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  • T1D Team

    T1D Team

    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…

  • Addition of Endocrinologist Takes Patient Care to the Next Level

    Addition of Endocrinologist Takes Patient Care to the Next Level

    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…

  • Serving the Underserved

    Serving the Underserved

    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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  • Kickoff Summer with Clean Teeth!

    Kickoff Summer with Clean Teeth!

    By William Nerestant, DDS With June here, that means the Florida summer heat is back and school is out! We pay a lot of attention to dentist appointments and checkups as we get ready to go back to school or during the school year to have a bright smile for picture day, so does that…

  • Celebrating Our New Pediatric Center with a Free Summerfest and These Safety Tips

    Celebrating Our New Pediatric Center with a Free Summerfest and These Safety Tips

    by SANJA COSIC, MD   We have several locations throughout Polk, Highlands, and Hillsborough counties that serve our pediatric patients.  However, at our Avon Park location, we are celebrating our new center with a FREE Summerfest!  This family-friendly event will be held on June 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 950 CR 17A…

  • Cholesterol and Healthy Eating

    Cholesterol and Healthy Eating

    By Shiva Seetahal, MD Cholesterol is a word everyone is familiar with but few can easily explain. Most of us are aware that too much cholesterol is bad for the body and associated with heart disease, but recent insights into the roles of “good” cholesterol and terms such as “trans” fat have created areas of…

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