Diabetes, Families, Individual and Referral

Development of a Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Obesity in a Canadian University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

of Canadians were at greater risk of chronic diseases due to their BMI, including type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and hypertension. Setting The North of Lanaudière University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) Intervention Upon referral from their family doctor, patients attend a group course on nutrition and metabolic health.

DO

DO Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner Family

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

Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. Choosing the right diabetes doctor can make a major difference in how effectively your condition is managed, your quality of life, and your long-term health outcomes.

Diabetes

Diabetes Board-Certified Management Internal Medicine

Family-Based Interventions to Promote Weight Management in Adults: Results From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in India [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

BACKGROUND We evaluated the effectiveness of a structured family-based cardiovascular health promotion intervention model in improving weight management among adults. METHODS We conducted an open label, cluster randomized controlled trial ( ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02771873 ) with families serving as the unit of intervention.

Family

Family Families Management Referral

Barriers to and Facilitators of Participant Engagement in a Multi-level Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) impacts 35 million Americans. Objective: To explore participants’ barriers to and facilitators of engagement in a multilevel, cross-sector clinical trial designed to address social needs and improve health-related outcomes for individuals with T2D experiencing food insecurity.

Diabetes

Diabetes Clinic Transportation Internal Medicine

Practice Characteristics and CGM Method Selection

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Semi-structured interviews with practice staff were conducted to explore reasons for selecting a specific study arm. The results showed that out of 76 enrolled practices, 46 selected the self-paced approach using the TIPS modules, and 16 of these (35%) included a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (DCES).

Primary Care

Primary Care Diabetes Referral Family Physician

How a lactation consultant can help you

Vida Family Medicine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Any person who wishes to breastfeed can benefit from seeing a lactation consultant, but it is especially recommended for individuals who are experiencing pain, concerns about low supply, or other difficulties with breastfeeding. At Vida Family Medicine, we offer postpartum and lactation support in many ways. How can we help?

Consulting

Consulting Board-Certified Referral Family Physician

Endocrinology Near Me: Finding the Best Hormone Specialists in Connecticut

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

If you’ve been diagnosed with an endocrine disorder, like diabetes or an underactive thyroid, or have symptoms that you worry are caused by a hormone imbalance, you may be considering seeing an endocrinologist. At PACT Endocrinology, a referral isn’t required. What Conditions Do Endocrinologists Treat?

Board-Certified

Board-Certified Primary Care Insurance Diabetes

What every physician should know about care experience (and why it matters)

Permanente Medicine

JUNE 3, 2025

I practice family and sports medicine as part of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group here in Fontana, California. WM: Like you, I’m a family physician. When you put in that referral, how do we make sure that that patient walks out with the specialty appointment versus phone tag.

IT

IT Patient-Centered Patients Medical

Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We talk about what is heart failure, particularly HFpEF, how we treat it (including the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2’s), and how we should apply guidelines to individual patients, especially those with multimorbidity who are taking a lot of other medications. But we’re not perfect individuals.

Primary Care

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients

Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. Why would that be? Jessie: Exactly. Katie: Yeah.

Illness

Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT

Anatomy of a Healthy Plate- Guest Blogger Rebecca Gray

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

However, people need to understand what works best for them individually. May reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Yes, both are important, but family, faith, work, money and the environment we create matter too. Food has the power to regenerate the new you! It is not just about food and exercise.

Referral

Referral DO Family Medicine Primary Care

8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations.

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Family Physician Family Families GP

How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care. And then the family tells me they can’t keep an appointment, they can’t manage their finances. Well, even for somebody like you, who’s pretty familiar with the instruments, it might cause distress for the patient, maybe their family.

Primary Care

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT

New Prognostic Models for Older Adults: Alex Lee, James Deardorff, Sei Lee

GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

James: Yeah, so I guess just to start… I mean, prognosis in general is kind of a term for predicted course of disease, and I think people commonly use it to refer to an individual’s life expectancy or how long the person has to live. I think this is a really difficult topic to talk about with patients. Alex, what other decisions?

IT

IT Clinic Screening Patients

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Development of a Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Obesity in a Canadian University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

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

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Family-Based Interventions to Promote Weight Management in Adults: Results From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in India [Original Research]

Barriers to and Facilitators of Participant Engagement in a Multi-level Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity [Clinical trial]

Practice Characteristics and CGM Method Selection

How a lactation consultant can help you

Endocrinology Near Me: Finding the Best Hormone Specialists in Connecticut

What every physician should know about care experience (and why it matters)

Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

Anatomy of a Healthy Plate- Guest Blogger Rebecca Gray

8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

New Prognostic Models for Older Adults: Alex Lee, James Deardorff, Sei Lee

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