Primary Care Voice

Diabetes and Kidney Health Essentials

Preventing Diabetic Kidney Disease: Simple Tests and Effective Strategies Living with diabetes? Learn how it impacts your kidneys and discover essential tests that can detect early kidney damage. This video explains how high blood sugar can harm your kidneys and highlights lifestyle changes and medications that can protect them. Understand the role of ACE inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 receptor agonists in kidney health. Follow practical tips on diet, exercise, and regular monitoring to keep your kidneys in top shape. Dr. Kme Kundlas provides clear guidance for managing diabetic kidney disease and improving overall kidney health.

Diabetes Self-Management: Key Principles for Everyday Success

Mastering Diabetes Self-Management: Essential Tips and Strategies Join Dr. Kulmeet Kundlas as he delves into the crucial principles of diabetes self-management. With 27 years of experience caring for over 10,000 diabetics, Dr. Kundlas shares evidence-based practices from reputable sources like the CDC and American Diabetic Care Education Specialist. Learn about the seven core pillars of self-management: healthy coping, healthy eating, regular physical activity, proper medication adherence, vigilant monitoring, problem-solving skills, and understanding the diabetes care system. This comprehensive guide offers practical, actionable tips and a roadmap to help you manage diabetes effectively. Subscribe to KundlasMD for more in-depth educational content.

Prediabetes: The Silent Pandemic You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Pre-Diabetes: Your Early Warning Sign to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes In this episode, Dr. Kulmeet Kundlas delves into the critical topic of pre-diabetes, emphasizing its role as a major health warning sign. Learn why pre-diabetes is not a prelude but a significant health threat already causing damage to your organs and increasing the risk of severe conditions like heart attacks and strokes. Discover the key lab tests for diagnosis, the sneaky signs and symptoms, and practical tips for reversing pre-diabetes. This information could save your life and lessen your financial burden. Stay informed and take your health into your hands.

Ozempic and Your Eyes: What the Data Really Shows

Ozempic & Vision Loss: Separating Fact from Fiction In this video, Dr. Kulmeet Kundlas examines recent claims linking Ozempic (Semaglutide), a popular diabetes and weight loss medication, to cases of vision loss. The episode explores the specifics of Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) and other eye complications potentially associated with Ozempic. Dr. Kundlas provides a balanced view on the current scientific evidence, emphasizing the rarity of these side effects compared to the significant benefits of the drug. Patients and doctors are advised on how to mitigate risks and when to seek medical advice. Stay informed and get a professional perspective on this important health issue.

Diabetes insights: From shock to self management success

Navigating Diabetes: From Diagnosis to Living Well In this episode, Dr. Kulmeet Kundlas, a primary care physician, addresses the emotional and physical challenges faced by individuals diagnosed with diabetes. Covering aspects such as the stages of grief, understanding the condition, medication options, lifestyle changes, and common misconceptions, Dr. Kundlas offers a comprehensive guide to managing diabetes effectively. Tune in to learn about reversing diabetes, dietary adjustments, long-term management, and how to lead a quality life despite the diagnosis.

How My Primary Care Practice Uses AI to Transform Patient Care

AI in Healthcare: Transforming Patient Care and Communication This vidoe explores the challenges of modern healthcare—patients feeling unheard, staff delays, rushed appointments, and the overwhelming burden of documentation that weakens doctor-patient relationships. It introduces artificial intelligence (AI) as a solution to these longstanding frustrations. Key points from your script: • AI as a Solution: AI tools are described as untiring "ears and eyes" for both patients and doctors. These tools can listen without judgment, recall data with precision, and present critical information to doctors at decision-making moments. • Transforming Patient Experience: AI fully reimagines the patient journey—from initial contact through post-visit care—making healthcare feel pleasant, efficient, and personalized. • Reducing Documentation Burden: AI automates clinical documentation, care coordination, and insurance communications, freeing doctors to spend more meaningful time with patients. • Enhancing Human Senses: AI augments human ability to process information, manage patient intake, and synthesize records from various sources, resulting in holistic patient profiles. • Multilingual Communication: AI-powered chatbots communicate in any language, triage queries, schedule appointments, and help streamline complex patient intake forms. Practices that have adopted AI chatbots report dramatic reductions in human workload—up to 82%. • Ambient Intelligence in the Exam Room: With AI assistants, conversations and medical histories are captured and documented in real time. Physicians can focus on natural conversation and examination, while AI handles records and follow-up tasks. • Efficiency & Empathy Restored: The office processes are streamlined so patient wait times drop below 20 minutes. AI enables healthcare teams to focus on patient care rather than administrative work. • AI as a Copilot: AI supports, but does not replace, doctors—acting as an empathetic copilot that enhances human senses, judgment, and healing abilities. The script emphasizes that AI will not replace doctors, but will amplify their capabilities and empathy, making healthcare more personal and efficient while maintaining compassion.

RFK Jr. 'Make America Healthy Again '? A Doctor Reacts to His Senate Hearing

The Future of US Healthcare: Chronic Disease Crisis & Robert Kennedy's Vision In this episode, we dive deep into the United States' chronic disease pandemic and its implications on national health policies. As the Senate confirms President Trump's cabinet positions, particular focus is given to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. We explore the impact potential candidate Robert Kennedy could have on healthcare, considering his stance on NIH funding, chronic diseases, Big Pharma, Big Food, and environmental toxins. Additionally, we analyze the systemic and individual changes needed to tackle the healthcare crisis, the economics of chronic diseases, and the roles of government policies and individual lifestyle choices. Join us to get a comprehensive

Can Pig Kidneys End the Organ Shortage?

Welcome to Newsday! In today's top five news stories for July 15th, 2025, #kundlasmd #shieldmedicalgroup we cover a significant decrease in funding for Messenger RNA technology affecting cancer treatments, potential declines in Medicaid beneficiaries due to a new bill, a Texas judge's decision impacting healthcare debt, increasing vaccine skepticism in the US, and a fatal case of the Mnemonic Plague in Arizona. Additionally, we discuss the rise in obesity-related chronic medical problems and cancers, emphasizing the importance of weight loss, regular exercise, and healthy eating.

Why Do Kidney Stones Hurt So Much?

Understanding Kidney Stones: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention Have you ever experienced severe back or side pain? It may have been due to kidney stones. In this comprehensive video, Dr. Kundlas breaks down the causes, symptoms, and risk factors of kidney stones. Learn about the different types of kidney stones, how they form, and the treatments available. Dr. Kundlas also offers essential tips on how to prevent kidney stones, including dietary recommendations and hydration tips. Stay informed and proactive about your kidney health by watching this in-depth discussion. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more health insights!

Lower Blood Pressure Naturally: What 28 Years of Medicine Taught Me

Welcome back to KundlasMD! In this comprehensive guide, I'll share evidence-based methods to lower blood pressure naturally, drawing from my 28+ years of clinical experience in internal and preventive medicine.