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Diabetology
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United States: Florida
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15 Answers
14 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Loss of control: Taking care to recognize and abort hypoglycemia is your reponsibility to protect yourself against seizures and brain damage. But the responsibility e... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Ck med side effect : S&s of hypoglycemia are dependent upon the rapidity of decrease in blood glucose level. The absolute level of the blood glucose, and one's sensitivity... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Evovles slowly: Diabetic hand neuropathy occurs after severe invovlement of feet, except rarely in people who do heavy work with their hands when it can appear earlie... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
A healthy life style: Longevity can reach or exceed the normal range. The variables that prolong longevity are a healthy diet, 45-60min of exercise at least 5 times/week, ... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Recognize and abort : Initally, irritability, blurred vision.Tremors, pallor, irregular or rapid forceful heartbeat, hunger with cravings for sugar, confusion. And if unrec... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
A doctor is required: This is really the role of a physician or diabetes educator for although there are general formulas that guide estimates, there are many variables tha... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Differing dis causes: Highly varied causes of hypoglycemia can iccur across life's duration, but usually when a non physician speaks of spontaneoushypogly they mean
someth... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Needs exam by doc: Frequent "stomach aches" is a complaint that warrents her seeing her physician for an explanation. It may or may not be realted to diabetes, but in a... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Slowly reduce H2O in: Confirm that the diagnosiis. Incidental drug therapy is often the culprit, rare brain lesions can also masquerade as pp .See endo md, pp can be manage... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Directly No: Facial swelling can only be indirectly linked to "diabetes' if there is an diabetes related causes for fluid retention for exp. Diabetes relate... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
hypo's preventable: If you are taking Insulin before meals, you need to consult your doctor. Infrequent episodes of low blood glucose may not be preventable given the var... Read More
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Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
No direct connection: There are some situations in your situation that need to be excluded exp. A mismatch in your hypoglycemic therapy and your caloric intake as a result ... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
Special nerve diseas: There are a number of neuropathic syndromes that comprise the "diabetic neuropathies" ; exp mononeuropathy (often craniel nerves invovled at diseae on... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
S&S track severtiy : A way to frame an answer would be to cite that diabetes can be present for years before symptoms; thus smaller deviation in blood glucose escape de... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Daniel Mintzanswered
Diabetology 67 years experience
it can be lethal: Hypoglycemia carries risks related to worsenign glycemic control, seizures, cognitive decline, stroke permanent brain damage.
I t also can result in ... Read More
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Apr 25, 2015
Clearly among the most experienced, knowledgeable diabetologist in the US today. Former head of endocrinology and metabolism at University of Miami School of Medicine
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Mintz is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Mintz is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Smart and honest man. Thank you so much
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you for your timely answer! It was helpful.
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Awards
Top Diabetes Specialist , Second Place, National - Summer
2013
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