Dr. Jaiwant Rangi, an endocrinologist in Folsom, California, switched his practice from treating disease to preventing it. Over 29 million Americans have diabetes, which causes blindness and kidney failure, but type 2 can go into remission with diet and weight loss. His Metabolic Wellness program catches risk early through lifestyle changes and ongoing monitoring.
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Unlike proactive care, reactive care addresses conditions after they have already developed into a critical issue. It is a reactive approach to jumpstart aggressive care plans after patient's condition has reached critical stages. There's a clear need for transformation of health system shifting from from a reactive to a proactive care and towards more of personalized care model. Hello, I'm Dr. Rangi. I'm a board certified endocrinologist and a diabetes and a hormone specialist with a special interest in diabetes. I have been in practice in Folsom, California since 2005. I'm excited to share that beginning of January 2022, we changed our practice model from a traditional reactive model to a proactive approach of creating wellness. Diabetes is an alarming health epidemic in the United States affecting more than 29 million population which amounts to 11.2% of the US population. Many of these people don't even know that they have the risk factors to develop diabetes Diabetes first became my big passion when I started my residency in Internal Medicine at Detroit Medical center in 2000. I was shocked to see so many people suffering from this chronic illness. It didn't take me long before I realized that most important lessons about diabetes came from people living with diabetes and their families than from the textbooks. My passion for diabetes over time has been ignited, fueled and intensified as a result of my experiences. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and lower limb amputations. Although there is no cure for type 2 diabetes, studies show it is possible for some people to to reverse through dietary changes and weight loss. You may be able to reach and hold normal blood sugar levels without medicine. This does not mean you're completely cured. Type 2 diabetes is an ongoing disease even if you are in remission, which means you are not taking any medication and your blood glucose levels are staying in a healthy range. There's always a chance that the symptoms will return, but it is possible for some people to go years without trouble controlling their glucose and the health concerns that come with diabetes. So if you are interested in learning further about how we can help you in reversing diabetes or preventing progression, then please watch our online seminar and learn more about our lifestyle program we offer at the center for Metabolic Wellness. You could visit our website@rangimd.com to watch this seminar. We can help you if you have diabetes or if you are at high risk for diabetes. Some of the risk factors for diabetes being overweight, being obese, having metabolic syndrome, or having polycystic ovary syndrome. If you are above 45 or older if you have a parent, brother or a sister with type 2 diabetes if you're physically active less than three times a week if you have ever had gestational diabetes, which is diabetes during pregnancy, or if you gave birth to a baby weighing more than nine pounds, you are African American or Hispanic, Latino American Indian American or Alaskan Native. Some Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans are also at high risk for diabetes. If you have non alcoholic fatty liver disease, you could be at high risk for type 2 diabetes as well. After watching this webinar, if you are still interested in meeting with us, we are one to one. Then please make an appointment by calling 530-677-0700. Thank you. Wish you best of health.
