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Welcome to the
Diabetes Information Center:
In this section, you can reference guidelines and relevant clinical
information, review models for care improvement being used across
the region, and access data and other tools to help you work more
effectively with your patients, colleagues, and community.
Listed here are diabetes "Quick
Tips" submitted by healthcare
professionals across the region. We have screened the materials located in the Diabetes Information
Center to help you find the most relevant and up-to-date
information and resources you can use in your efforts to improve
the clinical outcomes of your patients. If you are searching
for a resource not listed here, search
the MCDIN databases or contact our clearinghouse
administrator.
We can help you locate the diabetes resources you need.
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Health professionals can call the Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
at
1-800-400-2742 (toll free) to request a free monofilament screening
device. This device is used to test lower extremity
sensitivity during routine care visits for people with
diabetes.
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Prescription
Drug Patient Assistance Programs:
To make it easier for physicians to identify the growing number of
programs available for needy patients, member companies of the Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
created a
directory which lists pharmaceutical company programs that provide
drugs to physicians whose patients could not otherwise afford
them. The programs
are listed alphabetically by company. Under the
entry for each
program is information about how to make a request for assistance,
what prescription medicines are covered, and basic eligibility
criteria.
To view the 1999-2000 directory in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, click
Directory
of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs.
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QUICK TIPS |
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Tips for Conducting Medical
Chart Review:
Assessing
Quality of Primary Care Through Medical Record
Review: Lessons & Opportunities - June 2000
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Office
of Health Policy
Jefferson Medical College
1015 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA
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Exercise Tip:
Promoting even a moderate amount of daily exercise among your
patients is an important way to reduce fasting levels for your
female patients of all races.
Tip excerpted from:
Moderate-Intensity
Physical Activity and Fasting Insulin Levels in Women:
The Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study,
Diabetes Care, April 2000.
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Gretchen
Kinder, MPH
MAP Project Manager
Office of Community Programs
UMASS Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA
(617) 210-5695 |
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Insulin Tip: |
Deborah
Mikelonis, RN, CCN
Disease Case Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
1-800-392-0098 x 1 x 3454 |
- Have a spare bottle of each insulin
used.
- Vials of insulin should be
refrigerated.
- Insulin in use may be kept at room
temperature to avoid local irritation at injection site.
- Insulin that is opened and not
refrigerated should be discarded after 30 days to avoid
loss of potency.
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Reminder:
A clearly visible sign located in patient exam rooms
requesting them to "Please Take Off Your Shoes &
Socks" increases the likelihood of the performance of
foot examinations in diabetic patients by health providers.
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Gisele Thornhill, MD
Director of Clinical Health Affairs
Massachusetts League of
Community Health Centers
100 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
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Do
you have a QUICK TIP to pass along to your colleagues?
Contact MCDIN and tell us about
it.
Note: "Quick Tips" are
intended for general information purposes. They may not be
suitable for all diabetic patients.
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