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All posts tagged Diabetes
05
AugOPA Pharmacist of the Year John Girgis focuses on patient services
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John Girgis was recently named Ontario Pharmacists Association's Pharmacist of the Year for his many years of service to the profession.
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26
AprDiabetes and dyslipidemia – What role do pharmacists play?
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Evidence supports the need to aggressively treat dyslipidemia in patients with diabetes, in order to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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26
AprAre non-insulin meds useful for Type 1 diabetes?
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People with type 1 diabetes are not able to produce insulin and therefore treatment has primarily focused on replacing insulin via injectable therapy.
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01
FebUsing 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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01
FebType 2 diabetes? What meal replacement products are useful?
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The 2013 Canadian Diabetes Association’s Clinical Practice Guidelines included the use of meal replacement products for the first time. Now they are seen as a possible useful weight management tool.
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11
JanPregnancy and diabetes. Help your patients manage changes.
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It’s not the ‘chicken or the egg’ dilemma but two very different situations. Gestational diabetes, which occurs in 3-20 per cent of pregnant women, is a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. Read more
23
NovProblems that are more than skin deep for patients with diabetes
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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
26
OctPeriodontal disease in patients with diabetes
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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
11
OctFor patients with diabetes, colds and flu present challenges
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Cold and flu season presents unique challenges to your patients living with diabetes. You’ll need to make specific recommendations to help them prevent and manage their symptoms, and at the same time, you’ll need to make them aware of diabetes management issues for sick days.
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05
OctHelping your patients with diabetes and 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
