Original or Traditional Medicare…What is the Difference? Good Morning Ms. Toni: I am turning 65 in Dec. and retiring because of my health. I recently had a triple bi-pass and last week I talked with the office manager at my cardiologist’s office about me getting on Medicare and what I should do? She said for…
Hi Toni: I am 65 almost 66, “still working” and covered entirely by my company with a HSA insurance plan. I put about $5,000 per year into a tax-sheltered account for medical expenses. When I went to the SS office to discuss my Medicare and they convinced me to sign up for Medicare Part A. …
Medicare Provides Hospice Did You Know that Medicare Provides Hospice at No Cost under Medicare Part A?at No Cost under Medicare Part A? Hello Toni: As a certified case manager and critical care unit RN, I am advising daily adult children who are desperately seeking advice for their parents that are closing in on…
Read about some of the concerns regarding Medicare Part B. These questions come from real people, check it out: Shannon Asks: I am turning 65 this November and currently am enrolled in a high deductible individual health insurance plan. My biggest medical expense is shots that I receive from 2 doctors. One is a shot…
Diabetes And Hypertension Diabetes is caused by the body’s inability to produce or use insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose levels. Meanwhile, hypertension (or high blood pressure) is a common condition in which the force of blood on the walls of your arteries is often too high. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry…
Something To Keep In Mind Before You Start Walking Every 21 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes, people with diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely to suffer from heart disease than most. And, if you have diabetes and are depressed, you are 4 times as likely to have a heart attack. But, there’s…
Insulin If you have type 1 diabetes, your goal is to keep your blood glucose or sugar within a normal range. Your doctor may suggest a combination of insulin therapy, other medicines, checking your blood sugar regularly, eating a healthy diet and getting regular exercise. Because your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin, you will need…
Diabetes is a common disease in the United States. The prevalence of diabetes among adults continues to go up, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2017 Diabetes Report Card. Just over 30 million people in the US population had diabetes in 2015. 1 Fortunately, there are a lot of lifestyle changes that…
Many women are burdened with carb counting to keep their youthful figures, in reality, they’re probably facing hormonal imbalances. In this short article, we’ll cover the hormones that are likely wreaking havoc on your metabolism and weight loss efforts. If resistant, unsightly fat plagues you, maybe you should have your provider check your hormone levels.…
The Root of The Problem To address health disparities, we need to understand why they exist. Health disparities are not due to one single factor. They’re the result of policy decisions we make as a community. They’re due to the environment, health education, insurance and access to care, access to healthy food and stress. Those…