Patient Education

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Carbohydrate Counting Booklet

DIABETES DIET EDUCATION : CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING BOOKLET

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Understanding the Hormone system

Endocrine related Organs & Hormones

Brain Hormones

Essential guide to the Endocrine system

Hormones & Endocrine Function

DIABETES

Basics of Diabetes & Gestational Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Blood test for Diabetes: HbA1c

Blood Sugar test

High blood sugar related Emergency : DKA (= Diabetic Keto Acidosis)

Diabetes Complications

Slow Stomach Emptying problem = Gastroparesis

Eye Care in Diabetes

Preventing Heart Attacks & Stroke

Proper Fitting Shoes

Diabetes & Exercise

Managing your Sugar

Diabetes Technology : Freestyle Libre Sensor

Diabetes Tests & Check-ups

Diabetes in Older Adults

Living with a Chronic illness : Dealing with Feelings

When you feel like Changing your Medicine

Pre-Diabetes

Counting Carbohydrates

Diabetes : more Online Resources

Glucagon

Glucose Tolerance Test for non-pregnant Adults

Insulin Antibody testing for Type 1 Diabetes & rare type of Hypoglycemia

Low blood Sugar = Hypoglycemia

Home Blood Sugar testing

Urine test for Ketones

High blood sugar related Emergency : HHS (= Hyperglycemic HyperOsmolar State)

Long term Complications of Diabetes

Diabetes & Kidney problems = Nephropathy

Eye injection to treat Retinopathy (Bleeding at the back of the Eyes) = Intravitreal injection

Top 5 things to know in Type 2 Diabetes & Heart Disease

Foot care in Diabetes

Diabetes : Keeping Active

Type 2 diabetes : Self-care

Happy medium ; Time In Range (TIR)

Diabetes Treatments

Vaccines / Immunizations for people with Diabetes

Living with a Chronic illness - Reaching out to Others

Giving an Insulin injection

Metabolic Syndrome

Snacking when you have Diabetes

Sugar Substitutes : Sweeteners

Type 1 Diabetes

Blood test for C-peptide

Special Urine Test to look for Kidney damage from Diabetes (= Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio)

Be Prepared for Hypoglycemia

High blood sugar : Self-care

Diabetes & Nerve damage = Neuropathy

Diabetes & Eye problems

Cardio-Vascular diseases & Type 2 Diabetes

Sores in the Feet = Ulcers

Diabetes & Blood Pressure

Keeping your Medicines organized

Diabetes: When you are Sick

Time In Range (TIR) and Diabetes

Meal-time & Pre-Mixed Insulin

Type 2 Diabetes : what to ask your Doctor

Taking Medicine at Home - create a routine

Preparing for Surgery when you have Diabetes

Meal planning for Type 2 Diabetes

Sugars & Sweeteners

Bariatric surgery (weight-loss)

THYROID

Under-Active Thyroid ( = Hypothyroidism)

Under-active Thyroid due to Hashimoto's disease ( = Chronic Thyroiditis)

Over-Active Thyroid ( = Hyperthyroidism)

Over-active Thyroid due to Graves disease

Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)

Over-active Thyroid Lumps ( = Toxic Nodular Goiter)

Painful Thyroid with Over-activity ( = Subacute Thyroiditis)

Painless Thyroid with Over-activity (= Silent Thyroiditis )

Blood test for Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Calcitonin

Taking too much Thyroid Hormone Medicine secretly ( = Factitious Hyperthyroidism)

Emergency due to Thyroid Over-Activity ( =Thyroid Storm)

Enlarged Thyroid gland ( = Simple Goiter)

Lump(s) in the Thyroid (= Thyroid Nodules)

Thyroid Ultrasound

Special Scan for Thyroid: Radio-active Iodine 123 Uptake

Thyroid Biopsy (= Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid)

