NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
Diabetes is more than just high blood sugar—it’s a condition deeply connected to chronic inflammation. At Patients Medical in New York City, our integrative approach focuses on understanding what’s fueling your inflammation, often beginning with the foods on your plate.
Healing diabetes and other chronic conditions requires more than medication. It starts by removing inflammatory foods and nourishing the body with what it truly needs.
We don’t just manage inflammation—we help you eliminate its root causes, so your body can restore balance, resilience, and optimal health.
Diabetes is a metabolic condition where the body struggles to regulate blood sugar due to insulin resistance or insufficient insulin production. Over time, elevated glucose levels damage tissues, organs, and blood vessels.
Recognizing the early signs is key to preventing complications. Symptoms may include:
One of the most overlooked drivers of Type 2 diabetes is chronic inflammation, often triggered by poor food choices. When your immune system stays activated due to dietary stressors, it promotes insulin resistance and hormonal imbalance.
Understanding which foods cause inflammation is essential for anyone struggling with diabetes, obesity, fatigue, or autoimmune conditions. Here’s what we help our patients identify and eliminate:
In functional medicine, we explore why certain foods create damage rather than just labeling them “bad.” Inflammatory foods:
This systemic inflammation worsens diabetes, autoimmunity, and weight gain.
At Patients Medical, we use advanced functional labs to uncover how your body is reacting to foods and inflammation:
We guide patients through an anti-inflammatory diet plan that may include:
Targeted IV infusions can reduce inflammation, restore nutrient levels, and support liver detox.
We repair the digestive lining and support the microbiome with:
Chronic stress increases cravings for inflammatory foods. We help rebalance with:
Patient: Erika, 38
Erika came in with IBS, weight gain, and fatigue. Her labs revealed high CRP, leaky gut, and gluten sensitivity.
We implemented a personalized plan with:
Result:
Within 6 weeks, her bloating was gone, energy returned, and she lost 12 pounds. Her inflammatory markers dropped by over 50%, and she gained control over her eating habits.
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Refined sugars are most harmful. Natural sugars from whole fruits are less inflammatory when eaten in moderation.
Not necessarily, but many people have silent sensitivities. We use testing and elimination diets to identify reactions.
They contribute to inflammation and insulin resistance, which increase your risk—especially when the gut is impaired.
No. Healthy fats like olive oil, avocado, and omega-3s are anti-inflammatory and essential for healing.
We use both testing and clinical elimination diets to pinpoint food sensitivities unique to your system.
They can be—but highly processed vegan foods may still cause inflammation. It’s about quality, not just labels.
Absolutely. We treat many children with eczema, ADHD, and gut issues rooted in dietary inflammation.
Supplements help but must be paired with dietary changes, stress management, and detox support for full healing.
Yes! With guidance and a few substitutions, we teach you how to eat well anywhere.
Of course. We create custom plans based on your dietary preferences and needs.
Patients Medical specializes in gently helping the patient identify the root cause of their medical issues and then assist them to recover from their problems to help them move forward to good health.
To schedule an in person on Tele-medicine appointment, please call our office at (212) 794-8800 or email us at info@PatientsMedical.com We look forward to hearing from you
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