One major factor that sets the Orlando Diabetes Project apart from the rest of the field is our never-ending dedication to finding the root cause of the problem. There is uniqueness in each patient's needs and in what needs to be done to overcome type 2 diabetes. It is of utmost importance that we do thorough testing with our patients to get to the root cause of the complication. Our testing methods at the Orlando Diabetes Project are in depth and allow us to see how each of your body systems is operating. In-adequate is the best term to describe routine blood tests that all diabetics receive in the conventional medical process.

Another factor that sets the Orlando Diabetes Project above the rest of the field is Education. Each of our patients is given a world class education in the regulation of type 2 diabetes. Each patient in the Orlando Diabetes Project is special, and it is critical that each patient understands what they need to do to get better. For our doctors, it is a privilege to teach each patient about their body and why they have lost charge of their blood sugar levels. Because of the knowledge they gain, the patients of the Orlando Diabetes Project are empowered and motivated.

Thyroid issues, especially in females, are rising at unprecedented levels. The most unfortunate part about this problem is that it is one of the most under diagnosed or misdiagnosed problems that a female can have. The Orlando Thyroid Project is beginning to change all of this. Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's disease are problems that can be helped, but your doctor must have the training necessary to understand the cause of the problem. This article helps to explain how the doctors at the Orlando Thyroid Project are changing the lives of people with thyroid dysfunction. The video below discusses this topic.

For decades the thyroid gland has had a few standard treatments. If your thyroid hormone is low, you get prescription thyroid hormones or thyroid hormone replacement, and if your thyroid hormone is too high you get your thyroid removed or irradiated. That may be a little oversimplified, but not much.

Doctors and endocrinologists typically run a TSH test (thyroid stimulating hormone test) to see if you have thyroid problems. If your TSH is high, it means that your thyroid hormones are too low and you need thyroid hormone replacement. The problem with this test is that it is only one of many factors that can be used to evaluate the thyroid and frankly it's not enough.

If you are one of the many thousands of sufferers of Neuropathy, you know all to well that numbness and tingling is still a pain to deal with. Peripheral Neuropathy is a condition that is characterized by altered sensation or a change in motor control of a body part. The nerve becomes irritated or damaged and it no longer conducts the messages it should.

When the nerve is damaged, it shows up as burning sensations, numbness, pins and needles, a crawling sensation on the skin, and it may also manifest itself as weakness in a muscle and a lack of ones ability to voluntarily control that area. This lack of innervation can also cause wasting of muscle and poor healing of the tissues affected.

Generally, the early warning signs of neuropathy are shooting pains, burning and numbness. If your neuropathy is left untreated, it will begin to affect your quality of life. For example, if your neuropathy causes you to lose feeling in your feet, it would be very difficult to operate the pedals of a car or vehicle, or if you have a burning sensation in your legs and feet it may affect your sleep patterns, or if you lose sensitivity in the tips of your fingers, it is more difficult to carry out normal daily tasks.