DEAR DR. ROACH: My dad has been on hospice care for several months now. He had an untreated wound infection that was not responding to meds, so he went on hospice. Also, his wife died,…

Imagine a gathering with 10 of your friends and family members. Now imagine that at least one of you has a disease that can lead to blindness…or amputation…or a stroke. The prospect is not at…

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband is a 50-year-old prediabetic who has recently experienced burning feet. He refuses to think it’s his high-carb diet (bread three times a day, chips, ice cream) and instead thinks he…

K-State Research and Extension is offering “Dining with Diabetes,” a program designed to boost the health and wellness of Kansans with Type 2 diabetes and help educate their family members, caregivers and others who support…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 74 years old and have been a brittle Type 1 diabetic for 50 years. I have no history of heart disease. My doctor of 40 years recently retired and had…

Dear Dr. Roach: A friend was given a test to see how long food stayed in her stomach after eating.  She was told that it stayed only a short time before continuing its journey, a…

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband is tired all the time. He functions but frequently has to sit to recoup his energy, even after a shower. He is diabetic and has been for over 10 years.…

More than 30 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 1 in 4 of them don’t know they have it. Another 84 million adults in the U.S. have prediabetes, a health condition in…

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old man in good health and not obese (my BMI is around 20-21). I like coffee, and drink four or five cups a day. But I like it with a…

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 53-year-old female, and I weigh 190 pounds. A year and a half ago, I had gastric sleeve surgery. I have lost 24 pounds. I have been diabetic since about…