diabetes care specialists

Diabetes mellitus (IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/, /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/), often referred to simply as diabetes (Greek: διαβήτης - to pass through <urine>), is a syndrome of disordered metabolism, usually due to a combination of hereditary and environmental causes, resulting in abnormally high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia).[2] Blood glucose levels are controlled by the hormone insulin made in the beta cells of the pancreas.[3] The two most common forms of diabetes are due to either a diminished production of insulin (in type 1), or diminished response by the body to insulin (in type 2 and gestational).[4] Both lead to hyperglycemia, which largely causes the acute signs of diabetes: excessive urine production, resulting compensatory thirst and increased fluid intake, blurred vision, unexplained weight loss, lethargy, and changes in energy metabolism.....

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100% Q: A Diabetes Care Specialist?
I Need to Know What education you need, Your Job Description/Responsibilities and salary. I have looked to web but found nothing. Even if you could give me a link i can read. Thank You for your Help!
A:You will need to be a Dietitian in order to be certified to be able to work as a Diabetes educator. To become a Dietitian, you will need to get a degree in nutrition/dietetics from an American Dietetic Association accredited University. Currently a Bachelors degree is all that is required with an approved Internship. Once you have completed that the trick is to gain employment at a Diabetes clinic. After a certain number of hours working as a Diabetes educator, you can become certified in that area. Pay is dependent upon location and can range from mid 30,000 up to 70,000 or so, depending upon several circumstances and again location. Phamacists or other practitioners can also become Diabetes educators in some circumstances. Email me if you have any questions and I can try to help you if you would like.
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100% Q: I am looking for a wound care specialist in alb,renss,troy area do you know of any?
MY DAD HAS DIABETES REALLY BAD AND HE WAS SEEIN THIS WOUND CARE SPECIALIST IN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HE DIDNT LIKE HIM CAUSE HE WAS VERY ROUGH WITH THE WOUND-PLEASE HELP ME FIND ONE
A:This isn't what you want to hear, but wound care doctors are not known for their gentle touch. From what I've heard from friends, visits to see one of those guys is always painful.
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100% Q: How does the Canadian health care system work?
What do you do on these three scenarios: 1. You want your normal annual physical, 2. It's midnight, and you or your child is sick (fever, aching, throwing up-you get the picture already) and you need to see a doctor ASAP and 3. You need a major surgery (knee replacement) or a long term treatment (cancer, diabetes) Do you call for an appointment or you just show up? Can you pick your doctor? How long you usually wait to get to see a physician? How long for an specialist? Is there a 9/11 number to call? Do you have to pay anything for anything? Where do you go, to Hospitals or Doctor's offices? How do you get your medications? If you are required special exams e.g. MRI, CT scan, etc, are those available? I just read that Canada's Health budget was a little tight in investing in this sort of equipment, opposite to Americans that love any new toy out there. What about this Aussie comment: "In the USA they treat you legally right, in Canada and Australia they treat you ethically right?
A:I will do my best to answer as many of these as I can: 1. You book an appointment for an annual physical. 2. You can go to the hospital, or to a drop-in clinic, in that kind of situation. 3. I'm not sure of the exact procedure, but I know you would get on some kind of waiting list for a major surgery such as knee replacement. Cancer or diabetes treatment would obviously start pretty much immediately, if you needed it. -You call for an appointment to a doctor (i.e., a general practitioner, or a specialist) -You can certainly choose your doctor. -To see a physician, you can probably go the day you call, or a day or 2 later -Specialists might be a fair bit longer -There is indeed a 911 number to call: 911. -You don't have to pay for things that the Canada Health Act says you don't have to pay for, basically. In addition, employers often offer health plans to cover things like dental appointments, orthodontics, etc., which aren't covered under the Canada Health Act. Something you would have to pay for, as an example, would be cosmetic surgery (plastic surgery). -You can go to either a hospital or a doctor's office. Hospitals are more for surgeries and emergencies; doctors' offices are for more routine medical visits. -You buy your medications at a pharmacy; some are covered by the Canada Health Act, some by your health insurance drug plan, and others are not covered. -MRI and CT scans are certainly available. I'm not sure about the budgetting; perhaps there are fewer of these machines, but they are certainly available for those that need them. -No comment on the ethics question :)
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100% Q: 64yr male. no heart condition nor hypertension nor diabetes. no severe illness that need emergency care.?
no known kidney or liver disease. Patient is of african origin. the inter phalangeal JOINTS are swollen and painful and unable to bend. pain is worse in the morning esp if he walked for long the day b4. inablity to hold cutlery to eat. hands and feet are swollen NOT DUE TO EDEMA. he cannot make a fist anymore and sometimes pain radiates from hands to shoulders. it is a bilateral condition. what can this be? we have been to see many general practioners, but i need a proper diagnosis. what do you think it is and which specialist do u recommend? i am also a health worker and can diagnose a heart failure when i see one so dont worry. this is not a heart failure case. it is a poor man in constant pain who can't eat in public bcos its so embarrassing when the fork drops from his hands. he also has to buy progressively bigger shoes because of the swelling in his feet. will be grateful if a seasoned practioner helped me out. thanks
A:my granny had similar problem last winters, well just like this man, she was otherwise fit but she couldnt move. It is arthritis wen the synovial fluid btw the joints degenerates and movement becomes difficuly. She had a hard time too, well her regular physician treated her, gave her injections and i guess she had some chest infection as well, i dont think she got this cuz of chest involvement (joints problem), but since she is an old case of asthma, may b thats y, i am nt so sure. Well, it took her 6 months to get alrt, she couldnt move at all, couldnt hold her plate, couldnt feed herself, we massaged regularly, kept her warm but she had a miserable time. I cant forget how dark she got in these few months and how weak! i just pray that this man gets better, god bless! i know how dreadful it is.
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100% Q: Diabetes/Hypoglycemia tests?
I've been having terrible problems keeping my blood sugar up. I recently went to a "Doctor's Care" (not a family doctor or specialist) and asked them to check me for diabetes and/or hypoglycemia. I gave them the information they needed and I let them know how I feel when I don't eat every 3-4 hours. I let them know that my sugar was checked several times within 5 day and each time it was 24 or below. I also let them know that I had breakfast before the appointment (they told me to do that) and when they checked my sugar then it was 68. They said it was fine and that meant I don't have hypoglycemia. They ran a test for diabetes and said I was borderline. No anemia present, either. Is that all they do to conclude hypoglycemia? I thought there were some sort of tests or something other than just pricking my finger. And if I ate an hour and a half before, wouldn't that have affected it somehow? Why did they tell me to eat beforehand? Should I get a second opinion? Just to add: After my blood sugar was tested those few times and it was below 24, one time I had coffee with a TON of sugar, and two candy bars, and it brought my sugar back up to 135. I don't know if that makes a difference, but I thought it'd be best to add that in anyway.
A:i have hypoglycemia and the tests are simple u can do them in a clinic or a hospital id recomend a clinic cause i work in them it consits of like 6 hours u go they take ur blood pint 1 every hour no driving no doing like nething noooooo food for 24 hours b4 test and no water for 5 if i remember they will give u really tastey juice lol good luck
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This study supports the concept that the benefits of specialist care should be available to all patients with type 1 diabetes.
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