Did you know that 25.8 million children and adults in the US (8.3% of the population) have diabetes? In addition, did you know that 79 million people have prediabetes? WOW!
Proper diet and exercise modifications are essential to controlling diabetes and living a healthy lifestyle. The Brown Clinic offers an outstanding and well-rounded diabetes care team that meets our patients needs. In addition to your personal physician who manages your care, I provide nutrition services, our Diabetic Educator- Kristi Rufer, RN provides self care and insulin management, Dr. Crismon focuses on insulin pumps, Deidra VanGilder, Pharm D assists with medication management, and our podiatrist- Dr. Russell Johnson manages your foot care. Our multi-disciplinary team provides outstanding care for managing and controlling diabetes in our patients.
I am looking forward to attending a 2 day conference Tuesday and Wednesday with Kristi to learn more about ways we can constantly make improvements in the care of our patients with diabetes or prediabetes. In addition, we invite you all to attend our Diabetes Information Day at the County Fair Banquet Hall on Thursday, May 5th from 4:30-6:30pm!
-Kelsey
References: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/
