Health Articles from Our Longview Clinic
Plain-language guides from Texas Primary Care Associates on common symptoms and conditions, from diabetes and blood pressure to allergies and stomach pain. They are for general information and do not replace a visit with your provider.
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Can Medical Weight Loss Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
Prediabetes is a warning sign, not a diagnosis. Learn how losing weight with medical support can lower your risk of type 2 diabetes and what to expect.
How to Manage Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient Guide
A practical guide to living with type 2 diabetes: blood sugar goals, A1C checks, medicines, food, activity and how primary care helps you stay on track.
Is It Allergies, a Cold, the Flu, or COVID? How to Tell the Difference
Compare symptoms of allergies, the common cold, flu and COVID-19, learn when testing helps and when to see a provider or seek emergency care.
Managing Seasonal Allergies in East Texas: When Allergy Testing Can Help
Why allergies flare in East Texas, the pollen and mold seasons to watch, home relief tips and when allergy testing can help find your triggers.
Common Causes of Sudden Abdominal Pain and When to See a Primary Care Provider
Gas, a stomach bug, reflux or something more serious? Learn common causes of sudden abdominal pain and the signs that mean you should see a provider.
Stomach Pain: When Should You Visit a Walk-In Clinic vs. the Emergency Room in Longview?
How to decide where to go for stomach pain: signs a walk-in clinic can handle it, red flags that need the ER, and what to expect at each visit.
What Do Your Blood Pressure Numbers Mean? (And When to Visit a Primary Care)
Learn what systolic and diastolic numbers mean, the blood pressure categories for adults, and when a reading means you should call your provider.
High Blood Pressure: Why It Is Called a Silent Condition and How to Manage It
Why high blood pressure is called a silent condition, what raises your risk, and the daily habits and treatments that help keep it under control.
GERD vs Heartburn: What’s the Difference, Symptoms, Causes, and When to See a Doctor
Occasional heartburn or GERD? Learn how they differ, common triggers, treatment options and the symptoms that mean you should see a doctor.
Frequent Urination Causes in Adults: When It’s Normal and When to See a Doctor
Frequent urination can come from fluids, caffeine, infection, diabetes or prostate changes. Learn the common causes and when to see a doctor.
Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms and Management: Diagnosis, and Treatment in Primary Care
Learn the early signs of type 2 diabetes, who is at risk, how it is diagnosed with A1C and glucose tests, and how treatment begins in primary care.
Signs of Insulin Resistance: Early Warning Symptoms, Causes, and When to See a Doctor
Insulin resistance often has no symptoms. Learn the warning signs, risk factors, how it is tested and steps that help prevent type 2 diabetes.
Chronic Kidney Disease Early Signs: What Patients Should Know About Symptoms, Risks, and When to Seek Care
Chronic kidney disease often causes no early symptoms. Learn the warning signs, who is at risk, which tests check kidney function and when to get care.
Headache Types and What They Mean: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Guide
Tension, migraine, cluster and sinus headaches explained, with common triggers, treatment options and red-flag symptoms that need urgent care.
Chronic Fatigue: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Guide
Tired all the time? Learn common causes of ongoing fatigue, from sleep and thyroid problems to anemia and diabetes, and how a provider evaluates it.
Sudden Weight Gain or Weight Loss Causes: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Guide
Unexplained weight gain or weight loss can signal thyroid problems, diabetes, medicines or other conditions. Learn the causes and when to get checked.
Dizziness and Lightheadedness Causes: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Guide
Learn the difference between dizziness, lightheadedness and vertigo, common causes, how they are diagnosed and the warning signs that need care.
Chest Pain Causes (When It’s Not a Heart Attack): Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Guide
Chest pain can come from muscles, reflux, anxiety or the lungs. Learn common non-heart causes and why sudden chest pain still needs emergency care.
Shortness of Breath Causes: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Guide
Shortness of breath can come from asthma, infection, heart or lung conditions and more. Learn the causes, how it is evaluated and when to call 911.
Night Sweats Causes in Adults: Warning Signs, Diagnosis & Treatment
Night sweats can come from menopause, infections, medicines or other conditions. Learn the common causes, warning signs and when to see a doctor.
Swollen Feet and Legs: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Guide
Swelling in the feet and legs can be harmless or a sign of heart, kidney or vein problems. Learn the causes, warning signs and treatment options.
Signs and Symptoms of a Bursting Appendix: What You Need to Know
Appendicitis is a medical emergency. Learn the early symptoms, signs the appendix may have burst and why you should go to the ER right away.
How to Lower Blood Pressure: Practical Tips
Practical steps that help lower blood pressure, from cutting salt and staying active to home monitoring, plus when to see your provider.
Menopause Symptoms: Signs, Stages and Relief
Learn the common signs of perimenopause and menopause, when they usually start, and treatment and lifestyle options that can ease symptoms.
Vitamin D Deficiency: Symptoms and Causes
Fatigue, bone aches and frequent illness can be signs of low vitamin D. Learn the symptoms, who is at risk, testing and how to raise your levels.
How to Prevent Osteoporosis: Bone Health Tips
Osteoporosis develops silently. Learn your risk factors, bone density screening, and the nutrition and exercise habits that help keep bones strong.
Sinus Infection Symptoms and When to See a Doctor
How to tell a sinus infection from a cold, common symptoms, home care and the signs that mean you should see a provider for treatment.
Skin Rash Treatment: Common Causes and Home Care
Learn common causes of skin rashes, simple home care steps and the warning signs that mean a rash needs to be checked by a provider.
Kidney Stone Symptoms: Signs, Causes and Care
Learn the signs of kidney stones, from severe side or back pain to blood in the urine, common causes and when to get urgent care.
Thyroid Problem Symptoms: Signs to Know
Fatigue, weight change, feeling cold or a racing heart can be thyroid signs. Learn the symptoms of an underactive or overactive thyroid and testing.
Cholesterol-Lowering Foods: What to Eat
Foods that help lower cholesterol, including oats, beans, nuts and fish, plus simple swaps and when to check your cholesterol levels.
Asthma Symptoms: Signs of an Asthma Attack
Learn common asthma symptoms, signs of an asthma attack, triggers to avoid and when breathing trouble needs emergency care.
Exercise and Diabetes: How Physical Activity Helps Blood Sugar
How regular physical activity helps control blood sugar in diabetes, safe ways to get started and tips to avoid low blood sugar during exercise.
Lifestyle Changes That Help Manage Chronic Disease
Simple lifestyle changes, from diet and activity to sleep and stress, that help people live well with diabetes, high blood pressure and other conditions.
Why Regular Women’s Health Visits Matter
Why yearly women's health visits matter at every age, what a checkup can include and which screenings help protect your health.
How Abdominal Pain Is Diagnosed and Treated
How providers find the cause of abdominal pain, from questions and exams to lab tests and imaging, and the treatments used for common causes.
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