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National Diabetes Month

Posted by Terrie Stonebraker on Nov 15, 2012 10:33:00 PM

November is National Diabetes Month. 

Are you Diabetic?

If so, do you know your Current Levels AND your Target Goals for these parameters:

Fasting Blood Sugar?

A1C?

Blood Pressure?

Cholesterol Levels?

BMI?

If not, you should find out. Why? Because it's extremely important to your long-term health to keep these numbers at optimal levels. If they're not at optimal levels, you are doing serious damage to your body and organs and the longer you wait to get them under control, the more irreversible damage is occuring. There's no way to get your levels under control unless you know what your current levels are. There are increasingly more convenient, alternative ways to assess your current levels, other than going to your physicians office.

More and more Clinics and Pharmacy Care Centers are getting into the Screening business and they can give you an accurate assessment of your current levels of these important parameters.

There is also an increase in availability of Diabetes Education Programs. If you are diabetic and you don't know why it's important to control your blood sugar or how to control your blood sugar, you are a prime candidate for this type of education. If you need a resource of where to go for these services, please contact me at 720-458-8191. I will be happy to hook you up with a Pharmacy Care Center that can provide Screening and Diabetes Educational Services. There can be a minimal charge for this service, but it is very minimal for the vast amount, yet easily understandable information you receive, and can be literally life-saving!

Here are the Target Goals for Diagnosed Diabetics (non-diabetic goals can vary):

Fasting Blood Sugar?  70 to 130mg/dl

A1C?  less than or equal to 6.5% to 7.0%

Blood Pressure?  less than 130/80 mm Hg 

Cholesterol Levels?   

LDL less than 100mg/dl, HDL greater than 40mg/dl (men) and greater than 50mg/dl (women), Triglycerides less than 150mg/dl

BMI?  18.5 to 24.9

 

GET EDUCATED!

 

Here's to taking personal responsibility of your own healthcare and becoming educated about it!

Terrie Stonebraker, RPh

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Topics: Healthcare, Personal responsibility, November, National Diabetes Month, Pharmacy Care Centers, Blood Sugar, diabetes education

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