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Diabetes Nurse Specialist | Diabetes Nurse Specialists are Nurse Practitioners with advanced clinical training and have special interest and expertise in Diabetes care. The following are some of the services they provide:
- Diabetes education: including up-to-date information about Diabetes, basic diet instruction, and help with home glucose monitoring and insulin injections.
- Medication management: prescribing medications, including insulin, and adjusting doses.
- Prevention, detection and treatment of diabetes complications: including foot exams, and blood pressure and cholesterol monitoring and treatment.
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Diabetes Dietitian | A Diabetes Dietitian has specific expertise and certification in diabetes care. Diabetes Dietitians provide services which include assessment of current eating habits and meal planning to help with:
- Weight loss
- Blood sugar control
- Cholesterol and triglyceride control
- Dietary management of other diseases
The dietitian can teach you "carbohydrate counting" which is a skill often used by people with diabetes to manage blood sugars and control weight. |
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Endocrinologist | An endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in the treatment of thyroid, hormones, and endocrine diseases including diabetes. Endocrinologists are one type of specialist on the team of providers at Aspen's Diabetes Clinic, and often work with your primary care provider to determine the best treatment plan to control diabetes.
An endocrinologist provides the following services related to diabetes treatment:
- Conducts thorough medical evaluations of people with diabetes
- Makes recommendations about treatment and diagnoses
- Manages diabetes complications
People whose diabetes is out of control or especially hard to treat may benefit from seeing an endocrinologist. |
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