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There's few places that

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may be a little more rural than here,

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but uh, not many.

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In Montana, we don't speak of usually

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"how many miles", we say

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"how many hours" it takes to get places.

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The access to care is a big limitation

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where you might not have a provider

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in your county even,

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and that can happen in Montana.

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And there's, you know, no diabetes care

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and education specialists

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within 300 miles of you.

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It doesn't mean that

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you can't still get good care.

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So as dietitians, we're really looking at

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where the patient is at.

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And then we work with them to implement

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small, practical changes.

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You're not going to see

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those individuals in those communities,

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but you can get them there by telemedicine.

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Barb is my wife and she's

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my main support computer-wise,

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and she's the one that gets us hooked up

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for telecommunication.

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Well, you could just set up for

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the appointment time

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and all I have to do

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is come in from the house.

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Yeah, I feel like that

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it really is a good situation to be in,

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to talk to somebody that's had way more experience.

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Check glucose.

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Health equity to me means that regardless of

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the circumstances of where a patient lives,

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they are still getting the same care

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that promotes quality of life

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and comprehensive quality care.

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The support of the CDC

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is essential to what we do.

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Together we're helping people

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manage their diabetes

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and live their healthiest lives.