GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

-@AlexSmithMD Additional Links: – Fingerstick monitoring in VA nursing homes (too common!) – Improving diabetes management in hospice – Continuous Glucose Monitoring complicating end of life care Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. What is the role of the family caregiver system, how they play a role?

Diabetes 74

Diabetes Management Patient-Centered Families 74

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus and is the leading cause of blindness in working age Americans.

Diabetes 130

Diabetes Screening Insurance Healthcare 130

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

And the truth is we don’t want, I don’t want any patient or family to perceive that when Brera goes to see me, there’s a second interest, a second gain. It’s just that they look like a big bmI, but they lost 15, 2030 pounds. Alex 24:58 I’m so glad you mentioned the family. There’s something.

Illness 134

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 134

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

And so we know that the decision to enter a nursing home is incredibly challenging for families, especially because it often comes with thoughts that they’re, like, abandoning their loved one, really. So it’s not just like the patient or the family, but it’s also the healthcare system. James 19:32 Yeah, exactly.

Families 108

Families Family Patient-Centered Patients 108