Diabetes Management
Pharmacare Hawaii is here to help you manage your diabetes. We are proud to be accredited through the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES). What that means is that we operate with a gold standard of care, working to help you improve your glucose management, while empowering you to take control of your diabetes.
We offer a number of tools to help you manage your glucose levels. We offer state-of-the-art Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) so you do not have to endure those painful fingersticks. Our automated insulin delivery systems help to synchronize your diabetes devices, while helping you manage your insulin levels.
Here are the various devices we offer:
Diabetes Management Tools
DEXCOM G6
No more painful fingersticks. The DEXCOM G6 is a real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) diabetes management tool that displays dynamic information about the speed and direction of a patient's glucose.
See your glucose numbers & trends in real time
With Dexcom CGM, you always know your glucose levels just by glancing at your compatible smart device or receiver. Knowing your glucose numbers and trends can help you make better diabetes treatment decisions* and may help avoid some of those rollercoaster highs and lows. Dexcom CGM may also help you lower your-A1C
Customize your Dexcom CGM Apps to meet your needs
From your compatible mobile and watch devices*, use the Dexcom G6 App to set up personalized glucose level thresholds and track your glucose trends with helpful features, including:
- Trend arrows
- Trend graphs
- Log of daily activities
- Customizable alerts
- Ability to share your data with up to 10 followers.
Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2
With the Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system, you can accurately check your glucose with a painless scan instead of fingersticks. Work to significantly reduce your A1c by also using the FreeStyle Libre 2 app to track your glucose anytime, anywhere while letting you know when your glucose is too high or too low.
Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3
The Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system allows you to stay on top of your diabetes management. The world’s smallest, thinnest, and most discreet sensor is painless to apply and wear with a simple one-piece applicator. Real-time glucose readings are sent to your smartphone every minute for quick viewing. It is the most accurate 14-day CGM system to help reduce time spent in hypoglycemia, improving your overall glucose control. Optional real-time glucose alarms alert you the minute your glucose is too high or too low.
Insulin Management Systems
Omnipod Dash
The Omnipod Dash is a waterproof insulin management system that lets you go on your day without the hassle of tubes and wires. The Pod may be worn for up to 72 hours for continuous insulin delivery without multiple daily injections. There is also a Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM) that comes at no charge to you. An integrated Food Library comes with a bolus calculator, presets, and a CalorieKing® library of 80,000+ foods.
Omnipod 5
The Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System works to synchronize your diabetes devices without tubes that tie you down. The system features all the great waterproof, wearable, and tubeless benefits of the Omnipod Dash, and so much more, including:
- The SmartAdjust™ technology automatically increases, decreases, or pauses insulin every 5 minutes, based on your customized target—helping to protect against highs and lows, day and night.
- An activity feature may be enabled to reduces insulin delivery when exercising or other incidents when glucose typically goes low.
- The SmartBolus calculator, the only AID system with a built-in bolus calculator will automatically incorporate your CGM data and trend.
While you still need to bolus for meals, with Omnipod 5, it may be done with the Omnipod 5 App or Controller.
Call our pharmacy at 840-5630 or email msanchez@pharmacarehawaii.com for more information.
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