The Healing Podcast - Brought to you by MarinHealth

Taking steps to manage your diabetes does more than lower your blood glucose and improve your health. It significantly reduces your risk of serious long-term complications and helps build the confidence you need for successful lifelong diabetes management. The Diabetes Care Program at MarinHealth Medical Center provides a continuum of expert care and resources for diabetes patients, their families, and caregivers. With the proper education, support, and medical supervision, patients can learn to successfully manage their diabetes and live healthier lives. In this segment, Linda Gaudiani, MD, Medical Director of the Diabetes Care Program and Braden Diabetes Center at MarinHealth Medical Center explains how MarinHealth Medical Center partners with you to help make life with diabetes a full and satisfying journey.

What if you could feel better than you have in years? You have more energy. Your blood pressure and cholesterol are lower. Your clothes feel comfortable and loose. Those are the kind of results you can expect after successfully completing the Healthy Weight for Wellness Program at MarinHealth Medical Center's Center for Integrative Health & Wellness.In this segment, Pamela Riggs, MS, RDN, explains how this 12-week integrative lifestyle program helps you lose weight safely and effectively. More than just another diet, Healthy Weight for Wellness is also an educational program. You'll learn to be more aware of your eating and exercise habits, and how to tune in to your body’s hunger and satiety signals. The program helps you set realistic weight loss goals. You’ll also learn to recognize the emotional and situational triggers that can lead to overeating.

Are you planning to travel abroad? Whether you’re leaving the country for work or a well-earned vacation, it's a good idea to see a travel medicine specialist first. There are still countries where drinking the water is not a good idea. In some cases, you may need to get certain immunizations or take medication to protect you from Malaria. A travel medicine specialist can help you plan for a safer, healthier international trip.In this segment, Rina Marfatia, MD, describes the steps you need to take before your trip to protect your health and safety abroad.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the leading cause of injuries in people age 65 and older. Common injuries due to falls include shoulder and forearm fractures, spine fractures, pelvic fractures, hip fractures, and head injuries. Falls can happen anytime, anywhere, at any age. However seniors fall more easily and more often. What’s worse, the severity of fall-related injuries also increases with age because osteoporosis, which is common in older people, makes bones more brittle and prone to fractures.Dina Griffith, Director of the Rehabilitation & Inpatient Physical Therapy at MarinHealth Medical Center, discusses the role of fall prevention in helping seniors to maintain their independence as long as possible. Whether you are caring for an aging loved one or concerned about your own risk of falling, learn what steps you can take to help prevent falls.