Prediabetes and diabetes specialist doctor Frisco, Dallas
Diabetes & Prediabetes care
Work with Dr Richa Mittal, a prediabetes and diabetes specialist doctor in Frisco and Dallas to optimize blood sugar and regain health. Our unique and proven method for blood sugar control- The Radiant Blood Sugar Blueprint is a personalized & science-based approach using lifestyle, glucose monitoring and cutting-edge medicine to treat insulin resistance.
What causes Diabetes?
Along with genetics, our nutrition habits, physical activity levels, sleep, stress and body composition play a role in developing insulin resistance. This affects blood sugar levels and is the root cause of adult-onset diabetes.
Our genetics do not have to be our destiny.
As a result of damage over time, insulin resistance leads to metabolic syndrome, leading to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and blood sugar problems like pre-diabetes and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome over time increases the risk for heart, kidney, brain and liver damage.
More than 1 in 3 Americans has prediabetes. If you have insulin resistance, you should know- this risk is avoidable and can be reversed.
As a prediabetes and diabetes specialist doctor in Frisco and Dallas, through our Radiant Blood Sugar Blueprint, Dr Mittal has helped hundreds of patients optimize blood sugar and regain health. Our treatment plans incorporate medical care, in-depth labs, body composition analysis, cutting edge medications, fasting protocols, and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
We love working with our patients in Frisco, Plano, Dallas, McKinney and throughout Texas via telemedicine to provide root-cause and personalized medical care. Hear from patients we have helped!
Types of Diabetes
There are 3 types of diabetes:
- Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, in which the insulin producing cells are mistakenly killed by the body’s defense system; hence, decreasing the production of insulin and increasing the accumulation of blood sugar.
- Type 2 diabetes occurs either due to the reduced production of insulin or the inadequate use of the hormone produced by the various cells of the body. This is termed as insulin insensitivity and is the most common type of diabetes.
- Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition, which occurs during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes resolves after child birth, but poses a future risk for the development of type 2 diabetes in the mother.
Causes of Diabetes
The various causes of diabetes include:
- Obesity
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Viral infection or nutritional factor in childhood
- Genetics
- Old age
- High blood triglyceride levels
- Pregnancy/gestational diabetes
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- Autoimmunity, when the body’s defense system attacks and destroys pancreatic cells
Lifestyle Medicine meets Medical Care to revolutionize diabetes and blood sugar care
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Expert Medical Treatment
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Metabolic Testing & Continuous Glucose Monitoring
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Nutrition & Lifestyle Counseling
Is it possible to prevent or reverse diabetes?
With optimal nutrition and lifestyle changes, it is possible to optimize body composition and insulin sensitivity. Through medications and supplements, we have additional tools to help insulin sensitivity. People with adult onset diabetes can possibly reverse and can improve blood sugar control and reduce the need for medications. Learn about how Lifestyle Medicine is changing the game for blood sugar care. Our goal is to help you reduce the risk for long-term consequences of high blood sugar and inflammation. Dr. Mittal, a prediabetes and diabetes specialist doctor in Frisco and Dallas helps guide your plan to improve health and longevity. Dr. Mittal’s Radiant Blood Sugar Blueprint is ready to help!
What tests are done to evaluate you?
As part of your comprehensive care plan, Dr. Mittal creates your treatment plan based on an in-depth health assessment. This includes medical history, physical exam, in-depth lab assessment and Inbody 570 body composition analysis. Specialized lab testing includes evaluation of blood sugar control, insulin resistance, metabolic risk markers, inflammation, heart disease risk, kidney and liver function, thyroid function, electrolytes, vitamin levels, and cholesterol abnormalities .
Our Proven Approach to Diabetes
We work with our patients on a root-cause approach to optimize blood sugar for prediabetes and diabetes. Cutting-edge medical treatment is combined with personalized nutrition and lifestyle counseling, continuous glucose monitoring and specialized lab testing to guide you with our proven method The Radiant Blood Sugar Blueprint.
Personalized & realistic nutrition guidance & culinary coaching
We partner with our patients to create sustainable nutrition changes. These help balance blood sugar, improve insulin sensitivity and improve body composition. We also aim to improve imbalances in the gut and nurture a healthy gut microbiome. Fasting may be incorporated based on your medical evaluation. As a culinary coach, Dr. Mittal guides her patients in how to modify their favorite dishes for healthy blood sugar control. And no, you don’t have to give up all carbohydrates!
Health coach & membership offer unparalleled access and support
Our certified Nutrition and Wellness coach helps support nutrition and lifestyle changes recommended by Dr. Mittal. From reviewing food journals to coaching phone consultations, we are here to support you in your goals. Our health coach and physician are a text away in between visits to help answer questions.
Medical approach to treat insulin resistance
With conditions like PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), metabolic syndrome, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance is the root cause of blood sugar issues. Our recommended treatments work to help improve insulin resistance, not simply lower blood sugar.
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) & specialized lab testing
Continuous glucose monitoring guidance combined with nutrition and lifestyle changes is a powerful tool to treat insulin resistance. Comprehensive lab testing like fasting insulin, markers of inflammation, lipoprotein analysis and other specialized testing assess personalized risk to guide management. Body composition analsysis with Inbody 570 in-office or remote body composition monitoring or DEXA scan are used to monitor visceral fat, muscle mass and body fat to help optimize body composition for improved insulin sensitivity.
Take Control of Your Blood Sugar
Hearing you have a diagnosis of prediabetes or diabetes can be scary. You deserve more than the quick advice to “eat less carbs and exercise more”. Our proven approach The Radiant Blood Sugar Blueprint is a science-based and personalized approach developed by an Internal Medicine and Obesity and Lifestyle Medicine specialist to fill the gap in blood sugar care to improve blood sugar and insulin resistance.
What if I already have another doctor managing my diabetes or pre-diabetes?
Dr. Mittal will work with you and your doctor to manage your diabetes medications as you start needing less medication as your insulin resistance and blood sugar improve. It is a priority of ours to keep your primary doctor in the loop as we work together.
What is different about this treatment plan?
You will receive personalized guidance for your nutrition and lifestyle to optimize exercise, sleep and stress management for improving blood sugar. We take into account your personal preferences, lifestyle and prior challenges to create your treatment plan. You may reach Dr. Mittal via text in between visits to answer nutrition or lifestyle questions, to review blood sugar trends and for medical management, all a part of your membership. Our coach reviews food journals periodically and provides coaching consultations based on your chosen level of membership. Through our proven method, we combine medical and lifestyle treatment to help you improve insulin resistance while achieving healthy blood sugar control.
Get to the root cause — with results that last.
You’re never just a number to us. Schedule a free meet-and-greet consultation to learn how our physician-led, caring approach to weight loss and lifestyle management can help you change your life. For good.