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Manage Your Diabetes
and Feel B
A family practice physician
discusses the resources
available near you
D
iabetes statistics in the United States
show an astounding high: 25.8 million children and adults—8.3 percent
of the population—have the disease.
Diabetes is a serious and life-changing illness,
and Phelps County Regional Medical Center
(PCRMC) is available to help patients with diabetes management every step of the way. The
PCRMC healthcare team offers people who have
diabetes the help, knowledge and support they
need to reach their goals of feeling better, eating well and staying active. Learn more about
diabetes and PCRMC’s available resources from
Matthew Hurley, MD, a family practice physician
at the PCRMC Bond Clinic.
Diabetes basics
Diabetes is a disease characterized by high blood
glucose levels that result from defects in the body’s
ability to produce and/or use insulin. There are
three types: type 1, type 2 and gestational. “Type 1
is insulin-based and is usually diagnosed in childhood,” Dr. Hurley says. “Type 2 typically occurs
later in life and can be treated with oral medication. Gestational affects pregnant women; after
the baby is delivered, the diabetes goes away,
though may recur later in life.”
Symptoms of diabetes include increased thirst
and hunger, frequent urination, fatigue and irritability. “Someone with undiagnosed diabetes
may either become very sick or not show any
symptoms at all,” Dr. Hurley says. “However, if
someone has any of the symptoms of diabetes, he
or she should make an appointment with their
healthcare provider right away to be screened.”
Gestational diabetes often does not present with
symptoms, so pregnant women are screened as
part of their prenatal care.
Matthew Hurley, MD, performs exams to screen for
diabetes and also to help people manage the disease.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - Phelps County Regional Medical Center
Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - Phelps County Regional Medical Center
Contents
Opening Thoughts
A Call to Serve
Get Back in the Game
Saving Brain
The Ultimate Back-to-School Checklist
Join the Movement
Stroke Stories
5 Steps to Better Bone Health
Gut Instinct
Morgan Freeman
Prostate Playbook
The Main Ingredient
Looking Ahead
Virtual Health
Manage Your Diabetes and Feel Better
Extraordinary Nurses
Foundation
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