The University of Vermont Medical Center HealthSource chronic pain blog is your leading source for pain management tips from industry experts. Read through a collection of chronic pain and pain management news articles on a variety of subjects such as diabetes, hepatitis c, irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) and deep vein thrombosis (dvt). The HealthSource chronic pain blog features an array of regular authors and contributors from the medical world including doctors, nurse practitioners and healthcare executives.
Matthew Gilbert, DO, MPH, an endocrinologist at the UVM Medical Center and associate professor at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, brings us up to date about the difference between these two diseases, the range of treatment advances, and the new options and technologies available to patients. You can watch Dr. Gilbert’s […]
November is American Diabetes Month. It’s also flu season. To improve your holidays, do one thing to avoid the flu: get your flu shot. Here’s why it is important for people with diabetes. Why do people with diabetes need a flu shot each year? The American Diabetes Association recommends an annual influenza vaccination for all […]
November is American Diabetes Month. Diabetes is a condition in which the body is unable to produce the correct amounts of the hormone insulin, resulting in high blood sugar levels. In the United States, 29 million Americans have diabetes and 86 million Americans have pre-diabetes. With type one diabetes, the body does not make insulin […]
Diabetes is a growing problem in our country. One out of three Americans adults have what is called pre-diabetes. Ninety percent of those people don’t even know that they have that condition. Finding out is important, because up to a third of people who have it go on to develop diabetes itself within five years. Dr. Stephen […]
Did you know that what you eat can influence chronic pain? When you eat, you change your body chemistry. As a result, this can either increase or decrease inflammation and pain. Whether chronic pain is associated with arthritis, fibromyalgia, or injury, the foods used to fuel your body make a difference. Read or listen to […]
Roughly a third of Americans live with chronic pain. Even more people are dealing with a chronic health condition. As the opioid crisis continues, new treatments that focus on lifestyle changes like exercise, rehabilitation therapies, yoga, and cognitive behavioral therapies are rising in popularity. A new form of yoga called Kaiut Yoga is one such […]
Many of us hear the term “gluten free” and scratch our heads. Grocery store shelves are filled with “gluten free” products. And, while for some going “gluten free” is a simple diet choice, for others with Celiac disease it is a dire health concern. Celiac disease affects about one percent of the US population. It […]
Today over a million people in the U.S. live with HIV. The number of new infections continues to decline; however, annual infections and diagnoses have increased among some groups. So, testing is still critically important. Here to talk to us are Zpora Perry, a social worker with the Infectious Disease Clinic and the HIV Care […]
Join us for Diabetes Alert Day at the UVM Medical Center on March 28, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Diabetes Alert Day: What to Expect at the Event At our event, you will be able to: Check your blood sugar level and determine your risk. Get answers to your diabetes and pre-diabetes questions. […]
According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes. It is estimated that roughly 73,000 lower extremity non-traumatic amputations occur each year as a result of diabetic foot complications. The underlying factors that can lead to amputation commonly involve gradual worsening numbness and/or circulation problems to the feet. […]
