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Diabetes education is crucial

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Better understanding of diet, exercise and product-use yields healthier outcomes and longer lives.

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Prescribing Success: Dr. Linda Gutierrez-Miller’s Journey to Impactful Clinical Pharmacy and Inspiring Resilience!

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Additionally, she holds the title of Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). As a CDCES, she also assists patients with continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and imparts nutrition education. Her professional journey demonstrates the versatility inherent in a pharmacy career.

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What is a dangerous A1C level?

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If you’ve recently been diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes, your healthcare provider will likely recommend regular checks of your A1C levels. A normal A1C range is 4% to 5.7%, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). or higher indicates diabetes. Levels between 5.7% indicate prediabetes while 6.5%

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Is watermelon good for diabetes?

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But if you have diabetes or prediabetes , can you safely eat watermelon, with its natural sugar, or will the sugar content throw off your whole day? On the other end of the spectrum, pure sugar measures at 100 on the glycemic index and is not safe for people with diabetes outside of small, occasional amounts.

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Beyond the pill in an outcomes-based world

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In diabetes, for example, consistent engagement in self-management, including medication adherence, is associated with better blood glucose control, fewer complications, improved quality of life, and reductions in diabetes-related death risk. In diabetes, for example, 25% of patients experience depression and 40% experience anxiety.

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The #8 Most Common Types of Nutrient Depleting Prescription Drugs

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7) Diabetes Treatments Metformin, a widely used diabetes medication, is associated with vitamin B12 depletion. How to Help Patients with Nutrient Depletions Beyond identifying and managing drug-induced nutrient depletion, pharmacists play a crucial role in providing counseling and support to patients.

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Quality Forum Review: Exploring Food and Nutrition Security’s Impact on Quality

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It is a forum for educating and engaging with PQA members and quality-focused healthcare professionals. Another program focused on providing meals and education to patients with diabetes, showing a 27% increase in per member per month (PMPM) prescription billing, indicating increased fill volume and improved medication adherence.

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