Chronic Disease Management

Today, a majority of Americans (6 in 10) have one or more chronic diseases, but far too many don’t take the right steps to prevent their conditions from worsening. At Elshaddai Clinic, dedicated and focused chronic disease management. Our skilled team offer convenient care in their Prairieville, Louisiana, office to help you stay ahead of problems and improve your health. Click on the provided online booking button or call the office today. 

What does chronic disease management mean?

Chronic disease management looks after the needs of people with chronic (long-term) health problems. It includes full-spectrum medical care to:

• Reduce your symptoms
• Minimize the effects of your disease on your body
• Prevent additional chronic diseases
• Improve your quality of life 

Although chronic diseases aren’t curable, chronic disease management allows you to control them. 

Who needs chronic disease management?

Chronic disease management is a good idea for anyone who has a chronic physical or mental condition. Examples include: 

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• High cholesterol
• Heart disease
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Asthma
• Allergies
• Cancer
• Dementia
• Depression
• Anxiety disorders

If you’ve just learned that you need chronic disease management, don’t worry: Chronic disease management is a positive thing. 

It gives you access to many different benefits and tools to help you stay healthy despite your chronic medical condition. And chronic disease management enables you to stay ahead of new health problems. 

How does chronic disease management work?

Chronic disease management involves regular visits with the Elshaddai Clinic team. The empathetic specialists provide:

Lifestyle guidance

Lifestyle choices are crucially important in chronic disease management. The team helps you find a healthy diet, regular exercise plan, and other specific ways to help manage your disease. 

With some diseases, like Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, your lifestyle choices might be enough to control your disease. But, for other conditions, you may need lifestyle changes and medication combined.

Medication management

At Elshaddai Clinic, the team provides medications for your condition based on your specific needs. This includes oral medications, inhalers, insulin, supplemental oxygen, medical devices, and every type of medication people with chronic illnesses may need. 

Medication management isn’t just about the first prescription: The team sees you for regular 20-minute appointments to check how the medication is helping you and make any necessary changes. 

The team believes that managing chronic disease requires an ongoing partnership between you and them. They get to know you as a person so they can support you in dealing with your chronic disease in the best way. 

Elshaddai Clinic provides physical and mental health care for all types of chronic diseases. Book your appointment via online scheduler or call the office to learn how you can reclaim your life from chronic disease.