Dr. Kenneth Rodriguez

02/23/2026

Florida Endocrine Association Annual Meeting 2026 🩺

Join us for a weekend of clinical excellence and professional networking in the sunshine! ☀️

📅 When: July 31 – August 2, 2026
📍 Where: Hyatt Regency Coconut Point | Bonita Springs, FL

Secure your spot at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa. Whether you’re looking to earn CME credits or connect with fellow experts in the field, this is an event you won't want to miss!

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02/08/2026

Join now! Only 7 spots left and it is FREE!

To all endocrinology providers (MD, DO, PA, APRN),

I am seeking endocrine providers to participate in a small-group, social learning experience on a digital platform.

The focus is on: "Specialty Specific Guidance: An Endocrinologist’s Guide to Using GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients Living with Obesity or Overweight to Help Optimize Their Metabolic Health."

This offers free CME/CE credit, brief learning modules, and group collaboration, all with flexible time commitment.

Learn more and sign up here: https://einstein.gathered.com/learner/signup/3245

Join my group now!

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02/07/2026

Enrollment near capacity! Join now and save a seat!

To all endocrinology providers (MD, DO, PA, APRN),

I am seeking endocrine providers to participate in a small-group, social learning experience on a digital platform.

The focus is on: "Specialty Specific Guidance: An Endocrinologist’s Guide to Using GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients Living with Obesity or Overweight to Help Optimize Their Metabolic Health."

This offers free CME/CE credit, brief learning modules, and group collaboration, all with flexible time commitment.

Learn more and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/edYEiDS2

Join my group now!

08/26/2024

(Versión en español más abajo)
Some factors that affect your metabolism are out of your control, like age or genetics.

But here are 5 things you CAN do to boost it: 💪🔥

1. Exercise more—build muscle to rev up your metabolism. 🏋️‍♂️

2. Move more—increase your NEAT by standing, walking, or fidgeting. 🚶‍♀️

3. Eat more protein—small metabolism boost through thermogenesis. 🍗

4. Drink water—some studies link it to a slight metabolic boost. 💧

5. Supplements—only as a last resort; they offer minimal help. 💊

Stay active and stay hydrated!



En español:
Algunos factores que afectan tu metabolismo están fuera de tu control, como la edad o la genética.

Pero aquí te dejo 5 cosas que SÍ puedes hacer para mejorarlo: 💪🔥

1. Haz más ejercicio—aumenta tu masa muscular para acelerar el metabolismo. 🏋️‍♂️

2. Muévete más—aumenta tu NEAT estando de pie, caminando o incluso moviéndote inquietamente. 🚶‍♀️

3. Come más proteína—puede aumentar ligeramente el metabolismo a través de la termogénesis. 🍗

4. Bebe agua—algunos estudios lo asocian con un leve aumento metabólico. 💧

5. Suplementos—última opción; ofrecen poca ayuda. 💊

¡Mantente activo y bien hidratado!

08/18/2024

👉🏽¡Comenta tu respuesta a continuación!
(English version below)

⚠️Esta es una condición en la que aparecen manchas oscuras en los pliegues de la piel.

⚠️Es un signo de resistencia a la insulina que se observa a menudo en la diabetes tipo 2, el síndrome de ovario poliquístico, y la obesidad.

⚠️Con menos frecuencia, puede ocurrir con otros problemas hormonales o con algunos cánceres, como el linfoma, el cáncer de estómago, y el cáncer de hígado.

✅Se debe buscar la razón de esto y no ignorarlo.

✅La respuesta es la acantosis nigricans.

English Version.

👉🏽Comment your answer below!

⚠️This is a condition where dark, velvety patches of skin occur in creases and body folds.

⚠️It is a sign of insulin resistance, often seen in type 2 diabetes, PCOS, and obesity.

⚠️Less frequently, it can occur with other hormonal problems or some cancers, such as lymphoma, stomach cancer, and liver cancer.

✅The etiology, or reason for this occuring, should be sought and not ignored.

✅The answer is acanthosis nigricans.

