Diabetes Mellitus Center - Miami, FL
Miami Doctors and Specialists for Diabetes Mellitus
Type of Physician: Endocrinologist
What is a Endocrinologist?
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners treat disorders of the internal (endocrine) glands such as the thyroid and adrenal glands. Endocrinology also deals with disorders such as diabetes, metabolic and nutritional disorders, pituitary diseases, and menstrual and sexual problems.
Specialty: Endocrinology
Common Name:
Endocrinologist Doctors in Miami *
 Jorge Jacobi MD
Jorge D Jacobi
3661 S Miami Ave
STE 206
Miami, FL 33133
(305) 854-5156  Robert E Aden MD
Robert E Aden
8740 N Kendall Dr
STE 117
Miami, FL 33176
(305) 273-1125  Michael Fili MD
Michael D Fili
8600 SW 92nd St
STE 103
Miami, FL 33156
(305) 274-5700  Misha Denham DO
Misha Denham
4302 Alton Rd
STE 330
Miami Beach, FL 33140
(305) 672-8559  Misha Denham DO
David N Reinhard
4302 Alton Rd
STE 330
Miami Beach, FL 33140
(305) 672-8559  MCCI Bird Road
Marcelo V Bendix
9740 SW 40th St
Door 5
Miami, FL 33165
(305) 227-5300  Emilio Castaneda MD
Emilio Castaneda
601 N Flamingo Rd
STE 308
Timber Pines, FL 33028
(954) 442-8962  Mudit Jain MD
Mudit Jain
300 NW 70th Ave
STE 105
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 585-6292  Sheldon Nassberg MD
Sheldon Nassberg
4800 NE 20th Ter
STE 102
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954) 491-1000  Preste Medical
Edward N Smolar
3075 E Commercial Blvd
STE 1-A
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954) 491-6200  Judith Duga MD
Judith Duga
1500 N University Dr
STE 100
Coral Springs, FL 33071
(954) 755-1800  Harvan Nahmias MD
Harvan Nahmias
2929 N University Dr
STE 205
Coral Springs, FL 33065
(954) 752-8800  Frank Lavernia MD
Frank Lavernia
4855 W Hillsboro Blvd
STE B-6
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
(954) 418-8146  East Coast Medical
Renee Freedman
5210 Linton Blvd
STE 205
Delray Beach, FL 33484
(561) 495-1606  East Coast Medical
Kathryn Jones
5210 Linton Blvd
STE 205
Delray Beach, FL 33484
(561) 495-1606  East Coast Medical
Rolando Rodriquez
5210 Linton Blvd
STE 205
Delray Beach, FL 33484
(561) 495-1606
Miami, Florida
Miami is a major city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida.
Miami is well-known as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, culture, fashion, print media, entertainment, the arts and international trade. An international center for popular entertainment in television, music, fashion, film, and the performing arts, Miami also has a powerful influence internationally. The city is also home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, as well as home to many international company headquarters, and television studios. The city's Port of Miami is the number one cruise/passenger port in the world and is known for accommodating the largest volume of cruise ships in the world, and is home to many major cruise line headquarters.
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Diabetes
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What is diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases
characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels,
that
result from defects in insulin secretion, or action, or both. Diabetes mellitus,
commonly referred to as diabetes (as it will be in this article) was first
identified as a disease associated with "sweet urine," and excessive muscle loss
in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to spillage of glucose into the urine, hence the
term sweet urine.
Normally, blood glucose levels are tightly controlled by
insulin, a hormone produced by the
pancreas. Insulin lowers the blood glucose level. When the blood glucose
elevates (for example, after eating food), insulin is released from the pancreas
to normalize the glucose level. In patients with diabetes, the absence or
insufficient production of insulin causes hyperglycemia. Diabetes is a chronic
medical condition, meaning that although it
can be controlled, it lasts a lifetime.
What is the impact of diabetes?
Over time, diabetes can lead to
blindness,
kidney
failure, and nerve damage.
These types of damage are the result of damage to small vessels, referred to as
microvascular disease. Diabetes is also an important factor in accelerating the
hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis),
leading to strokes,
coronary heart disease, and other large blood vessel
diseases. This is referred
to as macrovascular disease.
Diabetes affects approximately 17 million people (about 8% of the population) in
the United States. In addition, an estimated additional 12 million people in the
United States have diabetes and don't even know it.
From an economic
perspective, the total annual cost of diabetes in 1997 was estimated to be 98
billion dollars in the United States. The per capita cost resulting from
diabetes in 1997 amounted to ...
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Dry skin is a very common skin condition characterized by abnormal or excessive dryness of skin. While dry skin tends to affect males and females equally, older individuals are typically much more prone to dry skin. The skin in elderly individuals tends to have diminishing amounts of natural skin oils and lubricants. Areas such as the arms, hands, and particularly lower legs tend to be more affected by dry skin. Dry skin is also known as xeroderma.
Dry skin may be a mild, temporary condition lasting a few days to weeks. Dry skin may also become a more severe, long-term skin problem for some. Symptoms of dry skin include discomfort from skin tightness and itching. In addition, external factors such as weather can affect the severity of skin dryness. For example, cold or dry air and winter weather can worsen dry skin. Individuals whose occupations require more frequent hand-washing and sanitizing may experience dry skin more often. Dry skin may ...
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Emergency Contact for Miami
- In case of Emergency, call 911
- Police (305) 579-6111
- Fire (305) 416-5400
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Diabetes and Sexual Problems
When you want to lift your
arm or take a step, your brain sends nerve signals to the appropriate muscles.
Internal organs like the heart and bladder are also controlled by nerve signals,
but you do not have the same kind of conscious control over them as you do over
your arms and legs. The nerves that control your internal organs are called
autonomic nerves, and they signal your body to digest food and circulate blood
without your having to think about it. Your body's response to sexual stimuli is
also involuntary,
governed by autonomic nerve signals that increase blood flow to the genitals and
cause smooth muscle tissue to relax. Damage to these autonomic nerves is what
can hinder normal function.
Sexual Problems in Men With Diabetes
Erectile Dysfunction
Estimates of the prevalence of erectile dysfunction in men with
diabetes range
from 20 to 85 percent. Erectile dysfu...
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