Author: Amy Simon, RN, CDE

Amy Simon, RN CDE is a Registered Nurse at Milestone HCQU West and a Certified Diabetes Educator. Amy educates the intellectual disability community on the importance of maintaining health to prevent complications from Diabetes.

July 2, 2020

Summer Foot Care for the Diabetic: A Matter of Life and Limb

Summertime means hot humid weather, picnics, and outdoor activities. For a person with diabetes that means risk increases and extra caution needs to be taken with the feet. Diabetes is the number one reason for non-traumatic amputations in the United States. Of all nontraumatic lower extremity amputation, 50–70% are associated with diabetes .(1) Not only is that a shocking statistic,...

Skin Care

July 1, 2019

Summer Skin Safety

It’s that time of year again, summertime. Summer time means lots of outdoor activities, from picnics, fairs, carnivals, swimming pools, to just hanging out in the sun. It’s a great time for all. But with the added heat and sun all of us need to take care of our largest organ, the skin. Being outside is great but getting sunburned...

General/Skin Care

April 1, 2019

Getting Your Diabetic Footing

Since skin is the largest organ of the body, taking care of it needs to be a constant priority. Because people with diabetes type 1 or 2 have a greater risk of skin infections, skin breakdown, and amputations, skin care cannot be neglected. If a diabetic lacks good control of their blood sugar, they are at an even high risk....

General/Skin Care