Latest Posts from Ilene Raymond Rush

Does Telehealth Help or Hurt When You Have Type 2 Diabetes?

Does Telehealth Help or Hurt When You Have Type 2 Diabetes?

To telehealth, or not to telehealth. That is sometimes the question ....

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Travel Woes? What to Do When You Have Type 2 Diabetes

Travel Woes? What to Do When You Have Type 2 Diabetes

This column isn’t about the trials of air travel in 2023; it’s about what to do when you run into a situation and have a chronic disease like type 2 diabetes ....

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How I Make New Year’s Resolutions With Type 2 Diabetes

How I Make New Year’s Resolutions With Type 2 Diabetes

As the new year arrives, so do familiar resolutions: promises to eat clean (whatever that means), abandon alcohol, and up your exercise ....

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How I Handle Managing My Diabetes Care

How I Handle Managing My Diabetes Care

This month, the American Diabetes Association issued new guidelines for managing all diabetes, including type 2 ....

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Type 2 Diabetes and Your Vision: Why It Pays to Be Proactive

Type 2 Diabetes and Your Vision: Why It Pays to Be Proactive

As a type 2 diabetes veteran, I like to believe that my hard work to control my blood sugars has paid off in that I’ve avoided most medical complications ....

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It’s Not Just Type 2 Diabetes: Other Complications To Be Concerned About

It’s Not Just Type 2 Diabetes: Other Complications To Be Concerned About

My father, who had type 2 diabetes for most of his adult life, died at age 89. In the end, it wasn’t type 2 diabetes that got him, but heart disease ....

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