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All posts tagged Diabetes
11
SepTake special care with kids returning to school and managing Type 1 diabetes
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Many pharmacists need to interact with parents of children living with type 1 diabetes who require support at school. Read more
20
MarNew frontiers – The emerging role of the pharmacist in remission of Type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases
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The Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition[i] (IPTN) defines Therapeutic Nutrition as an individually tailored nutritional intervention designed to manage or reverse patient specific metabolic dysfunctions, medical conditions or their associated symptoms. Read more
20
MarHow do you help patients with Type 2 diabetes not on insulin?
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Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) has been challenged in terms of its cost effectiveness for people with type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin. Read more
06
Mar5 diabetes tools to help your patients manage their diet
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Patient education is a key component of pharmacy practice. Pharmacists are not only expected to provide information on medications, but increasingly asked more detailed information on the disease and its overall management.
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06
MarHow to help your patients with diabetes achieve better health outcomes
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Statistics show that 1 in 3 Canadians suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetes. Astonishingly less than 50% of Canadians can identify the early signs of diabetes which can result in disease progression and complex disease state management. Read more
21
FebThe numbers don’t lie: Using novel technologies and data to support patient diabetes management
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A majority of patients who visit the pharmacy have diabetes. How many of these patients actually have their diabetes well controlled or even know how to properly monitor their blood glucose? Read more
20
FebYour patients with diabetes may suffer from periodontal disease
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Some people call periodontal disease the sixth complication of diabetes after retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease and poor wound healing. Read more
02
FebLondon Drugs’ Rick Siemens is involved in all aspects of advanced pharmacy practice
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When he joined the pharmacy in 1998, Rick Siemens had a vision to transform London Drugs Lethbridge, AB into a patient services-focused practice. Read more
28
OctPharmacists can help their patients with diabetes find the best exercise plan
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As pharmacists we are not trained in the area of exercise physiology or personal training, yet we are on the front lines to face questions from people living with diabetes about the appropriate amount and type of exercise for managing diabetes. Read more
13
SepHelp your patients with diabetes manage skin disorders
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The skin offers a window to what is happening inside the body, so changes to the skin may signal a more serious health problem, often serving as a marker for underlying internal disease. Read more
