Source: Be Well Medical Group / Dr. Ashe
Dr. Lisa Ashe is a Board Certified Internal Medicine physician and founder of Be Well Medical Group (Be Well). Be Well provides concierge medical services to patients in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metropolitan areas.
Dr. Ashe spoke with ‘Raised on the Block’ host, Star Connor about Diabetes. Diabetes is a growing disease that is affecting many races, and generations young and old. Dr. Ashe gave some tips to people facing Diabetes, facing Pre-Diabetes, and even families with Diabetes history.
Some of the questions the good doctor answered were:
- What is Diabetes?
- What are some of the risk factors for diabetes?
- Race
- Physical inactivity
- Obesity
- Poor diet
- Family history
- Are there symptoms associated with diabetes?
- We’ve recently loss two trailblazers in the African American community with the passing of Doug Banks and Phife Dawg. Is there a reason African Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes?
- Can you do anything to put diabetes into remission?
- What are some specific ways to change your lifestyle?
- There are surgeries that are being studied to cure diabetes. Can you elaborate on that?
- Pancreas transplantation
- Islet cell transplantation
- Artificial pancreas development
Listen to the one on one chat now!
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