Island Prescription Center
Your Hometown Grand Island, NY Health Mart Pharmacy
Diabetes is complicated to treat because we want your blood glucose to be neither high nor low. The goal of blood glucose control in the normal range is to prevent complications of the disease from developing. Take a look at the pictures below for some great information to help build your diabetes knowledge. As always, we here at Island Prescription Center are available to be your healthcare resource with any questions or concerns you may have.
When your body has too little insulin or doesn’t use insulin properly this results in a condition called hyperglycemia, or high blood glucose. See the pictures below for symptoms, reasons, and results of high blood glucose.
Island Prescription Center can work with you and your provider to help you control your diabetes to avoid and minimize occasions of hyperglycemia. We also are carrying a new product in our Solutions RX supplements for diabetics to take to restore nutrients that the medications deplete. Doing so helps alleviate side effects, which leads to better patient compliance leading to optimum diabetes control which leads to a healthy you! Ask us about this great new product
If you are diabetic your provider has likely told you that you need to monitor your blood glucose regularly. Even if you are pre-diabetic you may be monitoring your blood glucose to help get to know your body and its fluctuations in blood sugar, and then take necessary steps to keep it in a safe range. There are many types of monitors on the market and sometimes your prescription insurance company dictates to you which monitor you can use. Deciding on which monitor to use and making sure you get the proper supplies can get overwhelming, so be sure to come see the health care professionals at Island Prescription Center and let them help you with the choices.
The CDC’s latest report on diabetes in the United States finds that over 9% of Americans have diabetes and more than 1/3 of U.S. adults are currently pre-diabetic and many of these are unaware. We all need to take better care of ourselves and the one body we are given in life. There is so much information available on what to eat and how much to exercise and what type of exercise is best that it can often be overwhelming, but unfortunately obesity is the leading cause of the rise of diabetes in our country.
The staff at Island Prescription Center can help you with what you need to know to stay or get healthy. It doesn’t matter if you participate in any of the weight loss and exercise programs out there, but one thing is for sure, you need to fuel your body with clean eating and exercise regularly. To help you avoid processed foods and have a variety of great food to eat we will be providing you with a weekly healthy recipe! Visit our website often for other health and wellness tips at www.islandprescriptioncenter.com
So with August right around the corner it’s time to think about those pesky bees. If you or a family member are allergic to bees you should be sure to have an EPINEPHRINE PEN around should a sting occur. If you have one at home, please check the expiration date to make sure it is still in date. If you don’t have one but have a prescription on file, call us for a refill. If you need a prescription, please call your provider today and have them provide us with a prescription and we will be happy to get that ready for you for pick up at your convenience.
If you are traveling soon, especially out of the country, it is very important that you are up to date on all your vaccines. Check with your doctor or pharmacist about which vaccinations may be appropriate for you.
Also, Don’t forget your sunscreen! Be sure to check the expiration date on your current sunscreen! If there is no expiration date, it should be replaced one year after purchase. We sell many types of sunscreen at our store.
