7 Ways to Avoid a Hospital Readmission if You Have Diabetes
April 28, 2026
If you or a loved one has been hospitalized for a diabetes-related complication, you already know how disruptive and frightening that experience can be. What many people don’t realize is that a large portion of diabetes-related hospital readmissions are preventable. Not through dramatic interventions, but through consistent, manageable habits that keep blood sugar under control…
What Is Chronic Care Management — and Does Medicare Cover It?
April 23, 2026
If you’re a Medicare patient managing more than one health condition, there may be a benefit available to you that your doctor’s office hasn’t mentioned. Many patients and providers don’t realize it exists, but it is incredibly valuable. It’s called Chronic Care Management, and for millions of Americans over 65 years old, it’s one of…
Can What You Eat Actually Help Your Arthritis? An Integrative Rheumatologist Explains
April 15, 2026
Your Kitchen Might Be More Powerful Than Your Medicine Cabinet: An Integrative Rheumatologist Explains A Different Kind of Rheumatology Appointment If you’ve been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, or another rheumatologic condition, your appointments have probably focused on medications — and for good reason. Disease-modifying treatments have transformed outcomes for millions of patients.…
Just Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes? Read This First
April 1, 2026
Just Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes? Here’s What Your Doctor Wants You to Know You Just Got a Diagnosis That Changed Your Day — Maybe Your Week If you’ve just been told you have gestational diabetes, the first thing you may feel isn’t relief or readiness. It might be confusion, fear, or the sinking feeling that…
The Question That Could Change Your Health: “What’s Different?”
March 25, 2026
The One Question Your Chronic Care Provider Should Be Asking You (But Probably Isn’t) “How Are You?” Is Not Enough Looking for Chronic Care Management in Orlando? You’re in the right place!If you’re managing a chronic condition — Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), COPD, Asthma, Arthritis, Chronic Pain, or any number of long-term…
UCF Health Is Not Just for Students — Here’s What Academic Medicine Means for You
March 17, 2026
The Biggest Misconception About UCF Health If you’ve driven past UCF Health and thought, “That’s for students, not for me,” you’re far from alone. It’s one of the most common misunderstandings about our practice. But it couldn’t be further from the truth. Dr. Gavin Van Staden, a provider atUCF Health at the Quadrangle in Orlando,…
