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Blogs: Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes

BCBSNM Connect Team

Angela R. had her first child when she was 21. Fifteen years later, she learned she was expecting her second at the age of 36. While her first pregnancy went smoothly, a complication rose its head 25 weeks into her second. Gestational diabetes. &ldqu...
- January 25, 2023
Blogs: How to Choose the Right Hospice Program

BCBSNM Connect Team

When medical care can no longer help a patient, it may be time to consider hospice care. Unlike medical care that is meant to cure illness, hospice care is designed to ease pain in terminally ill patients. By making patients comfortable with pai...
- January 24, 2023
Blogs: What Does Your Thyroid Do?

BCBSNM Connect Team

Everyone is born with a thyroid. It’s the “butterfly-shaped” gland in the lower front part of your neck. It sits right below the Adam’s Apple. The thyroid gland makes two hormones – T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxin...
- January 20, 2023
Blogs: Health Insurance and Pregnancy: The Basics

BCBSNM Connect Team

Having a baby is life changing. While babies are a blessing, they also cost money – even before they're born. That’s why it’s important to have health insurance before and after you become pregnant. With health insurance maternity b...
- January 19, 2023
Blogs: Are You Prepared for Earthquakes?

BCBSNM Connect Team

How do you prepare for the unexpected? What do you do when something you hoped you’d never experience suddenly happens? While an earthquake can happen anywhere, there some parts of the United States that have a higher risk. People in Alaska, Ca...
- January 18, 2023
Blogs: A Parent’s Nightmare: When Kids Can’t Sleep

BCBSNM Connect Team

At the end of a long, hard day, nothing looks more inviting than a soft bed and fluffy pillow. Snuggling under a fluffy duvet or layers of soft blankets may seem like a little bit of heaven. Until your kid wanders in and tells you he can’t slee...
- January 7, 2023
Tu Salud: Ocho datos sorprendentes sobre la artritis

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Los humanos han recorrido la tierra por casi seis millones de años, por lo que puedes estar seguro de que la artritis no es nada nuevo. Incluso nuestros ancestros más antiguos experimentaron un gran dolor y rigidez en las articulaciones...
- January 4, 2023
Blogs: 8 Surprising Facts about Arthritis

BCBSNM Connect Team

Humans have walked the Earth for nearly six million years, so you can be sure arthritis isn’t anything new. Even our earliest ancestors suffered through their fair share of stiff, aching joints. The struggle to remain flexible and mobile can be...
- January 4, 2023
Blogs: Work Stress Overwhelming? Take These 3 Steps

BCBSNM Connect Team

Can you successfully manage stress to have a better life? Or is it like retirement on the Riviera — nice to dream about but almost impossible to achieve? Like much of life, it depends. Americans are stressed. Over 75 percent of respondents in a...
- December 27, 2022
Tu Salud: Prueba el estilo de vida mediterráneo para tener una vida saludable

EquipoConnect

La puesta de sol. El mar azul claro. Comidas preparadas con alimentos frescos como frutas, granos enteros, legumbres, papas y aceite de oliva. No se escucha nada mal, ¿no? Los habitantes de Icaria, Grecia, disfrutan de una buena vida, incluso...
- December 12, 2022

Consultas con un médico especialista en tratar la diabetes

EquipoConnect July 7, 2021

Te dieron la noticia inesperada que tienes diabetes. Tu médico de cabecera te recomienda que monitorees tus niveles de azúcar, comiences un programa de ejercicios y programes una consulta de seguimiento. Tienes mucho en qué pens...
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Evitar perder la vista por diabetes

EquipoConnect June 8, 2021

Para los adultos mayores con diabetes , perder la vista es un problema grave. Si la diabetes no se trata, puede provocar problemas de la vista, como ver borroso o, incluso, ceguera. Afortunadamente, la probabilidad de perder l a vista por diabet...
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Convierte tus quehaceres en tu ejercicio

EquipoConnect June 3, 2021

La próxima vez que veas un anillo alrededor de tu bañera, no te preocupes. Solo saca tu cepillo de limpiar y ejercita la parte superior de tu cuerpo. Al fin, ¡el único mal entrenamiento es el que nunca hiciste! Las tareas d...
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Puedes proteger tu audición. Aquí te decimos cómo.

