Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

While losing weight is often suggested to lower the risk of chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease, the risk of prescribing weight loss is overlooked. Some people need medication to manage metabolic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol.

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Primary Care Physician Primary Care Diabetes Specialization 52

GeriPal

JULY 10, 2025

This week on the GeriPal Podcast, we explore the nuances of managing blood pressure in older adults with our guests Dr. Mark Supiano, Dr. Mitra Jamshidian, and Dr. Simon Ascher. Join us for an in-depth discussion on balancing risks, benefits, and patient preferences in hypertension management for older adults. Simon 05:48 Yes.

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Individual Hypertension Patient-Centered IT 68

GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. And so those are all options that are available.

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Specialization IT Patient-Centered Medical 118

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And often patients are told there’s no cardiovascular problem, you don’t have heart failure, you’re older, or maybe it’s from another chronic condition or. He was describing his, like, 87 year old grandma who was placed on a low salt diabetic diet. They see it’s preserved. Was it sodium hf?

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Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 112

GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

So if you already have a condition, you might be able to prevent events. But at any age, like, as Emily said, it is so important to pay attention to nutrition and healthy eating because it’s not just about, oh, chronic disease prevention or even treatment and management. So it’s never too late. Go on, Anna.

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IT Diabetes Chronic Disease Patient-Centered 115