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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
HEALTH
HHC to offer Tools for Diabetes Self
Management on Diabetes Da% Nov. 14
Special to the Journal
Diabetes is one of the
most serious health prob
lems facing Americans
today, and the statistics are
worsening.
According to the National
Center for Health Statistics,
diabetes rates in the United
States have increased 27
percent between 1997 and
2002, as a result of the
increasing rate of obesity
and decreasing exercise
among adults.
Nearly 12 million adults
have been diagnosed with
diabetes, however, many
people are unaware they
even have the disease.
Because diabetes often
shows no symptoms, it is
essential that adults, espe
cially those at risk, have
their blood sugar level
checked on a regular basis.
According to Vicky
Alexander, RN, FNP,
Disease Management
Coordinator at Houston
Healthcare, Type 2 diabe
tes, or non-insulin depen
dent diabetes, is the type
Free car seat safety check to be held in Perry
Special to the Jourttal
Safe Kids of Houston County along with the
Perry Exchange Club, the Perry Pilot Club, and
WalMart of Perry will host a free Car Seat Safety
Check Noy. 8 from 10 a.m. until 1 pan. in the
Perry WalMart parking lot.
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians
with Safe Kids of Houston County will be avail
able to answer any questions and check all child
pass&nger safety seats and booster seats for
proper installation.
According to a release, the best way to keep a
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Healthcare’s Med-Stops offer care for your family’s
minor illnesses and injuries on a walk-in basis when your regular doctor’s office
is closed or when you don’t need the technical services of the Emergency Room.
The Med-Stops are staffed by Board Certified Family Practice and Internal
Medicine physicians working with nurses and medical technicians. Lab and
x-ray services are available on-site.
♦ Houston Lake
Med-Stop
Hwy. 127 and Moody Road
9884865
Open Mon - Sat
7 am - 6:30 pm
which affects mainly adults
over the age of 40.
Adults who are over
weight, lead sedentary
lifestyles, have high .blood
pressure and a family his
tory of Type 2 diabetes are
most at risk.
If left untreated, diabe
tes can lead to blindness,
chronic kidney disease,
heart disease and even
amputation of the foot or
leg.
“The good news is that
Type 2 diabetes is treat
able by controlling blood
sugar levels through prop
er diet and exercise along
with medication if need
ed,” explains Alexander.
“Diabetes differs from
other diseases because 90
percent of the treatment
necessary is the responsibil
ity of the individual patient
- a person with diabetes
must decide daily whether
to test their blood sugar,
follow the appropriate diet
and exercise regularly.”
Houston Healthcare is
sponsoring Diabetes Day
Urgent Care...
when you need it.
"Diabetes differs from other diseases
because 90 percent of the treatment
necessary Is the responsibility of the
Individual patient - a person with
diabetes must decide dally whether to
test their blood sugar, follow the
appropriate tfiet and exercise
regularly:"
- RN/FNP, Disease Management Coordinator for Houston
Healthcare Vicky Alexander
2008: Tools for Diabetes
Self-Management on
Friday, Nov. 14 from 8 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m. at Central
Baptist Church located
at 1120 Lake Joy Road in
Warner Robins.
Designed for all people
affected by diabetes, the
free program will consist
of a variety of educational
and informational seminars
about diabetes-related top
ics including the ABCs of
child from becoming a statistic is to use an appro
priate car seat or booster seat for every trip.
Properly used and installed correctly, a car seat
reduces the risk of death by 71 percent for rear
facing infants and 54 percent for forward-facing
toddlers. •
For children 4 to 7 years old, booster seats
reduce injury risk by 59 percent compared to seat
belts alone. Unfortunately, four out of five car
seats and booster seats are used incorrectly or
not properly installed.
For more information about the free Car Seat
Safety Check, call 478-988-1827.
♦ Pavilion
Med-Stop
N. Houston Road at Houston Mall
923-2843
Open Daily
8 am - 7:30 pm
Heart Health, Preventing
Diabetic Nephropathy,
Caring for Your Feet,
Functional Foods, Dental
Care, and more.
Registration begins at
8 a.m., and lunch will be
provided to those who pre
register.
For more information
and to register for the pro
gram, call 478-923-9771 or
register online by visiting
www.hhc.org/education.
Hilary Kate EUwood, MD
Board Certified, American
Academy of Family Medicine
Kimberley R. Ham, MD
Board Certified, American
Academy of Family Medicine
Cynthia M. Jones, MD
Board Certified, American
Board of Family Medicine
Gayatri Kamat, MD
Board Certified, American
Board of Internal Medicine
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 ♦
"Something to feel good about"
Family physician
opens new
practice in Perry
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Pictured is Dr. Jody Velie, new family practitioner in
Perry.
Special to the Journal
Jody Velie, MD, has opened her new family medical prac
tice located at 215 Wes Park Drive in Perry. Dr. Velie is a
board certified family practitioner specializing in family
care and medically managed weight loss.
According to Velie, prevention is the key to better health
for the entire family.
“Family practice physicians can really excel at help
ing their patients achieve better health for their families
because they work with the entire family,” she explains. “I
chose family practice because I want to work with the whole
family.”
Originally from Montana, she relocated to Macon to com
plete her undergraduate studies at Mercer University where
she also attended medical school. She received her medical
training at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.
She currently resides in Perry with her husband and two
young sons, who are 5 and 2 years old.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with
Velie, call 478-988-1515.
Barbara A. Matthews, MD
Board Certified, American
Board of Family Medicine
Jody Velie, MD *
Board Certified, American
Board of Family Practice
Ferial WaUd, MD
Board Certified, American
Board of Family Medicine
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