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Dr. Richard Bebb

Dr. Richard Bebb

MD, ABIM, FRCPC
Endocrinologist
Victoria, BC
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What is Diabetes?

A:

Diabetes is a disease that affects over 9 million Canadians and 25 million Americans. Diabetes occurs when the body has trouble either making or processing insulin. Insulin is the hormone that the body uses to allow sugar (glucose) from the food we eat to go into the cells to be used as energy. If the sugar cannot enter the cells with the help of insulin, it starts to build in the blood.

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Diabetes Management - Lifestyle Changes

Dr. Graham Wong

Dr. Graham Wong

MPH, FRCPC
Cardiologist
Vancouver, BC
Q:

What is a stent used for?

A:

A stent is actually designed to stay in your body for the rest of your life. Providing you have no complications or reaction to the stent once it's implanted, there should be no need to have the stent replaced or removed.

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Cardiac Stents - Prognosis and Risks of Implantation

Dr. Daniel Ngui

Dr. Daniel Ngui

BSc (P.T), MD, CFPC, FCFP
Family Doctor
Vancouver, BC
Q:

Who should get vaccinated against pneumonia?

A:

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization have created a list, or categories, of those who should be thinking about adult immunization with the pneumococcal vaccination. Anyone 65 years or older should consider getting vaccinated. Also, if you are under 65 and live in a long-term care facility, or you are immunocompromised, or you have special conditions which require immunization against pneumococcal infections.

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Adult vaccination and the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine

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