Don’t Let Diabetes Jeopardize Your Foot Health There are many health and wellness concerns for those with diabetes, foot health is one of those that is especially important. That’s because diabetes can cause nerve damage that decreases the chance of feeling pain, heat, and cold. If a person can’t feel their feet, injuries or even […]
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photo provided by JESSICA LAWSON Recently Peace River Center recently honored Nan Langston, the previous Director of Children’s Services, with a therapeutic garden at its renovated Children’s Resiliency Campus at Williamsburg Square in Lakeland. Langston played an instrumental role in helping many PRC staff grow by mentoring and supervising them through the licensure process required
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by DANIEL SMITH, O.D. Contact lenses offer a wonderful alternative to traditional eyeglasses, providing wearers with a range of unique benefits that suit various lifestyles. They offer a natural, unobstructed field of vision, and the absence of frames on the face may be highly beneficial, especially during physical activities where glasses may pose a risk
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Meet the Pair Leading the Charge for Type 1 Diabetes Awareness & Support in Polk County by RYAN MILEJCZAK photos by TYLER DIGIOVINE Diabetes is a disease you’re likely already familiar with to some degree. It’s a chronic condition that affects how the body turns food into energy. Type 2 diabetes — the most common
by TERESA SCHIFFER Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care Central Florida Health Care is happy to welcome the newest member of the team, board certified endocrinologist Dr. Jessica Castellanos-Diaz-Diaz. As an endocrinologist, Castellanos-Diaz will be doing a lot of work with patients who are affected by diabetes or thyroid conditions. Castellanos-Diaz is excited to step
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Diabetes Center of Excellence to Provide Multidisciplinary Approach by K. MICHELE TRICE With more than 15 percent of Polk County residents having been diagnosed with diabetes, there is a distinct need for quality health care that focuses on the illness. Central Florida Health Care is working to address that need by creating a Diabetes Center
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by JENNIFER GOODSON, MA, LMHC Every day, we hear our medical doctors, therapists, friends, and family ask us, “What are you doing for self-care?” I’m not negating that self-care is not essential; it is!But how we look at it is different for everyone, and there is no set pattern of what, how, or when to
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Now that the sea of pink has subsided with the close of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re bringing in the blue for Diabetes Awareness Month. According to the CDC, roughly 37.3 million people — or 11.3 percent of the U.S. population — have diabetes. Another 8.5 million have not yet been diagnosed or don’t know
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When this time of year rolls around, most people are thinking about Thanksgiving and the holidays. At Central Florida Media Group, we’ve got our sights set on something else. Our writers and editors are steadily working on the 2024 Central Florida Physicians Directory and Medical Providers Guide. With roughly 1,900 listings, it’s quite the task
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Lakeland, FL – Watson Clinic is the first healthcare facility in our area to introduce the GE Revolution APEX CT Scanner, a highly advanced imaging technology with more precise detection capabilities, faster speeds, and more enhanced patient comforts than ever before. “The quality of the imagery can result in better diagnoses, more informed treatment protocols, and
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