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July 18, 2023 58 mins

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“In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time."
Today we’ll be talking about diabetes with our special guest, Dr. Mark Smith. He’s a pharmacist and diabetes educator, and we’re so happy to have him on the show.
By the end of the show, we hope you’ll be able to

  1. Talk about what happens to the body when you have diabetes and potential complications
  2. Name the test we use to monitor your risk for diabetes
  3. Discuss how we diagnosis you with either prediabetes or diabetes
  4. Identify what to do to prevent diabetes 
  5. Name common symptoms you may experience if you develop diabetes
  6. Comfortably discuss some of the most common treatment options

Resources:
- Nutrition Made Clear audiobook of 17 hours of free lecture by Professor and Registered Dietician  Roberta Anding https://amzn.to/44N4GxV. You can listen for free if you use the Libby App https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
- American Diabetes Association https://diabetes.org/
- American Diabetes Association Continuing Education for healthcare professionals https://professionaleducation.diabetes.org/Users/ChefViewCatalog.aspx
- National Kidney Foundation https://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozTopic_Diabetes
- American Pharmacists Association https://www.pharmacist.com/
- The Foot Doctor and Diabetes https://www.apma.org/diabetescare
- The Eye Doctor and Diabetes https://diabetes.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/FOD-Optometrist-v-Ophthalmologist.pdf
- Find an Endocrinologist https://www.endocrine.org/patient-engagement/find-an-endocrinologist-directory
- Endocrine system and Diabetes
https://www.endocrine.org/patient-engagement/endocrine-library/diabetes-and-endocrine-function


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