Have you been recently diagnosed with diabetes or learned you are prediabetic? Reading type 2 diabetes stories from those living with diabetes can serve as a reminder of the importance of getting your blood sugar under control. Here’s a story from a CareSync employee who wanted to share her personal experience with type 2 diabetes.
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Topics:
health tips,
healthy living,
patients,
diabetes,
share your health stories
It can be challenging helping an aging parent manage their health, even when they are open to receiving your assistance. But what about the additional challenges you face when they resist your help?
Whether that resistance is due to pride, denial, or the desire to not be a burden, here are a few things to remember and some tips that may encourage mom or dad to accept the help they need.
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Topics:
care coordination,
family health,
caregiving,
caregivers,
share your health stories,
health conditions,
health tips,
healthcare planning
During a care call, a CareSync Health Assistant asked a member how things were going with her blood sugar levels. The member explained she was unable to monitor her sugar because the pharmacy was telling her she needed a prescription for her test strips and glucometer, but she couldn’t locate the prescription.
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Topics:
share your health stories,
medication & treatments,
chronic care management (CCM),
patients
When she lost someone she loved, she didn't even want to leave the house anymore. Luckily, she had someone who cared.
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Topics:
share your health stories,
patients,
health tips,
caregivers,
Heart of CareSync
When our daughter, Taryn, was born in 2005, we knew there were some medical issues we would face, but we had no idea that over the last decade, her medical picture would become so complex and unique.
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Topics:
share your health stories,
medical records,
chronic care management (CCM),
family health,
CCM compliance,
health tips
Most of us think of things we need to remember to do or questions we want to ask at the worst possible time. Thankfully, CareSync is always there.
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Topics:
share your health stories,
medical records,
Heart of CareSync,
patients,
mHealth,
CareSync company updates
Six years ago this month, we first heard the word Dermatomyositis. When the doctor told us my daughter Morgan, who was 11 years old at the time, had it, I didn’t even know how to say the word, let alone know what the diagnosis meant. But our family quickly got a crash course in understanding something no one should have to understand.
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Topics:
chronic care management (CCM),
juvenile dermatomyositis,
patient advocacy,
CareSync Care Plans,
health tips,
healthcare costs & insurance,
share your health stories,
family health
Today, the average American family pays three times more for healthcare than they did in 2001. With healthcare costs rising faster than the consumer price index, it’s a smart move to put CareSync in your corner.
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Topics:
share your health stories,
medical records,
patients,
healthcare costs & insurance,
Heart of CareSync,
mHealth
When a new doctor doesn’t have your medical history, it can feel like you’re starting over from scratch, trying to remember and share every important test, medication and detail from your past experiences. That’s not ideal for either of you.
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Topics:
share your health stories,
medical records,
care coordination,
Heart of CareSync,
patients,
Medicare,
doctor's appointments