(Source: The United States Navy) PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) -- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth staff held their fifth annual Diabetes Boot Camp, Nov. 13, inside the Endocrinology Clinic and along the main hallway of the Charette Health Care Center. The boot camp is a one-stop shop for patients with diabetes to complete their annual appointments and health checks at one time. Services offered included foot checks, immunizations, glucometer troubleshooting, neuropathy checks, laboratory work, retinal exams, A1C tests - which check a patient's average blood sugar over the past three months - and one-on-one diabetes education. 'We're trying to target people who have fallen behind in their diabetic...
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