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There’s so much to do during the summer months — and so many opportunities for illness or injury. Typical summertime activities like swimming and biking come with unique risks, and summertime heat itself can be dangerous.

Springtime is the perfect time to get your health needs in order, including disposing of unused or expired medications, making important decisions about your future health care, registering to give the gift of life as an organ donor, learning more about accessing your health information through MyChart, and scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot (if you haven’t already) or COVID-19 test.

In a world where there’s not enough time in the day to be sick, we find ourselves wanting flexibility and more options for care when illness or injury strikes.

From candied yams to buttery mashed potatoes and creamy green bean casseroles, many Thanksgiving and holiday dishes are carbohydrate-heavy, posing a danger for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes.

Now that three COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for use, questions are circulating about the vaccines’ safety and effectiveness, and if and when those with certain health conditions, such as diabetes, should get vaccinated.

You wake up with a sore throat or sniffles.