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For many Medicare patients, learning how to manage multiple medications without confusion is a vital part of staying healthy and avoiding hospitalizations. If you’re managing more than one chronic condition, there’s a good chance you’re taking more than one medication — and quite possibly many more. Managing multiple prescriptions is one of the most common…

A gestational diabetes diagnosis can arrive in the middle of what felt like a completely normal pregnancy. No symptoms, no warning signs — just a routine glucose test and then a phone call that changes your afternoon. If you’re newly diagnosed and trying to understand what this actually means, this guide is for you. The…

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…

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…

If you’re reading this right now, you probably just got a call from your doctor’s office, or saw a number on a lab result that didn’t look right. Maybe the nurse said the words ‘abnormal glucose screening.’ Maybe you searched ‘failed glucose test pregnancy’ before you even called anyone back. Either way, you’re likely feeling…

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.…