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| St. Petersburg Free Clinic 863 3rd Avenue N. St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone 727.821.1200 Fax 727.821.9263 |
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| months, muscle aches, urinary incontinence and increased heart rate. The Health Center did and electrocardiogram as well as lab work. Also, instructions for discontinuing a herbal tea were given. The patient returned to clinic for lab review. He was newly diagnosed with diabetes. His diabetic test was very high with an AIC of 12.0 and significant Dyslipedemia (High Cholestrol). He was started with diabetes & cholesterol medications, and daily blood sugar checks; the long journey of learning to live with diabetes began. Our motto is: Control your diabetes do not let the diabetes control you. The Health Center staff reviewed the importance of good blood sugar control, good foot care and how to use his new glucometer to measure his blood sugar daily. Eager and appreciative of our care, he listened carefully to all the information given to him by our medical provider, volunteer nurse and diabetes educator. The patient kept all his appointments and followed all the directions. He is a success case; now 3 months later he is within target - his diabetes test AIC went down to 6.4. He is feeling great and we are well underway preventing terrible complications of diabetes such as kidney failure, toe or foot amputations and blindness. |
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| Petersburg Free Clinic - 863 3rd Avenue North. For more information call Maureen Guthke at 1-888-546-2432 extension 207. |
