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The next endocrine disorder I dive into is hypothyroidism. I talk about the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, causes, medications and nursing interventions to focus on. Let's Review!

What is HHNS? Who does this effect? What is the pathophysiology, cube, treatment and nursing interventions? It's all in todays podcast! Let's Review!

In this episode, I talk about the pathophysiology, symptoms, causes, treatment, and nursing interventions for Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Let's Review!

I've teamed up with Colleen and Jesse, hosts of 'This is Type 1" podcast to help tie together what it means to live with Type 1 DM on a daily basis. Let's Review!

Also previously referred to as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, type 1 diabetes requires the use of exogenous or outside source of insulin that is injection or infused since the pancreas produces little to zero insulin. Let's Review!

Diabetic nutrition is a very hard topic to broach, because there are so many approaches to managing diabetics nutritional status and it is not a one size fits all. I try my best to explain different ways diabetics can  mange their blood glucose level while balancing their physical activity and medications. I focus a lot on food that diabetics should focus on rather than focusing on what they need to avoid. Let's Review!

Caring for your feet seems pretty intuitive, right? BUT when you are diagnosed with diabetes you also develop the risk for diabetic neuropathy. This increases a patients risks for poor foot health and complications such as ulcers, ischemia, poor healing, and infections. We need to properly education patients on how to care for their feet, and I talk through ALL the education. Let's Review!

From oral to injectable antihyperglycemic medications, I review medications (that are all a mouthful!) that are used to treat high levels of circulating glucose in the bloodstream. Stick with me through this slightly technical talk about the drug classes involved with treating DMII. Let's Review!

We are back today to further our conversation on DM II. In this episode, I briefly recap last weeks introduction to diabetes type II and then I quickly move onto how diabetes type II is diagnosed and complications that can arise from diabetes and even more so from uncontrolled diabetes. Let's Review!


CDC Diabetes and Prediabetes - https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/diabetes-prediabetes.htm

American Diabetes Association - https://www.diabetes.org

We are switching gears, my friend! I transition into a series focused on diabetes. There are many different types of diabetes, but because diabetes mellitus type II is the most prevalent, I chose to begin here. This episode introduces what type II diabetes is, the role of glucose (sugar) plays within your body, how insulin works (or doesn't in this case) and risk factors for the development of type II diabetes. Let's Review!