COVID-19 Blogs | Palm Beach Diabetes and Endocrine Specialists PA

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Jan 2021

Unsure About Getting the Coronavirus Vaccine? Read On.

I feel very grateful that I got the vaccination against the coronavirus. Most of our group got the Moderna vaccine. Some of you have also already got at least your first dose of the vaccine- either Pfizer or the Moderna. Others have preferred to wait out of concerns of possible reactions, especially some of you who have had reactions to other vaccines in the past. Now for those of you who are ...

Posted By Dr. Maria E. Gutierrez, MD, FACE

21

Dec 2020

Telehealth….What is it???

Covid-19 has considerably changed the way people live their day to day lives. Many are concerned about going into a doctor’s office or leaving their homes at all. People still need access to medical care and need an effective and appropriate way to speak with their healthcare provider during a pandemic. In many instances, telehealth visits can bridge that gap. Although telemedicine was first ...

Posted By Kathleen Kurit, ARNP

13

Mar 2020

Diabetes and Immune function

Everyone is talking about Coronavirus. People are discussing strategies to mitigate infections, importance of hand washing, disinfecting surfaces, being responsible citizens and not spreading germs and working on building immunity. This is a good time to discuss diabetes and immune function. Studies have shown that patients with diabetes have some decline in humoral as well as cellular immunity, ...

Posted By Dr. Kale