History and medications
Review diagnoses, glucose trends, current treatments, side effects, adherence, and barriers.
Physician-guided diabetes care
Personalized Diabetes Management
Understand your glucose patterns, reduce avoidable risk, and build a practical care plan around your health, medications, nutrition, activity, and goals.
- Individual evaluation
- Medication management
- Ongoing monitoring
Care beyond one number
Diabetes Management Starts With the Full Picture
Blood glucose is important, but effective care also considers blood pressure, cholesterol, kidney health, weight, medications, sleep, nutrition, activity, and cardiovascular risk.
Type 2 diabetes
Prediabetes
Insulin resistance
Metabolic risk
Your clinical baseline
A More Complete Diabetes Evaluation
Laboratory assessment
Testing may include A1C, glucose, kidney function, lipids, urine albumin, and other indicated studies.
Complication risk
Assess cardiovascular, kidney, eye, nerve, and foot-health considerations and coordinate referrals.
Daily patterns
Consider nutrition, activity, sleep, stress, glucose monitoring, and the realities of your routine.
Individualized care plan
Managing Glucose While Protecting Long-Term Health
Recommendations are selected according to diabetes type, A1C, comorbidities, risks, preferences, affordability, and treatment response.
Monitoring and prevention
- A1C and home-glucose goals individualized to the patient
- Continuous glucose monitoring when appropriate
- Kidney, eye, nerve, and foot-health surveillance
- Blood-pressure and cholesterol risk management
Daily health support
- Personalized nutrition and carbohydrate awareness
- Movement, aerobic activity, and resistance training
- Weight-management support when relevant
- Sleep, medication routines, and sustainable behavior change
Medication management
The Right Treatment Depends on the Patient
Medication selection considers glucose goals, heart and kidney health, hypoglycemia risk, weight considerations, side effects, cost, coverage, and preferences.
Metformin and other oral medicines
May be appropriate depending on diagnosis, kidney function, tolerability, and treatment goals.
GLP-1 or dual GIP/GLP-1 medicines
Ozempic® and Mounjaro® are approved for type 2 diabetes; suitability and coverage vary.
SGLT2 inhibitors and insulin
May be considered based on glucose levels, organ protection needs, safety factors, and clinical circumstances.
Medication is prescribed only after an appropriate evaluation. Do not stop insulin or another diabetes medication without guidance from the prescribing clinician.
Everyday foundations
Small, Consistent Actions Matter
Nutrition
Build meals around appropriate portions, protein, fiber-rich foods, minimally processed carbohydrates, and individual glucose response.
Movement
Regular aerobic activity and resistance training can support glucose management when medically appropriate.
Monitoring
Use glucose readings, symptoms, laboratory results, and follow-up to understand patterns and adjust care.
Understanding diabetes
Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes Require Different Care
Both conditions affect how the body manages glucose, but their causes and treatment needs are different. Your care plan should reflect your diagnosis, medications, health history, glucose patterns, and personal goals.
Insulin Is Essential
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Daily insulin and careful glucose monitoring are necessary. Care commonly involves an endocrinology team.
- Requires lifelong insulin therapy
- Glucose monitoring or CGM is central to care
- Education includes dosing, meals, activity, hypoglycemia, ketones, and sick-day planning
Care Is Individualized
Type 2 diabetes typically involves insulin resistance and a gradual decline in insulin production. Treatment varies and may change as glucose levels, other health conditions, and individual needs evolve.
- Nutrition, activity, sleep, and weight care when relevant
- May include oral medication, injectable medication, or insulin
- Heart and kidney health may influence medication selection
Continuous glucose monitoring
See Glucose Patterns Between Visits
A continuous glucose monitor, or CGM, estimates glucose in the fluid beneath the skin throughout the day and night. It can reveal trends that a single finger-stick reading may miss and help patients and clinicians make more informed decisions.
CGM is especially important for many people who use insulin and may also be appropriate for selected people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Device eligibility and insurance coverage vary. Finger-stick confirmation may still be needed according to device instructions or when symptoms do not match a sensor reading.
Meal responseOvernight trendsActivity patternsLow and high alerts
Connected care between visits
Remote Patient Monitoring & Chronic Care Management
Eligible patients can receive additional support between appointments through connected monitoring and coordinated monthly care.
Medicare and some commercial insurance plans may cover qualifying RPM or CCM services when eligibility, medical necessity, consent, and billing requirements are met. Deductibles, coinsurance, copays, device requirements, and plan rules may apply. Our team can verify benefits before enrollment.
Compatible connected devices can securely transmit physiologic information such as glucose, blood pressure, or weight for clinical review and treatment management.
For eligible patients with multiple chronic conditions, CCM may include a comprehensive care plan, medication review, care coordination, and ongoing monthly support.
Regular information can help the care team recognize concerning trends and determine when follow-up or treatment review is appropriate.
Care may be coordinated with pharmacies, laboratories, specialists, and other members of your healthcare team when appropriate.
Ongoing clinical support
Your Care, Step by Step
01Evaluate
Review history, medications, risks, glucose data, and priorities.
02Personalize
Set appropriate goals and select practical treatment strategies.
03Monitor
Track glucose, A1C, tolerability, safety, and complication risks.
04Adjust
Refine medication and lifestyle recommendations as needs change.
Common questions
Diabetes Management FAQ
Clear answers about evaluation, monitoring, medications, coverage, and ongoing care.
Do you offer telehealth for diabetes management?
Telehealth follow-up may be available for established, qualifying patients where our providers are licensed. Some examinations, laboratory testing, urgent concerns, or treatment decisions may still require in-person care.
What is an A1C test?
A1C estimates average blood glucose over roughly the previous two to three months. Your target and testing frequency should be individualized.
What is a continuous glucose monitor, and do I need one?
A CGM measures glucose throughout the day and can reveal patterns related to meals, activity, sleep, and medication. Suitability and insurance coverage vary.
Are Ozempic® or Mounjaro® appropriate for everyone?
No. These prescription medicines have contraindications, precautions, and possible side effects. Selection requires an individualized medical evaluation.
Will I need insulin?
Not everyone with type 2 diabetes needs insulin. It may be necessary in some circumstances. People with type 1 diabetes require insulin.
Can prediabetes improve?
Many people can lower glucose and reduce progression risk through appropriate nutrition, activity, weight management, and medical care. Outcomes vary.
Can hormones affect blood glucose?
Endocrine conditions can influence glucose, but hormone therapy is not a routine diabetes treatment. Evaluation is considered when findings suggest a separate hormone disorder.
Are RPM and CCM covered by insurance?
Medicare and some commercial plans may cover qualifying services. Eligibility, medical necessity, consent, plan rules, deductibles, coinsurance, or copays may apply.
Do you coordinate with primary-care physicians and specialists?
Yes. With authorization and when appropriate, care may be coordinated with primary care, endocrinology, cardiology, eye care, pharmacies, laboratories, and other providers.
When should I seek urgent medical care?
Seek urgent or emergency care for severe hypoglycemia, confusion, fainting, seizures, persistent vomiting, difficulty breathing, chest pain, signs of stroke, or very high glucose with significant illness.
Diabetes care in Pasadena
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