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New Mexican–Style Care With a New York Accent

Editor’s note: In the "Practice Profiles" department of Clinical Diabetes, we spotlight clinicians who have chosen to dedicate a significant portion of their time to the care of patients with diabetes. Suggestions for clinicians to interview in the future are welcome and can be e-mailed to levetan@juno.com.

Where are you from?

I am a native New Yorker, born and bred in New York. I grew up on Long Island and moved to Little Neck Queens in the early ’70s. I picked up and moved myself to Albuquerque, N.M., 7 years ago. Actually, most people ask me why I made that move. To quote a Lovelace Regional Diabetes Program brochure, "No one can beat us for our climate, our culture, our cuisine . . . and our shocking rate of diabetes!"

Have you always been interested in health care?

I went into nursing in my late 20s, later than most nurses I know. I had worked in a variety of places, owned a business, and then worked for an orthopedic surgeon as an office manager. His wife was a physician also, and for community service they would do physical exams for new people who were staying at the Salvation Army. As I assisted them with this, I became interested in learning more about medicine and decided to try nursing. I went back to college for an associate’s degree and then continued on eventually for a master’s degree in adult health from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where I also got my nurse practitioner (NP) training. It took about 10 years because I was working full time and going to school.

What kind of business did you own?

I owned a luggage and leather repair shop in Great Neck, N.Y. I was sort of a "Ms. Fix It" for luggage and handbags. I learned all about fixing things and how luggage and handbags were made. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

What got you thinking about moving away from New York?

Is the pace slower in Albuquerque than it is in New York?

How was your transition from New York to New Mexico?

What is the diabetes community like in New Mexico?

Have you noted any differences between diabetes education in New York and New Mexico?

When did you first become interested in diabetes, and what motivated you to expand your role to become a diabetes NP?

What do you see as the advantages of being an NP?

Is your role more as a nurse, an NP, a diabetes educator, or a primary care provider?

When our paths crossed years ago, you were in a leadership role in the New York diabetes scene. How did that evolve?

What type of diabetes program does Lovelace have?

What changes have you seen in diabetes care?

How have these changes really affected care?

What needs to happen to stop the diabetes epidemic?

What strengths have you gained from your background as an NP, CDE that you can bring to patients with diabetes?

What changes would you like to make in the delivery of health care to patients with diabetes?

What misconceptions do you think insurers have about diabetes education?

What do you do when you’re not caring for patients with diabetes?

You have been in the diabetes field for nearly two decades. Can you impart some of your pearls of wisdom to us?

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