08/13/2024

⚠️Which one have you tried? Do you follow any of these now?

🫵🏻It doesn’t matter what diet you follow if you’re going to choose the wrong things.

👉🏻Obviously, the pictures are exaggerations, I hope. But the point is that in every diet (our daily way of eating, not a fad diet), there are more nutritious foods and less nutritious foods. Regardless, it is up to you to pick the best ones.

👉🏻Not one diet is best for weight loss either. It always depends on how much of certain foods you eat.

👉🏻Intermittent fasting is not going to work if you consume 3,000 calories during the time that you eat.

😉This is why you can’t compare yourself to your friend who lost 30 pounds doing the cactus diet!

08/12/2024

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08/08/2024

(Más abajo para español)
⚠️5 of every 6 adults with prediabetes don’t know they have it.

⚠️There are multiple risks to having prediabetes, such as being overweight, being sedentary, smoking, having sleep problems, having high blood pressure, genetics, and aging.

ℹ️Making changes in our lifestyle is the most powerful tool we have to delay or prevent diabetes and reverse insulin resistance.

✅Discuss with your doctor if you should get tested for prediabetes.

▶️Swipe left to check what tests are available for prediabetes.

(En español)
⚠️5 de cada 6 adultos con prediabetes no saben que tienen prediabetes.

⚠️Existen múltiples riesgos para desarrollar prediabetes, como el sobrepeso, tener una vida sedentaria, fumar, no dormir bien, envejecimiento, alta presión, y tu genética.

ℹ️Hacer cambios en nuestro estilo de vida es la mejor manera de prevenir o retrasar esta condición y no llegar a diabetes.

✅Pregúntale a tu doctor si debes hacerte exámenes de sangre para ver si tienes esta condición.

07/30/2024

Prevent diabetes by changing your lifestyle‼️

We have talked about prediabetes on previous posts and how very common it is. Many people with prediabetes will go on to develop type 2 diabetes.

Often, we use metformin to help delay this process and prevent getting to diabetes. However, lifestyle intervention is a more powerful tool to prevent diabetes.

The most powerful lifestyle change is weight loss. Even losing 5-7% of your body weight, ideally body fat, is enough to achieve metabolic changes and improve your health. For many, this does not sound like a lot of weight, but it still provides multiple benefits.✅️

Nutrition is also super important, of course, and goes hand in hand with weight loss. ✅️

Exercise is strongly recommended as well. Guidelines say to do moderate-intensity exercise for at least 150 minutes per week (e.g., 30 minutes, 5 days a week). ✅️

I tell my patients not to focus so much on the total amount of exercise but in their personal progress. If you're able to get 10 minutes daily, even though you're not getting to the 150 minutes per week, you're still benefiting from it. It is not all or nothing. 💪

Please share 🗣

07/13/2024

About 90% of people with type 1 diabetes don't have any family history of type 1 diabetes.

ℹ️ Many people assume that genetics is the biggest reason why people get type 1 diabetes. Although genes play a role, only about 10% have a family history of type 1 diabetes.

❕Other possible, but not well proven, in my opinion, risks may be viral illnesses and environmental factors.

07/11/2024

Did sweets cause you to get diabetes?!

This is a question people often ask me:
"Why did I get diabetes if I don't drink soda or eat sweets?!"

Although diet does play a part in a healthy lifestyle and preventing diabetes, there are a lot of other risks that are involved.

Note: we're talking about type 2 diabetes, not type 1 or other diabetes types like MODY, both of which are due to unmodifiable risk factors.

Some risks for type 2 diabetes are:

Being overweight.
Sedentary lifestyle.
Having high blood pressure.
Having abnormal cholesterol or triglycerides.
Age.
Ethnicity.
Family history (genetics).
Having PCOS.
History of gestational diabetes.

There's people who eat a lot of sugar and don't ever develop diabetes (this doesn't mean they're necessarily healthy, though).

Regardless of how many risk factors you have, you should work on the things you can control/improve to lead a healthier life.

Lifestyle habits can significantly help prevent or delay diabetes.