Home Monitoring and Diabetes Medication
On Tuesday, June 16, Carlene spoke to the diabetes support group on home blood sugar testing and diabetes medications. In our high tech world, glucometers are now easier to use, require smaller drop of blood and offer results in a quicker time frame. Many different companies make meters but educators agree that most are accurate. Some are more sophisticated than others but we try to choose the right meter for each individual and one that will be the least costly as covered by their insurance. You should be shown how to use the device before you take it home...
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JoEllen Neefe, R.D. Joins Prairie Clinic Team of Professionals
JoEllen Neefe, R.D. recently joined the team of professionals at Prairie Clinic S.C. as the Director of the Diabetes Care Program. JoEllen has been a registered dietitian for three years, and has a background in general and geriatric nutrition prior to joining Prairie Clinic. "The Diabetes Care Program at Prairie Clinic is the only program in the Sauk Prairie area approved by the American Diabetes Association," stated JoEllen. "It is exciting to be a part of a group that has been serving diabetic patients for many years. I look forward to being a part of growing the program as we provide patients with the tools necessary to self manage their diabetes. We believe that knowledge and understanding of diabetes or any other chronic medical condition, is key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and reducing the risk of medical complications"...
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Get Moving!
On May 19th, Marnie Harrington, Cardiac Rehab Specialist from SPMH spoke to the diabetes support group on the benefits of staying active. She shared her enthusiasm as she reviewed the many benefits of physical activity which include: feeling good about yourself, increased energy, improve blood pressure reading, improve cholesterol profile, keeps you flexible, helps to maintain healthy weight or lose weight along with dietary changes, increase endurance, and lowers your blood sugar...
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Diabetes Support Group
Swine Flu
Many people have questions on the Swine Flu outbreak and what you can do to
protect yourself.
Traveling with Diabetes
Approaching the summer months means we will be traveling: graduations, weddings, reunions, family vacations, you name it…are you prepared? Having diabetes should not stop you from traveling to new and exciting places. People with diabetes can enjoy traveling just as well as anyone else. Although, you do have to do some extra planning before going on vacation to make sure you stay healthy and safe while away from home. "No one plans to fail, we just fail to plan."
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Diabetes Support Group
Rita Bindl, APNP
Rita Bindl, the newest Nurse Practitioner at Prairie Clinic, is seeing new
patients at Prairie Clinic. Rita is from Plain, Wisconsin and worked full-time
while going to school, which taught her effective time management. While in
school, she enjoyed working at a variety of clinical sites, which allowed her
to experience different approaches and styles of nursing. Rita finished her Master's degree in Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Rita has had the opportunity to work with a variety of patient populations
and decided to come to Prairie Clinic. She was attracted to Sauk Prairie and
Prairie Clinic because of the "excellent staff and compassionate care in a
small town that allows you to know your patients on a community level, not just
as a patient..." Read More.
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