Ulcers are a common complication affecting people living with diabetes. Learn what causes diabetic ulcers and how to manage them.
Patient Advocacy Or Political Ploy? Union, Industry Square Off Over Dialysis Initiative – By David Tuller and Harriet Rowan for California Healthline This year, California dialysis clinics — and their profits — are in a powerful union’s crosshairs. On Nov. 6, the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West union hopes to deliver a stinging blow with a… Continue reading Patient Advocacy Or Political Ploy? Union, Industry Square Off Over Dialysis Initiative
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What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.
What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.
What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.
As a patient advocate and public speaker I am lucky to get many opportunities to impact the way people see illness. Out of all of my talks I’ve given to groups of doctors, nurses and social workers over the last two years, this presentation is the one I believe is the most valuable.
By Jane E. Brody for The New York Times Well Blog With mounting concern over the explosive rise in Type 2 diabetes, mostly among overweight and obese Americans, it is easy to forget that Type 1 diabetes, which is far less common, can be a much more serious disease that often seems to arise out… Continue reading Mystery and Danger of Type 1 Diabetes
For the Lawndale News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Medical Association (AMA) are on a mission to prevent type 2 diabetes in patients who are at risk of developing the chronic condition, MegPage Today reports. Their new joint initiative is called Prevent Diabetes STAT—short for Screen, Test, Act, Today—and… Continue reading Major Focus of New Health Campaign Targets Prediabetes
Friday, November 14 is World Diabetes Day. This year has marked amazing discoveries, awesome support and a new theme from the International Diabetes Foundation: Healthy Living and Diabetes is the theme now through 2016. A lot of confusion still surrounds diabetes and how there are different “types.” This infographic from the International Diabetes Foundation is easy to… Continue reading World Diabetes Day 2014