understanding Heart Failure Treatment
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Purpose of this Article To understand what happens in heart failure To know the essential medicines for heart failure To show the effects of exercise on the heart Heart Failure (HF) is a condition when the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the demands of the whole body. HF affects 6.3 to 13.3% of…