Getting To Know Your Body

Mr. Divabetic helps you boost your confidence in managing your diabetes with a unique series of podcasts aimed at helping you to understand your body through the different stages of life. Getting to know your body and what's normal for you can help you improve the way you manage your diabetes. Tonight we discuss the signs, symptoms and diabetes health-related issues of Menopause with special guest, Dr. Andrea Chisholm.  Menopause happens naturally with age. But it can also happen as a result of surgery, treatment of a disease, or illness. In these cases it is called induced menopause or premature ovarian failure. When menopause happens naturally, it tends to happen on average at the age of 51. But for some women it can happen before age 40. this is called premature menopause. The age when women enter menopause is thought to be mostly determined by their genes. Andrea Chisholm, M.D. is a Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist practicing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Chisholm graduated from Hunter College-CUNY (1991) and Boston University School of Medicine (1995). She completed her OB/GYN residency at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York City (1999). Dr. Chisholm has been providing general gynecologic and obstetrical care to a diverse population of women over the last sixteen years.  Callers welcome! Studio line: (347) 215-8551