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“What is a hemoglobin A1c?”By: Dr. Daniel Pepe, Family Physician | April 1st, 2019 Most patients have heard about hemoglobin A1c or HbA1c as it is often referred to from commercials on TV. The other place they may have heard the term is their doctor discussing with them that their A1c is high enough that they […]

Otitis media is the most common type of ear infection. What is it? What are the parts of the ear? The Outer Ear: the part of the ear you can see The Middle Ear: the part that is responsible for hearing The Inner Ear: the part that is responsible for balance When the middle ear is infected doctors [...]

High blood pressure can increase your risk for a number of diseases When you feel ready to make a change one of these 5 changes below is a great way to lower your blood pressure without medication! Reduce your salt intake: Consume only 1800mg per day and reduce your blood pressure by 5.8/2.5mm Hg Lose [...]

DIABETES What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that is due to insulin in your body not working well. It's often a bit confusing but the easiest way to think about it is that diabetes is due to: Your body not making insulin: This is called Type 1 Diabetes Your body is not responding properly to insulin: This is [...]

First things first: Not everyone is ready to quit Not everyone quits their first time Not everyone quits cold turkey with no help. Quitting Smoking is a team effort: So who is on your team? You You are the most important part of the team. In order to quit smoking you need to be ready […]

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