Diabetes, Hypertension & Cholesterol Care

If you live with diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol and triglycerides, Clínica Hispana Nueva Salud Gessner keeps your care on track over time: we draw your lab samples on site, compare your numbers at every visit, adjust medications when needed and build an eating plan with you that actually fits your kitchen at home.

What gets checked at a follow-up visit?

• Blood sugar, to see how your body is responding to diabetes treatment
• Blood pressure, taken at rest and logged so it can be compared with last time
• Cholesterol and triglycerides, through a lab panel
• The medications you take today, their doses and any side effects
• Your weight, your meals and how active you are during the week

Why isn't feeling fine enough?

High sugar and high blood pressure rarely hurt in the early years. That is why high blood pressure is called the "silent killer": sometimes the only signs are frequent headaches, dizziness, tiredness or blurred vision, and the only way to know is to measure it. Meanwhile they slowly wear down the heart, the kidneys, your eyesight and the nerves in your feet. That is why follow-up relies on numbers rather than on how you feel that morning: putting one result next to the previous one lets the medical team correct course before a complication shows up.

How does treatment change over time?

Once your results are in, the medical team decides whether to keep the dose, change it or add another medication. If your treatment changes, we send an e-prescription to the pharmacy you choose. We also go over which dishes from your usual cooking can stay, which ones to cut back on, and what kind of exercise suits your schedule.

What should I bring to the visit?

• Your pill bottles or a written list of what you take
• Your glucose meter or the notebook with your home readings, if you keep one
• Recent blood test results, even from another clinic

If your job keeps you busy on weekdays, diabetes or blood pressure follow-ups can also be done on a Saturday or Sunday, as late as 9 PM, on Gessner Rd.