Patient Education

Charlotte Burns would like to be your partner in health care. Feel free to ask your questions and share your concerns with us. We will work with you to develop a wellness program for the care and treatment you need.

We welcome you to our practice and look forward to caring for you.

Charlotte Burns provides a full range of medical services including the following:

Diabetes

Diabetes is the inability of the body to create or use insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas that enables sugar or glucose to enter cells. Diabetes is a serious, chronic metabolic disorder in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not respond to the insulin being produced. ...

Endocrine Care

The endocrine glands are responsible for secreting hormones in our bodies. These glands include the thyroid in the front of the neck, four parathyroids behind the thyroid, two adrenal glands near each kidney, neuroendocrine glands in the pancreas and the pituitary gland in the brain. If they are not functioning correctly and secrete either too little or too much of a hormone, you may develop a disorder. Some of the most common problems occur when the thyroid gland is not performing properly. ...

Endocrine Surgery

Endocrine surgery involves surgery on one of the glands of the endocrine system, each of which produces specific hormones. When these hormones are released into the bloodstream, they regulate many complex processes of the body, including digestion and metabolism, immune function, growth, and sexual and reproductive function. In most cases, endocrine surgery requires the complete removal of the affected gland. ...

Endocrinology

Endocrinology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the endocrine system, the system comprised of glands that produce essential hormones. These hormones regulate a great many bodily processes, including metabolism, reproduction, sexual function, growth and development. The glands of the endocrine system are the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testes, adrenal, pituitary, and hypothalamus. Endocrinologists diagnose and treat glandular diseases and hormone imbalances. ...

Hormone Imbalance

Hormones are natural chemicals within the cells of the body that travel through the bloodstream to organs and tissues. Hormones are essential for a variety of functions, including regulating a woman's metabolism, growth, immunity function and sexual reproduction. Hormone production tends to decrease naturally over time. As the production of certain hormones decreases, there may be an overproduction of other hormones within the body, which often results in hormonal imbalances that affect the health in different ways. ...