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Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound Guided Thyroid Biopsy
The thyroid ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging technology that permits the exploration without the use of radiation. It is painless and can be done in the office. A plastic probe sweeps the skin surface to look at the thyroid gland. The probe emits ultrasound waves that penetrate the skin and then return to the probe as they encounter other tissues. A computer will analyze these return sounds (echoes) and will ultimately produce a picture of the thyroid. The doctor can use the ultrasound to guide a needle inside a thyroid nodule and increase the accuracy of the thyroid biopsy. Thyroid ultrasound has revolutionized thyroid nodule diagnoses and treatments. It is also used to monitor size of nodules.
Shared Medical Appointment for Diabetes Care
Could you benefit from a Shared Medical Appointment?
Physicians and other healthcare professionals are always seeking better ways to offer access to high quality care to our patients. That’s why Endocrinology Associates of Ohio now offers shared medical appointments (SMAs) for out patients who suffer from diabetes. Shared medical appointments offers an innovative, interactive approach to healthcare that brings patients with common needs together with one or more healthcare providers. While an individual appointment typically lasts 30 minutes, a shared appointment is 90 to 120 minutes long, allowing participants to spend more time with the healthcare team and allows people with similar medical issues to interact and learn from one another.
Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
Discover the Benefits of CGM
A blood glucose meter only provides a brief “snapshot” of your glucose level at a single moment in time. A CGM device, though, gives you a greater view of your glucose trends. CGM provides you with:
The direction your glucose levels are going
Early notification of oncoming lows and highs
Alerts for lows or highs while you are sleeping or anytime
Insights into how food, physical activity, medication, and illness impact your diabetes
CGM can provide valuable information at crucial points during the day, including before and during exercise, prior to driving, before test/exam-taking, and in the middle of the night. It is still required to check blood glucose levels with a fingerstick before therapy adjustment.
A1C Results at Your Visit
The A1C test is a blood test that provides information about a person’s average levels of blood glucose, also called blood sugar, over the past 3 months. The A1C test is sometimes called the hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, or glycohemoglobin test. The A1C test is the primary test used for diabetes management and diabetes research.
The A1C test is based on the attachment of glucose to hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. In the body, red blood cells are constantly forming and dying, but typically they live for about 3 months. Thus, the A1C test reflects the average of a person’s blood glucose levels over the past 3 months. The A1C test result is reported as a percentage. The higher the percentage, the higher a person’s blood glucose levels have been. A normal A1C level is below 5.7 percent.