Sources of Help (Biomedical Professionals)

There are many types of Biomedical Professionals that take care of Diabetic Patients. These people are very important because they assist the Diabetic patients and make sure they are nice and healthy. The jobs or people that we will be discussing in the post are Nurse Educators, Dietitian, and a Podiatrist.

A Nurse Educator is a Diabetes Educator or Diabetes Nurse with special training and background in caring for and teaching people with diabetes. If you have Diabetes, it can be pretty challenging to manage it. With the help of the Diabetes Educator you will be able to learn a lot of new things about the illness. For example, the Diabetes Educator will tell you how to check your blood sugar, how to inject insulin, how to live a healthy lifestyle and more! These people are very important and help Diabetics in a very good way.

A Diabetes Educator with a Diabetic Patient.

A Dietitian is a registered Dietitian who's is trained in the field of nutrition. This person will help you figure out your food needs based on your weight, lifestyle, and medications. These people will often tell you how many carbohydrates are in certain foods, what foods are good and what foods are bad, give you tips on how to eat better, and much more. Dietitians are essential if you are new to Diabetes and have no clue on how to manage what you eat. You will gain knowledge and know what's going into your body and you will live a very healthy life.

Dietitian's at work.

Lastly, a Podiatrist is a person who takes care of your foot and lower leg problems. They are needed because Diabetes can cause nerve damage. Podiatrists will provide care to your foot and lower leg problems by giving you massages, medications, surgeries, and more. Podiatrists are often needed because as I've said before, Diabetes can cause Nerve Damage and this can lead to many life threatening problems and that's why Podiatrists are so important.

Podiatrist at work helping a patient with their foot.