8 Telltale Signs of Pre-Diabetes

| By Carrie Moores
Categories: Blog, Health Check
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Diabetes refers to a range of diseases that result from glucose imbalance – determined by how your body processes sugar. High levels of glucose in your blood can have serious and lasting effects on your health, whether you have Pre-diabetes or develop Type 2 diabetes. Pre-diabetes may be reversed if you increase your level of …

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Royal Pipaliya Featured in Volunteer Spotlight

| By Carrie Moores
Categories: News, Volunteer Spotlight
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Each month, Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, a free clinic in Charleston, SC, shines a spotlight on one of our many exceptional volunteers. From medical staff to voluntary file clerks, BIFMC is able to provide a warm, caring and expert primary medical home to hundreds of uninsured patients. The residents and workers of our Lowcountry community are cared for and kept healthy …

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Dear Nurse Wanda: Keeping Up the Conversation About Breast Health

| By Carrie Moores
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Charleston Cares Guest Blogger, Wanda Lefler, RN, is the Nurse Manager at Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic. Each month, she will offer her insight into patient care, health management – and the art of listening. If you have a medical question for Nurse Wanda, please e-mail your questions to nursemanager.bifmc@gmail.com. Dear Nurse Wanda: Where can I find more resources …

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BIFMC Featured in HealthLinks Charleston

| By Carrie Moores
Categories: News
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Johns Island free clinic, Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, is currently featured in the November/December issue of HealthLinks Charleston Magazine. The piece, titled “Quite a Life Saver: Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic” by Denise K. James, captures the flow of the free medical clinic, which serves the island’s low income, uninsured population on Johns, James …

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