Author: Steve Adkins
Diabetes Summer Care
Bring Enough Medication Pack your diabetes supplies first! For longer trips, pack double the amount of supplies that you think you’ll need in case of travel delays. Don’t forget to bring your medications, testing supplies, syringes and glucose tabs/other carbohydrates Take all of your diabetes medications and supplies in your […]
Pneumonia
What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of the lungs caused by greater than 30 different sources including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and small germs. Therefore, it is important to identify the source of infection to choose the correct treatment. The most common cause of viral pneumonia […]
Heart Failure: What You Need to Know
Heart Failure What is heart failure? Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is weakened and cannot supply enough oxygen and blood to the body. To try and meet the needs of the body, the heart pumps faster and gets bigger in size. Sadly, it is not […]
Heart Attacks: What You Need to Know
What is a heart attack? The heart is a muscle that needs constant blood flow to provide the oxygen the muscle needs to survive. When arteries in the heart become partially or completely blocked the muscle stops receiving the oxygen it needs and therefore it can result in heart muscle […]
It pays to be informed
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Know Your Disease: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
COPD 101 COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is disease that causes the airway to become narrow, making it difficult to breathe. COPD is a common and preventable disease which affects more than 5% of the population, and is the third ranked cause of death in the United States. COPD cannot […]
Are You or a Loved One at Risk?
Hospital Readmissions Hospital readmissions have recently come into the spotlight in the US as many hospitals came under pressure to limit their readmission numbers. Groups like the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) have started imposing penalties on hospitals that have high levels of readmission in their Medicare/Medicaid patient […]
Inhaled Insulin, Afrezza. New technology that may be right for you!
What is Afrezza? Afrezza is the brand name insulin marketed by Sanofi and developed by MannKind Corp. It is a type of rapid insulin like Novolog or Humulog that is used as meal time insulin. It is the first injectable free insulin to get approved by the FDA and wide […]
Adult Vaccines… Who pays for it?
Adult Vaccines… Who pays for it? Adult vaccines are just as important as childhood vaccines. Most often, consumers find it difficult to decipher how these vaccines are paid for. Do you need to pay for the vaccine out of pocket, or just you copay? Here are the facts about the […]