Lifetime Family Medicine and Sleep Disorders

Chronic Disease Management
These links should only serve as a general guide. Before initiating any change or recommendation, check with your health care provider.
General Links
- CPAP recall information
- A Searchable Patient Information Link
- A Resource With Information on Lab Tests and What They Mean
- Information About Labs That Are Frequently Ordered
- A Site With a Variety of Trusted Patient Educational Material on Diseases, Management, Diet, and More
- A Good Link for Medical Information and Resources (From Diseases and Patient Education to Statistical Data on Health and Even Has a Link to Track Flu Activity in Your Area)
- Another Good Link With Lots of Information for Those More Curious About Their Disease Process, Ongoing Clinical Trials, Patient Education, and Health Assessment Tools
- Link With Good Information on a Variety of Health Conditions
- Link to a Calculator That Gives You an Estimate of Your Risk of Having a Heart Attack in the Next 10 Years
- Link to Basic Frostbite Treatment (Please Seek Immediate Medical Treatment but If Not Available, This Is a General Guide)
Diet/Cholesterol
- Link With Info on Different Types of Fiber and Daily Needs With a List of Fiber Content of Food
- Link to Food Pyramid and Recommended Daily Food Choices With the Ability to Personalize Your Own Pyramid
- Link on Cholesterol and How to Lower It by Dietary Means
- Link to CDC With General Nutrition Advice and Information
- Link to a BMI Calculator (This Is an Indirect Measure of Body Fat)
Diabetes/Sugar
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A Link With General Information About Diabetes and Dietary Changes With Interactive Portions and Meal Planning Online
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Mayo Clinic Link on Diabetic Diets With Exchange Lists and Carb Counting
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Site With Links to Activity Logs, Diet Information, Sugar Logs, and Calorie Burn Calculator (You Don't Have to Take the Medicine to Benefit From the Website)
Hypertension/High Blood Pressure
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A Link to the DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure (This, Along With Diet and Exercise, Can Lower Blood Pressure as Effective as Some Medications)
Vaccines/shots
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Link With Info on Vaccines and Why Your Kids Need Them