How diabetes affects your oral health
Diabetes and diabetes prevention, Oral and dental health, Your Health and WellnessPeople with diabetes — an estimated 34.2 million people in the United States — are more likely to develop dental health issues than those without it. Fortunately, if you have diabetes, there are steps you can take to help you maintain good oral health.
How to reverse prediabetes and prevent type 2 diabetes
Diabetes and diabetes prevention, Your Health and WellnessIn the US, 1 in 7 adults have diabetes and 1 in 3 have prediabetes (CDC). This puts you at higher risk of heart disease, stroke, and other serious complications like kidney failure, blindness, and amputation of a toe, foot, or leg. The good…
An Aspire Member Shares Her Before and After the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Story
Diabetes and diabetes prevention, Your Health and WellnessWhen Christy Brusachetti, Aspire Health member, learned she was prediabetic based on her A1C levels, she knew it was time to make changes. Approximately 1 in 4 Monterey County adults are at risk for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Aspire Health's Diabetes…
Understanding osteoarthritis and diabetes
Diabetes and diabetes prevention, Your Health and WellnessMay is National Arthritis Awareness Month — an observance that brings attention to a chronic conditions that affects so many of us here in Monterey County. To help better understand how to manage osteoarthritis and diabetes, let's examine the link between the two and provide tips to manage these chronic conditions.
A Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) success story
Diabetes and diabetes prevention, Member Stories, Your Health and WellnessJosé Alvarez, Aspire Health Plan member, was diagnosed with prediabetes during an annual doctor's appointment. Read how the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) helped change his life and the life of his family.
Healthy habits can reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes
Diabetes and diabetes prevention, Your Health and WellnessWhat habits and routines are serving us, and which ones like these are we ready to re-create in our post-pandemic lives? Support, connection, and accountability are more valuable than ever — now is the perfect time to get involved in a healthy lifestyle.