Diabetes

Peter Crouch, RPh, has tended to his community's health by offering free classes to local patients on heart health and diabetes care.

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Depression often preys on patients with cardiac conditions.

Gains in blood pressure control are primarily due to increased use of multiple antihypertensive agents, but hypertension still takes a great toll in terms of health quality and health care costs.

Changes in injection devices and injection technique can help remove barriers to patient adherence to insulin therapy.

Women with gestational diabetes should be proactive about monitoring and maintaining their health.

The right meter can put patients on the path to proper diabetes management.

Patients with diabetes should be prepared to handle hypoglycemia at all times.

This complex condition can be managed with improved glucose control and pharmacologic therapy.

Women with gestational diabetes should be proactive about monitoring and maintaining their health.