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mg to an exercise amt diet plan more difficult. She haw been a patient of Thrashm^s since 1999;
“I don t want to commit to insulin. Fin hoping to get to a point where I can flip it back the other way* she said.
While tine monitor in attached. White will keep track of what she eats, when she eats, exercise, and stress levels. She will also take tour fingerstick tests a day so that Thrasher can compare those tests with the continuous monitor
“Then well come up with what we need to do to keep you off of insulin,* Thrasher encouraged.
When she returns to the practice. White will also: meet with Joanna Barefoot, the backbone of Piedmont’s diabetes program.
Recognizing the significance of diabetes as a major health issue. Piedmont Family Practice started efforts several years ago to offer more education to its diabetic patients, explained von Elten.
Barefoot, a registered nurse, dietitian, and certified diabetes educator, works with patients and their families to prevent diabetes by improving patients’ diet, increasing exercise, and monitoring blood sugar Helping- patients lose weight while maintaining and strengthening muscle mass is one of Barefoot’s primary objectives.
“We brought her m to do, nutritional counseling It was not being done appropriately even at places like Johns Hopkins or Duke. What she’s doing is state of the art,’ said von Elten, noting that Johns Hopkins and Duke have both implemented programs that follow the principals used by Barefoot.
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