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Include prescription and nonprescription medicines and supplements. Your provider will tell you if you should stop any before you become pregnant. Tell your provider if you currently smoke cigarettes, vape, drink alcohol, or use street drugs. These are not safe for your unborn baby. Your provider...
About your child's blood sugar level: You will be given information on when and how to check your child's blood sugar level. You will learn what the level should be and what to do if it is too high or too low. Write down the times of your child's checks and the levels. Take ...
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A sample of 77% of the non-insulin dependent diabetics aged 30-70 years from two urban practices offering no structured diabetic care were interviewed. The 55 patients (mean age 60 years) were asked about their experiences and expectations of diabetes and the health professionals involved in thei...
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Diabetes And Dental Treatment: What You Should KnowTop Articles More ArticlesTaking care of your teeth and mouth is especially important if you have diabetes, because the condition results in a greater risk of oral infection and often slows the healing process. Seeing a ...
Patrick is a 70-year-old diabetic man with a 2-year history of stable chest pain when he exerts himself. He is awoken from sleep with the acute onset of crushing central chest pain which radiates to his neck and left arm. His normal medications include normally aspirin, a diuretic, a ch...
When should I call my doctor or diabetes care team?You have ketones in your blood or urine. You have a fever. Your blood sugar levels are higher than your target goals. You often have low blood sugar levels. Your skin is red, dry, warm, or swollen. You have a wound that does not...
When should I call my doctor or diabetes care team provider?Your blood sugar levels are higher than your target goals. You often have low blood sugar levels. You have trouble coping with diabetes, or you feel anxious or depressed. You have questions or concerns about your condition or care....