DIABETES and YOU
Helping You Meet Your Goals and Improve Your Health
Better Control...Happier Life
Through this program, you will receive diabetes care services for 12 months, Services include medication therapy management reviews, diabetes education and self-management tips, diabetes testing and results, and even a flu shot! All these services will be provided to you by your highly trained and credentialed pharmacist provider.
Your pharmacist is here to help! If you would like to better manage your health, please speak with your pharmacist about how you can participate in this one-of-a-kind diabetes patient care program. Don't let your diabetes control you...GAIN CONTROL!
What Do YOU Get From This Program?
Medication Therapy Management Services:
- One-on-one Complete Medication Review with your pharmacist
- Collection of complete medication list, including allergies
- Medication Adherence Assessment (defined as Proportion of Days Covered)
- Documentation, evaluation, and utilization of blood pressure, height, weight/BMI, and lab measures (A1C, Lipids, etc.) to formulate a patient treatment plan
- Evaluation of vaccination needs, communication with PCP, and administration of vaccine, if needed
Diabetes Self-Management Education/Training Services:
- One-on-one needs assessment and educational session with your pharmacist
- CLIA-waived point of care tests for diabetes markers, including A1C and Full Lipid Panel, by the pharmacist, if not available from the primary care provider, at intervals defined according to nationally-recognized diabetes care guidelines
- Evaluation of diabetes-related HEDIS measures and Medicare Star Ratings, including implementation of strategies to reach these nationally-recognized quality and patient safety measure goals
Blood Glucose Testing Services:
- Meter training
- Collection, Interpretation, Education, and Communication of Self-Monitored Blood Glucose (SMBG) testing results by your pharmacist to you and your other care providers
Survey Assessments:
- Consent/HIPAA, Demographics, Health Literacy, Medical History, Healthcare Resource Utilization, General Well-Being (WHO-5), Diabetes Standards of Care History, Diabetes Knowledge Survey, Patient Satisfaction Survey
Novel, Web-Based Documentation System:
- Document interventions, formulate treatment plans and recommendations, and communicate between patient, provider, and plan
Basics of Gaining Control of YOUR health!
Reduce Blood Sugar
"If your fasting blood sugar level is below 100, you are in the healthy range. If not, your results could indicate diabetes or pre-diabetes. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose (or blood sugar) that our bodies use for energy. Your body makes a hormone called insulin that acts like a carrier to take your food energy into your cells. When your body stops making insulin or the insulin stops doing its job, your energy supply and blood sugars are no longer stable and serious health problems like diabetes can result. People with this condition often feel overly tired because the cells are not being regularly fueled with energy. Diabetes can cause your blood sugar to rise to dangerous levels, and when this happens, your body may try to compensate by draining fluid out of your cells to dilute the excessive sugar, creating excessive thirst and hydration problems. Over time, high levels of blood sugar can damage your heart, kidneys, eyes and nerves. Although diabetes is treatable and you can live a healthy life with this condition, even when glucose levels are under control it greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. In fact, most people with diabetes die from some form of heart or blood vessel disease."
Manage Your Blood Pressure
"Uncontrolled high blood pressure can injure or kill you. It's sometimes called "the silent killer" because HBP has no symptoms, so you may not be aware that it's damaging your arteries, heart and other organs. Possible health consequences that can happen over time when high blood pressure is left untreated include: Damage to the heart and coronary arteries, including heart attack, heart disease, congestive heart failure, aortic dissection and atherosclerosis (fatty buildups in the arteries that cause them to harden) Stroke Kidney damage Vision loss Erectile dysfunction Memory loss Fluid in the lungs Angina Peripheral artery disease But remember, these are not symptoms of HBP. High blood pressure is a symptomless disease except in its most extreme cases known as hypertensive crisis. When BP readings rise to 180 or above for the systolic — top — number OR 110 or above for the diastolic — bottom — number, call for emergency medical treatment immediately. Individuals whose blood pressure is higher than 140/90 mm Hg (140 systolic or above OR 90 diastolic or above) often become patients treated for serious cardiovascular problems."
Control Cholesterol
"High cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factors for coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke. As your blood cholesterol rises, so does your risk of coronary heart disease. If you have other risk factors (such as high blood pressure or diabetes) as well as high cholesterol, this risk increases even more. The more risk factors you have, the greater your chance of developing coronary heart disease. Also, the greater the level of each risk factor, the more that factor affects your overall risk. When too much LDL (bad) cholesterol circulates in the blood, it can slowly build up in the inner walls of the arteries that feed the heart and brain (View an animation of cholesterol). Together with other substances, it can form plaque, a thick, hard deposit that can narrow the arteries and make them less flexible. This condition is known as atherosclerosis. If a clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery, a heart attack or stroke can result. High blood cholesterol: As blood cholesterol rises, so does risk of coronary heart disease. When other risk factors (such as high blood pressure and tobacco smoke) are present, this risk increases even more. Your cholesterol level can be affected by your age, gender, family health history and diet."
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