Health education

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Wisdom is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement. Guardiant strives to provide valuable and meaningful information to patients, caregivers, and the health care team. The links below provide insight and knowledge for common issues and questions.

Diabetes

• Learn the basics about diabetes

• Learn about eating healthy and importance of nutrition

• Learn how to best control your blood sugar

• Learn the importance of exercise and some simple things you can do to help control blood sugar

Congestive heart failure (CHF)

• Learn the risk factors and signs and symptoms of heart failure

• Men and heart disease

• Women and heart disease

• Learn how to reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke

Hypertension

• Learning the basics of high blood pressure and normal ranges

• Learn behaviors and conditions that put you at risk for high blood pressure

• Learn to prevent and manage your blood pressure

• An action guide to change if you have high blood pressure

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• Learn the facts about COPD

• Learn how to know if you have COPD

• Learn the causes and risk factors of COPD

Weight management

• Learn the risk factors of being overweight

• Learn about eating healthy and maintaining a healthy weight

• Learn about the importance of physical activity

• Simple eating and menu plans and recipes

Pre-renal and renal failure

• Learn the facts about chronic kidney disease (CKD)

• Learn the causes, signs, symptoms and stages of CKD

• Learn the 10 ways to manage kidney disease

Depression – screening and management

• Take the simple 9 question questionnaire to see if you are suffering from depression

• Learn the basics about depression

• Getting help