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In this section, patient teaching tools are available for your everyday professional needs. Click on the topic of your choice to download an easily printable one-page document. Then, put your patient at ease with the presentation of a tactile resource that is convenient, useful and, above all, reassuring. A small token, yes, but one that can provide extraordinary benefits.

A Focus on Healthy Eating To Control Inflammatory Disease

Written by Beatriz Ospina, CEC

Inflammation is defined as a localized reaction of tissue to irritation, injury or infection. Symptoms include pain, swelling and red coloration of the area. We commonly think of inflammation as the painful result of arthritis. But inflammation is also a component of chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression, cancer and diabetes. That is why anti-inflammatory foods are so important. Below is a list of food groups and nutrients that contain foods with anti-inflammatory properties.

Click here to download and share this teaching tool with your patients.

A Focus on Diabetic Foot Care

Written by Connie Sunderhaus, RN-BC, CCM

Caring for your feet is one of the many important things you can do — and need to do — if you are diabetic or if you have been told you have “poor circulation.” Diabetes, a condition having to do with your body’s production of blood sugar, often results in changes in blood supply to your feet.

Because of this you may not always feel things that are very hot or very cold. Or you may not feel it if you have hurt your toes or feet. These are the reasons why you need to take extra care of your feet if you have diabetes. As simple as this care may sound, it does mean that there is some work you must do — every day.

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A Focus on Keeping Children Safe

Written by THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Children are our nation’s greatest assets and the future leaders of tomorrow. However, year after year, hundreds of them are injured and killed in crashes on our nation’s highways. Far too many of these casualties are due to improperly installing children’s restraints or not using them altogether.

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A Focus on Diabetes

Written by CONNIE SUNDERHAUS, RN-BC, CCM

High blood glucose can be a sign of diabetes or pre-diabetes. Your doctor will work to make a diagnosis by doing several blood tests and a full examination. In either case, what does this mean? This page will give you a short overview of diabetes, in addition to resources where you can find more extensive information that will ...

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A Focus on High Blood Pressure

Written by CONNIE SUNDERHAUS, RN-BC, CCM

If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, there are several different groups you may fall into. You may have just found out that your blood pressure is high, or you have had high blood pressure but have never been treated for it. On the other hand, you may have had high blood pressure, but it is not high all of the time and you have not been taking medicine or seen your doctor lately. If your blood pressure is higher than 130/80 you could have hypertension, and seeing your doctor and being a part of a treatment plan is very important to your health.