Diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, cardiovascular health, thyroid management, migraines and vertigo — managed over time, not visit by visit.
Long-running conditions are managed by what happens between appointments as much as during them. These pages describe what we look at, and what a first visit involves.
A chronic condition is one that is managed rather than cured — diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, thyroid conditions, and recurring problems like migraines and vertigo.
What these have in common is time. The useful information is in the trend, not in one reading, which is why follow-up appointments matter more here than anywhere else in the practice.
One blood pressure reading on a stressful morning says very little. The same reading every month for a year says a great deal. The same is true of a headache that arrives twice a year and one that arrives twice a week.
So the work is partly detective work: building a picture across visits, adjusting as it changes, and keeping everything in one record rather than scattered across whoever happened to be available.
Your history, an examination, and a conversation about what you have already tried. We consider whether any testing would change the plan, and if it would, much of it can be done in the office. Then we agree what to do next and when to check back in.
Bring your medications, or a list of them, and any readings or records you have been keeping.
Anything not answered here is worth asking at your consultation.
Call (850) 481-1101 to book an appointment about an ongoing condition.
