In The News
The Allen Diabetes Center Proudly Welcomes Dr. Daniel Nadeau
The Allen Diabetes Center is honored to announce Dr. Daniel Nadeau as its new program director starting December 2013. Dr.Daniel Nadeau is the first recipient of the Kris V. Iyer, MD Endowed Chair in Diabetes Care and an accomplished physician who brings a wealth of knowledge to the areas of diabetes, obesity, and nutrition. He … Read More
November is Diabetes Month
This month the American Diabetes Association and the Allen Diabetes Center are encouraging everyone to take action and help Stop Diabetes. The Allen Center invites the community to learn more about Diabetes and how to take steps to fight the disease. Nearly 26 million Americans live with diabetes, including approximately 250,000 Orange County residents, and … Read More
Do you have Diabetes?
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease caused by high blood sugar, and sugar is in many of the foods we must eat to survive. After food is consumed, our body takes its nutrients and breaks it down into carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Carbohydrates turn into sugar that is then used as energy for our … Read More
The Warmington family turns a diagnosis into an opportunity to support pediatric care
A little more than a year ago, as a new school year approached, excited soon-to-be kindergartener, Charlotte Warmington, visited her doctor for routine immunizations, to which she had some seemingly insignificant reactions. However, these minor side effects to her shots were soon followed by a variety of a larger issues including leg pain, fainting at … Read More
Passion with a purpose
When Dick and Mary Allen’s granddaughter, Hannah, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 2, it altered the course of their lives. Knowing the gravity of the condition, the Allens committed to learning everything they could about the disease and what would be needed to care for Hannah. Most importantly, they also … Read More
Gestational Diabetes Program at the Allen Center
The Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center offers a lot of support to pregnant women through its Sweet Success program. Sweet Success is a state-affiliated program for women who have diabetes while they are pregnant. Some women, who have never had diabetes before, develop gestational diabetes. Other women may already have type 1 diabetes or … Read More
Diabetes Friendly Recipes
Enjoy all of our recipes designed by Nutritionists and tailored to the dietary needs of individuals with Diabetes. Crab Cakes with Spring Green Salad Cranberry Roast Beef Cucumber Water Make-Believe Champagne Bacon and Mushroom Bite-Size Quiche Endive “Spoons” with Lemon-Herb Goat Cheese Thai Shrimp Skewers Vietnamese Beef Vegetable & Spring Rolls Elbows With Cauliflower Grilled … Read More
Donors Establish Endowed Chair for Hoag Doctor
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently received a $2.25 million gift from philanthropists Mary and Dick Allen, Margaret and Tom Larkin and the George Hoag Family Foundation to establish an endowed chair in honor of Dr. Kris V. Iyer, the hospital announced this week. Iyer, an endocrinologist and executive medical director of the Mary & Dick … Read More
Eat your veggies, don't drink them
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 by Mary D’ Avila, Guest Columnist for the Orange County Register We all know a healthy diet hinges on an average of seven servings of fruits and vegetable a day. What people don’t realize, though, is that they’re supposes to eat those fruits and veggies. Just as ketchup should not, under … Read More
Sweet Life
In an effort to reach and offer support to every individual with diabetes in our community, the Allen Diabetes Center created Sweet Life – a free community education and support program. The Sweet Life program offers classes focused on diabetes technology, exercise, weight and nutrition management. Sweet Life gives an educational and support overview and … Read More