Welcome to Shirley's Corner

Shirley Powell, MS, RD, CDE, PA-C
Specializing in Diabetes Management

 Diabetes Sick Day Management
A person with diabetes may get sick just like a person without diabetes.  A "sick day" can be if a person with diabetes has an infection, surgery, trauma, an invasive procedure or a major life stress.  To deal with the stress the body releases hormones to help fight the disease or the stress.  However these hormones may raise the blood glucose and may interfere with the effects of insulin to lower your blood glucose. 

So when you are sick it is harder to keep the blood glucose levels down.  People with Type 1 Diabetes are at risk for developing Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) which is a serious chemical imbalance caused by high blood glucose and inadequate insulin.  People with Type 2 Diabetes are at risk for developing Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemia Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNKS) a similar imbalance.  Both conditions are dangerous and can be life threatening.
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All information stated above is for informational purposes only and not actual medical advice. Please talk to your doctor about any questions or concerns you may have. 

Specialty
Diabetes Management, Lipid Disorders Management, Kidney Disease, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Family Health, and Womens Health.

Education
PA-C University of California, Davis
MS University of Nevada, Reno
BS University of Nevada, Reno

Certfication
PA-C Physician Assistant-Certified
CDE Certified Diabetes Educator
RD Registered Dietitian
CIPT Certified insulin pump trainer

***Contact Shirley***

Family Practice Physician
2515 Park Marina Dr Ste 103
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 241-7477

Eating Healthy This Summer

By: Karen Ambrecht, RD
It's summer, the kids are home and you want them to eat healthy. Make your life easier by preparing one week worth of snacks ahead. You will need two boxes one in the refrigerator and one in the pantry. All you have to do is decide what goes in the boxes. Make sure you include a variety of foods that are crunchy, chewy, creamy, and juicy. Here are some suggestions:

Pantry

15 grams

2 Tbsp raisins and ¼ cup almonds, walnuts or peanuts
½ cup fruit cups
3 graham cracker squares
9 wheat thins crackers

30 grams
7 pretzel twists
Mini popcorn bags
16 animal crackers
1 small bagel

Refrigerator:

½ cup broccoli, snap peas
1 med celery stalk
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumbers. Bell peppers

15 grams
1 large or 13 baby carrots
17 grapes
1 cup melon
4 med apricots
1 cup cherries
1 med nectarines or peaches
10 medium strawberries

The ABC's of Diabetes

A1c
A test that measures a person's average blood glucose level over the past 2 to 3 months. Hemoglobin (hee-mo-glo-bin) is the part of a red blood cell that carries oxygen to the cells and sometimes joins with the glucose in the bloodstream. Also called hemoglobin a1c or glycosylated (gly-koh-sih-lay-ted) hemoglobin, the test shows the amount of glucose that sticks to the red blood cell, which is proportional to the amount of glucose in the blood. READ MORE HERE.....

Exercise & Diabetes

Helps lower blood sugar levels
• Helps people feel better
• Reduces stress
• Helps people READ MORE HERE....

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is the most common diabetes found in children and young adults. In fact, one in five hundred children have type 1 diabetes. However, for unknown reasons the incidence of type 1 diabetes is increasing for both children and adults. Type 1 diabetes is caused READ MORE HERE....

Health History Form

This is a great form for you to print out and carry with you. Have one in your car, one in your house, one on your person. Print out as many as you need.