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10 Tips to Find the Best Diabetes Doctor for Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Zaar

Look for Board Certification and Credentials Make sure the doctor is board-certified in endocrinology or internal medicine. Consider Communication Style and Patient Rapport Diabetes is a chronic condition, so you need a doctor with whom you feel comfortable communicating.

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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Problem-based office visits address specific symptoms, manage existing health conditions, or follow up on previously identified concerns. Young adults often focus on reproductive health, mental health screening, injury prevention, and establishing healthy lifestyle habits that will serve them throughout adulthood.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

I have 24,500 veterans on our caseload, 14,000 individuals with diagnosed mental health issue, 8,500 with an alcohol and substance abuse. To Susan’s point. Older people don’t live in the Offices for the Aging. They touch every single system. I won’t even get into problem gambling.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Malaz: One day I was in internal medicine residency and I had to take care of a patient who was admitted from a nursing home with dementia. So if you think about dementia, it’s on the intersection of aging stigma and mental health stigma. You said this journey started for you back in what? Malaz: 1999, my friend.