Recognizing – and then immediately acting on – the early warning signs of diabetes is extremely important and with November designated as National Diabetes Awareness Month – Jerry Baker welcomed to the WEIS Radio morning show on Tuesday, some of the top experts in the field from Floyd Medical Center.
That included: Director of Public Information, Dan Bevels; Sue Brown, the Director of Nutrition; and Tandi Smith, a nurse with the Diabetes Education Team at Floyd – who shared with listeners some of those important red flags to take notice of:
Ms. Smith urges people to take action as soon as possible because early detection is a key component is taking control and managing to live a normal life:
She stressed that ignoring the problem is absolutely the worst thing that you can do – with diabetes, the dangers are real – and serious:
Director of Information at Floyd, Dan Bevels closed out the interview this way:
To hear that interview in its entirety, click on the link below:
Diabetes Care
Diabetes Care
Nationally certified diabetes educators at Floyd provide education, support and disease management to help people manage their Type 1, Type 2 or gestational diabetes.
Our high-quality diabetes care includes inpatient and outpatient care at our hospitals and other outpatient locations in the Floyd health system.
Our diabetes team provides outpatient care that includes:
- Preventive diabetic foot care
- Nutrition counseling
- Disease management
- Full-day and half-day education classes for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes education
- Diabetes prevention program
Expertise You Can Trust
Our programs at Polk Medical Center and Cherokee Medical Center are supported by the comprehensive and advanced certified diabetes program of Floyd Medical Center and Floyd Center for Endocrinology & Diabetes.
Floyd Medical Center earned The Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification for its inpatient diabetes program. In addition, the Diabetes Education department has achieved and maintains certification with the American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Program.
Contact
For more information, contact Diabetes Education at 706.509.5184.