PEP - Patient Education Podcast

Working closely with your doctor, you can manage diabetes by focusing on six key changes in your daily life: eating healthy, exercising, and getting checkups. Eat only as much as your body needs, limit carbohydrates, and watch your carb intake. Exercise helps lower your blood sugar and lowers your chances of getting heart disease. See your doctor at least twice a year to learn your numbers. Get an...

Diabetic kidney disease is a type of kidney disease caused by diabetes, which can lead to other health problems. To keep your kidneys healthy, you can manage your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. You can keep your blood sugar levels in your target range, get an A1C test at least twice a year, check your blood pressure regularly, stay in your target cholesterol range, eat foods...

Working closely with your doctor, you can manage diabetes by focusing on six key changes in your daily life: eating healthy, exercising, and getting checkups. Eat only as much as your body needs, limit carbohydrates, and watch your carb intake. Exercise helps lower your blood sugar and lowers your chances of getting heart disease. See your doctor at least twice a year to learn your numbers. Get an...

Newly diagnosed with diabetes should improve their understanding of diabetes types, diet, medication, and health numbers, and get support from others with diabetes. People with diabetes want to know that blaming or shaming is not helpful, language matters, managing diabetes is a full-time job, and support is critical

Diabetic kidney disease is a type of kidney disease caused by diabetes, which can lead to other health problems. To keep your kidneys healthy, you can manage your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. You can keep your blood sugar levels in your target range, get an A1C test at least twice a year, check your blood pressure regularly, stay in your target cholesterol range, eat foods...

Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that can affect the feet and legs, but most commonly affects the feet and legs. Common symptoms include tingling or numbness, burning or sharp pain, muscle weakness, loss of balance or coordination, changes in skin temperature or color, and foot ulcers or infections. To manage the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, it is important to keep blood sugar lev...

High blood pressure (HBP) is a symptomless "silent killer" that can lead to serious health problems. To reduce high blood pressure, lifestyle changes can be made such as eating healthy, exercising, quitting smoking, cutting down on alcohol, getting a good night's sleep, reducing stress, and monitoring blood pressure at home. These changes can help reduce the risk of heart disease, st...

Newly diagnosed with diabetes should improve their understanding of diabetes types, diet, medication, and health numbers, and get support from others with diabetes. People with diabetes want to know that blaming or shaming is not helpful, language matters, managing diabetes is a full-time job, and support is critical.

The DASH diet is a flexible and balanced eating plan that helps create a heart-healthy eating style for life. It includes foods that are rich in potassium, calcium and magnesium, and limits foods that are high in sodium, saturated fat and added sugars. Studies have shown that the DASH diet can lower blood pressure and LDL cholesterol levels in as little as two weeks. The diet is rich in vegetables...

Newly diagnosed with diabetes should improve their understanding of diabetes types, diet, medication, and health numbers, and get support from others with diabetes. People with diabetes want to know that blaming or shaming is not helpful, language matters, managing diabetes is a full-time job, and support is critical.

Working closely with your doctor, you can manage diabetes by focusing on six key changes in your daily life: eating healthy, exercising, and getting checkups. Eat only as much as your body needs, limit carbohydrates, and watch your carb intake. Exercise helps lower your blood sugar and lowers your chances of getting heart disease. See your doctor at least twice a year to learn your numbers. Get an...

High blood pressure (HBP) is a symptomless "silent killer" that can lead to serious health problems. To reduce high blood pressure, lifestyle changes can be made such as eating healthy, exercising, quitting smoking, cutting down on alcohol, getting a good night's sleep, reducing stress, and monitoring blood pressure at home. These changes can help reduce the risk of heart disease, st...

Post-PCI care involves managing risk factors and addressing heart health issues. Patients should take prescribed medications, adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle, participate in cardiac rehabilitation, and follow up appointments. Symptom awareness, lifestyle modifications, emotional support, and avoiding risk factors are crucial for a successful heart health outcome. To know more about Percutaneous Co...

Working closely with your doctor, you can manage diabetes by focusing on six key changes in your daily life: eating healthy, exercising, and getting checkups. Eat only as much as your body needs, limit carbohydrates, and watch your carb intake. Exercise helps lower your blood sugar and lowers your chances of getting heart disease. See your doctor at least twice a year to learn your numbers. Get an...

Diabetic kidney disease is a type of kidney disease caused by diabetes, which can lead to other health problems. To keep your kidneys healthy, you can manage your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. You can keep your blood sugar levels in your target range, get an A1C test at least twice a year, check your blood pressure regularly, stay in your target cholesterol range, eat foods...

Sodium is an important mineral that performs many essential functions in Human body. Though it’s vital to health, dietary sodium is sometimes limited under certain circumstances.  This podcast explains why a low-sodium diet is necessary for some people. Tune into this English episode of low-sodium diet, importance of losing weight through high-fiber diet and exercise to know more about it from exp...

Sodium is an important mineral that performs many essential functions in Human body. Though it’s vital to health, dietary sodium is sometimes limited under certain circumstances.  This podcast explains why a low-sodium diet is necessary for some people. Tune into this English episode of low-sodium diet, importance of losing weight through high-fiber diet and exercise to know more about it from exp...

The DASH diet is a flexible and balanced eating plan that helps create a heart-healthy eating style for life. It includes foods that are rich in potassium, calcium and magnesium, and limits foods that are high in sodium, saturated fat and added sugars. Studies have shown that the DASH diet can lower blood pressure and LDL cholesterol levels in as little as two weeks. The diet is rich in vegetables...

High blood pressure (HBP) is a symptomless "silent killer" that can lead to serious health problems. To reduce high blood pressure, lifestyle changes can be made such as eating healthy, exercising, quitting smoking, cutting down on alcohol, getting a good night's sleep, reducing stress, and monitoring blood pressure at home. These changes can help reduce the risk of heart disease, st...

Diabetic kidney disease is a type of kidney disease caused by diabetes, which can lead to other health problems. To keep your kidneys healthy, you can manage your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. You can keep your blood sugar levels in your target range, get an A1C test at least twice a year, check your blood pressure regularly, stay in your target cholesterol range, eat foods...

Working closely with your doctor, you can manage diabetes by focusing on six key changes in your daily life: eating healthy, exercising, and getting checkups. Eat only as much as your body needs, limit carbohydrates, and watch your carb intake. Exercise helps lower your blood sugar and lowers your chances of getting heart disease. See your doctor at least twice a year to learn your numbers. Get an...

Diabetic kidney disease is a type of kidney disease caused by diabetes, which can lead to other health problems. To keep your kidneys healthy, you can manage your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. You can keep your blood sugar levels in your target range, get an A1C test at least twice a year, check your blood pressure regularly, stay in your target cholesterol range, eat foods...

Newly diagnosed with diabetes should improve their understanding of diabetes types, diet, medication, and health numbers, and get support from others with diabetes. People with diabetes want to know that blaming or shaming is not helpful, language matters, managing diabetes is a full-time job, and support is critical.

Working closely with your doctor, you can manage diabetes by focusing on six key changes in your daily life: eating healthy, exercising, and getting checkups. Eat only as much as your body needs, limit carbohydrates, and watch your carb intake. Exercise helps lower your blood sugar and lowers your chances of getting heart disease. See your doctor at least twice a year to learn your numbers. Get an...

Nutrition and physical activity are important parts of a healthy lifestyle when you have diabetes.  A diabetes diet is a healthy-eating plan that's naturally rich in nutrients and low in fat and calories eating the healthiest foods in moderate amounts. To manage your blood glucose, you need to balance what you eat and drink with physical activity and diabetes medicine, if you take any.  Exerci...