Chronic Disease Care Center
AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana knows that chronic diseases can impact your life. Building healthy habits can help with some diseases. See how we can help with some common chronic diseases.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body breaks down sugar. It causes your body to have too much sugar in the blood. It could also be that you do not have enough insulin, a hormone that helps your body break down the sugar in the food you eat to give you energy.
Diabetes is a serious disease. Some forms of diabetes are more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, as well as older people.
High blood pressure
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, happens when the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels is consistently too high. Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure. Many don’t even know they have it. High blood pressure is known as the "silent killer” because so many people have it and don’t know it.
High blood pressure information
Heart disease
The heart is the center of the cardiovascular system. Heart disease is a term used for problems that occur when the heart and blood vessels aren't working the way they should. Heart disease is also called cardiovascular disease.
Asthma
Asthma is a long-term illness. It makes the airways to your lungs narrow, swollen, or blocked. It’s important to keep asthma under control. One in 12 people have asthma, and the numbers continue to grow. About 26 million people in the United States have asthma. Stay informed so you can say “I am healthy.”
