Disease Management

Treatment guidelines are based on the recommendations of the American diabetic Association in American society of Endocrinology. Referrals are made appropriately to subspecialties depending on complications.

  • Diabetes-Related Complications
  • Guidelines for ongoing, comprehensive medical care for patients with Diabetes

Disease Management Services

Services offered

Services offered include Diabetes Early detection of insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance (prediabetes) and initiation of appropriate patient centered and individualized therapy to help reverse and improve insulin resistance and Prediabetes to prevent the development of full-blown diabetes mellitus. Early diagnosis and effective treatment of diabetes mellitus with the appropriate control of glucose levels targeting evidence-based hemoglobin A1 C levels prevents development of Microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus.

Treatment guidelines

Treatment guidelines are based on the recommendations of the American diabetic Association in American society of Endocrinology. Referrals are made appropriately to subspecialties depending on complications. In patient care is carefully coordinated with the subspecialties including endocrinologist, Kidney doctors, eye doctors, foot doctors, vascular doctors and cardiologists.

Guidelines for ongoing, comprehensive medical care for patients with Diabetes
  • Optimized and individualized glycemic control

  • Self-monitoring of blood glucose (individualized frequency)

  • HbA testing (2-4 times/year)

  • Patient education in diabetes management (annual); diabetes self-management education and support

  • Medical nutrition therapy and education (annual)

  • Eye examination (annual and biannual)

  • Foot examination (1-2 times a year by physician; daily by patient)

  • Screening for diabetic nephropathy

  • Blood pressure measurement (quarterly)

  • Lipid profile and serum creatinine (estimate GFR)

  • Influenza/pneumococcal/hepatitis B immunizations

  • Consider antiplatelet therapy

Routine patient counseling

We provide patient counseling on health risk behaviors and health education, weight management, diet, smoking, alcohol use, lifestyle modification, among others medical problems. These are fundamental competency of Dr. Obeng medical practice.

Diabetes-Related Complications

Other comorbid conditions associated with diabetes (relationship to hyper-glycemia is uncertain): depression, obstructive sleep apnea, fatty liver disease, hip fracture, osteoporosis (in type 1 diabetes), cognitive impairment or dementia, low testosterone

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Microvascular

  • Eye disease
    • Retinopathy (nonproliferative/proliferative)
    • Muscular edema
  • Neuropathy
    • Sensory and motor (mono and polyneuropathy)
    • Autonomic
  • Nephropathy (albuminuria and declining renal function)
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Macrovascular

  • Coronary heart disease
  • Peripheral arterial disease
  • Cerebrovascular disease
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Other

  • Gastrointestinal (gastroparesis, diarrhea)
  • Genitourinary (uropathy/sexual dysfunction)
  • Dermatologic
  • Infectious
  • Cataracts
  • Glaucoma
  • Cheiroarthropathy
  • Periodontal disease
  • Hearing Loss

Better Health Care For All

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817 870 1033

info@obengmd.com

2600 Mall Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76116

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Phone #: 817 870 1033
Office Hours

Monday – Friday – 8:00am – 4:00pm

Clinic Hours

Monday – Thursday – 8:00am – 4:00pm

Location

2600 Mall Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76116