Dairy products are part of the food exchange list used by people who have diabetes. The body's need for adequate protein is second only to its need for water. Most food exchange lists for diabetics call for a large number of fruit and vegetables since they are low in calories.
Summary. Caromont Regional Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Gastonia, NC, with 394 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 100,915 patients visited the hospital's emergency room. The hospital had a total of 22,303 admissions. Its physicians performed 4,258 inpatient and 9,106 outpatient surgeries.
Vidant Medical Center is a hospital located in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the primary teaching hospital for East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine and is the flagship medical center for Vidant Health. Vidant is a Level 1 Trauma Center, one of 6 in the state of North Carolina. It is the only level I trauma center east of Raleigh, and thus is the hub of medical care for a broad and complicated rural region of over 2 million people. Vidant Medical Center is the largest employer in Eastern North Carolina and 20th overall in the state. Vidant Medical Center is licensed for 861 beds and had 39,360 admissions in fiscal year 2009. Of the 861 beds, 734 are general beds, 75 are rehab beds, and 52 are psychiatric beds. The hospital has 35 operating rooms: 26 rooms are Shared Inpatient/Ambulatory Surgery; four rooms are C-Section; three rooms are Other Inpatient; two rooms are Endoscopy.