The ABCs of Diabetes Management
By Doreen Cassarino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, FNAP November is National Diabetes Month, a time to raise awareness of the diabetes epidemic. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood sugar is too high. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 38.4 million people have diabetes and, unfortunately, 8.7 million people are […]
Proper Care for Diabetes Sick Day Management
By Angela Thompson, DNP, FNP‐C, BC‐ADM, CDCES, FAANP One of the fundamental skills in diabetes management is problem-solving as it relates to acute illness, or sick day management. This includes understanding the recommended adjustments in glucose monitoring, diabetes medications and diet, as well as controlling acute illness symptoms and knowing when to contact your health care […]
Do You Know if You Have Diabetes? Read Three Important Reasons to Get Tested ASAP
If you haven’t been tested for diabetes lately, you may be tempting fate. More than 30 million adults have diabetes, and one in four have no idea, which means the problem is only getting worse. If you assume you’d notice warning signs of diabetes, think again.
Are You Playing Diabetes Roulette?
More than 100 million Americans are affected by diabetes, and an astounding number have no idea. Only one in four people with full blown diabetes are aware of their condition, and only one in 10 with prediabetes know they’re heading down a dangerous path.
Worried About Your High Blood Sugar? Do These Four Things to Prevent Diabetes
Diabetes doesn’t just appear out of nowhere. In fact, most people with diabetes start out with prediabetes, when their blood is higher than normal, but not high enough to have diabetes.
On a Sugar High? Diabetes Rates Are on the Rise for African Americans
So often I hear from patients that they are tired of getting the same prescriptions to ward off any number of chronic conditions affecting Americans today. While it may sound like a broken record, don’t tune it out.