Keeping their blood sugar levels in a normal range is one of the most important things someone with diabetes can do for their health. But with COVID-19 disrupting routines and health care visits and leading to higher levels of stress, that’s been hard to do. NHRMC’s primary care offices have seen a sharp increase in patients’ blood sugar levels over the past year.
A1C levels show a patient’s average blood sugar levels over the past three months. It’s the most important number for people with diabetes to know, said Charin Hanlon, MD, because it’s directly tied to the long-term complications that can harm those living with diabetes. Higher A1C levels are directly linked to diabetes complications, such as kidney, heart, and eye disease.
Vaccine clinics in the Cape Fear area continued on Tuesday after Johnson and Johnson vaccines were put on hold, but some who recently got their shot of the one-dose vaccine are concerned about what the new recommendation means for them.
The talk will be held Friday, April 16 at noon at facebook.com/ywcalcf.
Each month YWCA’s Talk On Health will bring a panel of experts together to discuss health disparities. The goal of this series is to provide mental and physical health evidence-based education to the community.
The virtual series will enable YWCA to educate, advocate, and empower others, specifically communities of color, to take charge of their health and work with the systems to close the gap regarding health disparities.
This week’s panel includes Lolita B. Bryant, DNP MSN-NE, RN.; Imelda N. Odibo, MD FACOG; and Lee Ann Garner, MD, FACOG.
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Starting Wednesday, all North Carolinians are now eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine. WHQR spoke with Dr. West Paul, chief clinical officer at New Hanover Regional Medical Center about the challenges ahead.
NHRMC Chief Clinical Officer Dr. West Paul (left) and WHQR s Ben Schachtman (right).
BS: Dr. West Paul, thanks for joining us. Let’s start with logistics Governor Cooper opened up the state to all vaccination groups this week, can the hospital ramp up?
PW: That s a good question. And I will tell you, our vaccine teams here were able to do really 1,000s in a day move that to a novel concept, which was The Pointe movie theaters [at Barclay], which strangely enough, really, the layout of that offered itself to a mass vaccination.
By Scott Nunn, posted About 3 hours ago
A New Hanover County employee receives a COVID-19 vaccine last month. The health department said it would not be immediately affected by a nationwide pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (Photo courtesy of New Hanover County)
The nation’s massive vaccination effort hit a snag Tuesday when, citing safety concerns, two federal health agencies called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Officials at the CDC and FDA are reviewing six cases in which a rare and severe type of blood clot developed after the person received the J&J vaccine, which, unlike the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, requires only one dose.