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Chronic disease management reduces the burden of chronic illness by teaching you how to manage symptoms and live a healthier life. At his Glendale, California, practice, board-certified internal medicine physician Artin Nazarian, MD, uses chronic disease management to treat various illnesses, including diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), and heart disease. He offers lifestyle counseling, nutrition education, and prescription medication to help patients achieve improved health and well-being.
Will chronic disease management cure my illness?
Chronic disease management isn’t a cure for chronic illness, but it does teach you how to effectively take control of your health. Specifically, it educates you on healthy lifestyle changes, helps reduce uncomfortable symptoms, and stops your condition from getting worse. Dr. Nazarian monitors your progress through routine checkups, adjusting your treatment as needed to optimize your results. People who enroll in chronic disease management report less pain, more energy, and an improved quality of life.
Which conditions benefit from chronic disease management?
Dr. Nazarian uses chronic disease management to treat various medical conditions, including:
- Diabetes
- Thyroid disease
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia)
- Kidney disease
- Arthritis
- Stroke
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Severe allergies
- Cancer
- Lupus
- Fibromyalgia
You might benefit from chronic disease management if you’re overweight or obese. Carrying excess weight increases your risk of severe health problems. It also affects your mobility and quality of life.
What does chronic disease management involve?
Dr. Nazarian develops personalized treatment plans for each of his patients. Most chronic disease management plans include:
Lifestyle counseling
The best way to treat chronic illness is to live a healthier, more active life. Dr. Nazarian gives you the tools you need to reach this goal. He provides exercise guidance, nutrition education, and referrals to mental health specialists so that you can improve all aspects of your well-being.
Nutrition education
Sugars and saturated fats provide quick energy boosts, but they’re loaded with chemicals that can make your chronic illness worse. Eating a nutritious, balanced diet provides countless benefits for your health. Dr. Nazarian develops a personalized nutrition plan that aligns with your needs. For example, if you have diabetes, he teaches you how certain foods help keep your blood sugar within the healthy range.
Prescription medication
Most chronic illnesses require at least one prescription drug. For instance, insulin is routinely prescribed to people with diabetes. Although Dr. Nazarian emphasizes lifestyle changes first, he regularly prescribes medication to keep some chronic conditions from getting worse.
Medical weight loss
Excess weight causes chronic health problems like diabetes and arthritis to get worse. As a result, Dr. Nazarian often offers medical weight loss as part of chronic disease management. Losing just 10 pounds can significantly affect common side effects like chronic pain and high blood sugar.
Personalized Primary Care in Glendale
Experience patient-centered primary care in Glendale with Dr. Artin Nazarian. Whether it’s regular checkups, chronic disease management, or acute treatment