Questions you always wanted to ask your pharmacist….but didn’t!
Fit4D Pharmacist, Sara Wortman, Pharm D, CDE, give answers and tips on getting refills, generic drugs, and more! Why does it take so long for the pharmacist to fill my prescription? Pharmacies...
View ArticleMerck Heritage Provider Network Innovation Contest 5 Questions with Fit4D
5 Questions with…Fit4D January 10, 2014 This post is part of a special “5 Questions with…” series, featuring Q&As with the semi-finalists in the Merck | Heritage Provider Network Innovation...
View ArticleReaching the Unreachable: A Personal Approach to Diabetes
As published by Huffington Post 1/15/14; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-weingard/post_6474_b_4466725.html By David Weingard Shock — is how I felt when I was first diagnosed with diabetes. I had...
View ArticleJust ask…
Just ask….. What are you eating? Are you exercising? How often are you testing your blood sugar? What are your blood sugar results? Are you taking your medications? How is your stress level? Are you...
View ArticleHelping Patients Find Their Voice: Too Much, Too Fast?
As healthcare providers we tend to give a large amount of information to our patients at one time. It’s not that we don’t care or that we don’t understand adult learning; sometimes there is just a lot...
View Article5 Tips to Help Your Patients with Diabetes Stay on Track with Their Medication
Health care providers prescribe medications hundreds of times each week, but to a person newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, hearing “I want you to take ____” is a public admission of failure....
View ArticlePump Therapy, Is it Right for You?
There’s a lot to think about when you make the decision on whether or not to transition from injections to pump therapy. Less injections. Most people with diabetes would say the biggest advantage to...
View ArticleHelping Patients with Pattern Management
Helping Patients with Pattern Management Jessica Miller, RD, CDE Many of my patients understand the importance of monitoring their blood sugars. Many will even write them down and a few will even...
View ArticleConnecting with Patients: My Role as a Fit4D Diabetes Educator
Feeling the need to “re-charge” my diabetes educator batteries, I recently attended a continuing education program which provided several excellent sessions. Joe Solowiejczyk, RN, MSW, CDE , “Coping...
View ArticleKeep it Simple for Practical Nutrition
Are your patients having trouble sticking to their diet? Do they struggle to make sense of all of the nutrition information they see on TV, in magazines, books and from friends? There is so much...
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