EquipoConnect June 1, 2021

¿Crees que eres demasiado joven para preocuparte por la pérdida de audición? No lo eres. Por ejemplo, escuchar música a alto volumen, ir a eventos deportivos o trabajar en un entorno ruidoso pueden dañar tu audici&o...
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What Can You Do to Get Your Energy Back?

BCBSNM Connect Team May 26, 2021

Feel like the energy has just drained out of your body? Your habits and routine may be behind your fatigue. The good news is that you can make changes to beat some common energy zappers. And unless your lack of energy stems from an injury or health...
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Cómo los kits de pruebas para el hogar se ajustan a tu calendario

EquipoConnect May 25, 2021

Hay cosas que te encanta hacer y hay otras que tienes que hacer. Algunas pruebas médicas se incluyen en esta última categoría. Por ejemplo, podrías no estar muy entusiasmado en hacerte una colonoscopía. Pero hay bue...
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¿Necesitas autorización previa para obtener medicamentos con receta?

EquipoConnect May 21, 2021

¿Alguna vez has ido a recoger un nuevo medicamento y el farmacéutico te dice que necesitas una autorización previa de tu médico? Nos ha pasado a muchos. A continuación, algunos consejos para evitar que te quedes con...
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You Can Protect Your Hearing — Here’s How

BCBSNM Connect Team May 3, 2021

Think you’re too young to worry about hearing loss? You’re not. Things like listening to loud music, going to sporting events or working in a loud setting can harm your hearing. Take steps now to protect your hearing — once it&rsquo...
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Conciencia sobre la agresión sexual: Un tema que nos impacta a TODOS

EquipoConnect April 1, 2021

Abril ha sido designado el Mes de conciencia sobre la agresión sexual (Sexual Assault Awareness Month, SAAM, en inglés). Sin embargo, es más que un tema del mes o unas siglas; es un problema de salud pública que involucra a millones de niños y adultos
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Ofertas Saludables con Blue365

EquipoConnect January 6, 2021

¿Las listas de compras nunca terminan? ¿Eres cazaofertas? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) ofrece Blue365®, un servicio de descuentos para ahorrar dinero y tiempo en una variedad de necesidades cotidianas y servicio...
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Diabetes: Si no puedes prevenirla, podrías demorarla

EquipoConnect December 21, 2020

Hay pequeños cambios que puedes hacer en tu dieta y estilo de vida que podrían rendirte grandes frutos para tratar o prevenir la diabetes. ¿Cómo?
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Seis formas fáciles de reducir el consumo de calorías durante los días festivos

EquipoConnect November 30, 2020

Si usted es como nosotros, los tamales no serán lo único relleno en la mesa del comedor durante los días festivos. Es fácil comer en exceso durante los días festivos en especial cuando se junta la familia y todos co...
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What Does “In-Network” Mean?

BCBSNM Connect Team November 24, 2020

Sometimes the words used in health care can be confusing. Making sure you know what "in-network" means may also mean you might save money. Listen in on this discussion between our health advocate and Victor, a BCBNM member. Find more Health Care...
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Do I Need a Referral to See a Specialist?

BCBSNM Connect Team November 24, 2020

Looking to see a specialist aside from your primary care physician like Vanessa? Not to worry! Robert answers Vanessa’s question about which plan needs a referral to see a specialist. Learn more about the referral process. Find more Health Care...
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Coverage While Traveling

BCBSNM Connect Team November 24, 2020

We follow Marissa and her boyfriend as they travel out of state. While building up his courage to ask her a very important question, he gets nervous, fumbles and asks about his health care coverage abroad instead! As a Customer Advocate, Marissa...
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