Surgery to remove Thyroid / Thyroid gland removal

Hormones & Thyroid Cancer

Lab tests for Thyroid function

Blood test for Thyroid: TSH

Blood test for Thyroid: Free T4

Blood test for Thyroid: T3

Blood test for Thyroid: T3 Resin Uptake

Blood test for Thyroid: TPO antibodies (= Thyroid Per-Oxidase antibodies)

Blood test for Thyroid: Thyro-Globulin antibodies (= Anti-TG antibodies)

Blood test for Thyroid Over-activity due to Graves Disease : TSI

Blood test for Thyroid : TBG (Thyroxine Binding Globulin)

PARATHYROID

Over-active Parathyroid glands

Benign over-active Lump (s) in Parathyroid glands

Parathyroid Over-activity

Hypoparathyroidism

Blood Test for uncommon cause of High Blood Calcium levels: Parathyroid hormone-related protein blood test

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Reproductive Hormones

Reproductive Infertility

Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Low Testosterone in Men (= Hypogonadism)

Truth about Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)

Breast enlargement in Men (=Gynecomastia)

Hormones & Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

What does Estrogen do

Hormones & Breast Cancer

Menopause : Relaxation Techniques

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

Hormones & PCOS

Hormones & Menopause

Menopause : Questions to ask your healthcare providers

Hirsutism

Menopause Treatment

Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

GENDER AFFIRMING MEDICINE

Transgender Health Treatments

Transgender and Gender Diverse Children & Adolescents

Transitions of Care for Transgender Health

BONE HEALTH

Bone health & Menopause

Hormones & your Bones

X-Linked Hypophosphatemia (= XLH)

Breast cancer & Bone Loss

Osteoporosis

Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis Treatment

ADRENAL

Too much Cortisol in Body ( = Cushing syndrome)

Blood test for ACTH hormone

Insufficient Cortisol Hormone ( = Addison's disease)

Aldosterone excess ( = Primary & Secondary Hyperaldosteronism)

Special Urine Test to look 'Adrenaline' excess in the body (= Catecholamines)

Adrenal Insufficiency

The Truth about Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

Lab test for Cortisol

Urine testing for Cortisol

Special test for Adrenal Insufficiency: ACTH stimulation test

Blood test for Aldosterone

Adrenal Fatigue

Adrenal Incidentaloma

Cushing’s Syndrome & Cushing's Disease

Dexamethasone Suppresion Test (DST)

Blood test for DHEA-Sulfate

Emergency due to insufficient Cortisol in body ( = Acute Adrenal Crisis)

24 hour Urine test for Aldosterone excess

Adrenal Hormones

Adrenal Cancer (= Adrenocortical Carcinoma)

Hormone Related Hypertension

PITUITARY

Understanding the Hormone System ( = Endocrine glands)

Blood test for Prolactin

Special Test for detecting Growth Hormone Excess

High Prolactin levels in Blood (= Prolactinoma)

Emergency collapse of the Pituitary gland

Growth hormone deficiency

Problems in the Hypothalamus part of Brain

Too much Growth Hormone in Adults (= Acromegaly)

Lack of Height gain

Hyperprolactinemia

Pituitary abnormality = Empty Sella

Rare type of Diabetes = Diabetes Insipidus (DI)

Tumors in the Pituitary

Too much Growth Hormone in Children / Adolescents

Insufficient Growth Hormone in Children

Low levels of Pituitary Hormones ( = Hypopituitarism)

Hormones & Childhood Growth

OTHERS

Hormones from Pancreas

Childhood Cancer Survivors

Hormones & EDCs

Unable to tolerate Heat

Rare tumour that makes Insulin = Insulinoma

Surviving Childhood Cancer

Hormones and your Heart

Unable to tolerate Cold

Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus (DI)

EDC - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Learn your Lipids (Cholesterol)

Thyroid biopsy FAQ

Biopsy FAQ

Thyroid Nodules & Thyroid Biopsy

Thyroid Radiofrequency ablation

Radio Frequency ablation of the thyroid