Five Tips For A Good Doctor’s Visit As most of you know, primary care physicians are in a constant race against the clock. Lower insurance reimbursements, high overhead and rising malpractice insurance costs have caused doctors nation-wide to crunch more and more patient encounters into every day. What does this mean for you? This means that [...]
As most diabetics already know, the pancreas is an endocrine organ that is responsible for the production of insulin. Insulin is the hormone that is responsible for storing glucose and preventing high blood sugar levels. When there is not enough insulin present and/or the cells of the body do not recognize insulin, the amount of [...]
Is Long Term Care Insurance Worth It For Diabetics? As most patients with diabetes know, if the blood sugar levels are left uncontrolled serious and debilitating diabetic complications can result. Examples of diabetic complications include blindness, renal failure needing dialysis, nerve damage, amputations and deadly infections. In addition, diabetic patients are at risk for stroke [...]
Gestational Diabetes Most women are aware that gestational diabetes is a very serious health condition that can occur during pregnancy. All pregnant women should get their routine prenatal care to monitor their baby’s growth and development and to get screened for dangerous health problems such as gestational diabetes. What is Gestational Diabetes? Gestational diabetes is [...]
What is Pre Diabetes? It wasn’t until recently that patients with impaired fasting glucose were not considered pre diabetic. This term was eventually defined because it was recognized that there was a large group of people who had abnormally high glucose levels but did not meet the diagnostic criteria for type 2 diabetes. These patients with high sugar [...]