Dr. Sarah Khan
Pharmacist
Email Dr. SarahDr. Sarah Khan is a retail pharmacist who does more than just count by fives. Sarah has developed close relationships with her patients and has invested herself in their lives. Sarah graduated from Albany College of Pharmacy in 2007 and feels her strongest area of expertise is in diabetes management. She recently raced in the Tour de Cure for her patients.
Sarah has struggled with her weight since the age of five, but finally feels she has control. Sarah has demonstrated that you can lose weight the healthy way with good nutrition and exercise. Trying to balance being a mom, wife and full-time pharmacist she hopes to educate people and help them navigate all the medical information available to them in the media.
Outside of being a pharmacist Sarah loves top 40 music, sports and is a Disney enthusiast. She loves spring in upstate New York and spending time with her husband and 9-month-old son.
Fun Facts About Sarah
I Never Leave Home Without my iPhone
Where I'd Rather Be In Disney World with my family
My Bragging Rights I’ve lost 100 pounds in nine months!
Refrigerator Staples Chobani greek yogurt, granny smith apples, wholly guacamole and salsa
My Favorite Healthy Food Sweet potato fries
My Guiltiest Pleasure Backstreet Boys
Song That Gets Me Going in the Gym Anything by the Black Eyed Peas Favorite Gym Activity Arc Trainer or a boxing class
Shows I have to DVR Biggest Loser, House, Supernatural, Bones, Young and the Restless, Pretty Little Liars
The Book I'd Read Again The Stand by Stephen King
First Paid Gig Babysitter
Accomplishment Most Proud of Being a wife and mommy
Recent Posts
Invokana is a Revolutionary New Drug Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
13 May 2013, 3:29 pmInvokana is the newest diabetes drug to hit the market and uses an innovative mechanism to help control blood sugar for type 2 diabetes. Invokana, produced by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, will make a splash in the market as this is the first drug of its kind. The statistic for this drug that I’m most interested in is [...]
Mari Ruddy’s Red Riders Aim to Raise $4.5 Million for Diabetes in 2013
14 March 2013, 2:39 pmLast year I participated in the Saratoga Springs Tour de Cure, an annual bike ride that is held nationwide to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. One of the most inspiring things about the Tour are the Red Riders, individuals who live and ride with diabetes. To better explain what the Red Rider program [...]
Type 3 Diabetes: The Link Between Alheizmer’s and Diabetes
30 November 2012, 5:03 pmWhen I was told that there could be another type of diabetes all I could do was cringe. With the rate at which diagnosis of type 2 is rising, adding one more type to mix is an overwhelming thought. Type 3 diabetes was first discovered in 2005. A study from Brown University has linked that [...]
Solving Obesity Requires More Than a Lorcaserin Prescription
11 July 2012, 3:00 pmLorcaserin was approved by the FDA on June 27 and will be sold as the brand name Belviq. Produced by Arena Pharmaceuticals out of San Diego, California, it is indicated for the treatment of obesity in addition to a reduced-calorie diet and exercise. Upon that approval news, I was quoted in an article on SheKnows.com [...]
Lorcaserin Side Effects Should Raise Flags for Potential Belviq Patients
9 July 2012, 4:26 pmThere are mixed reviews about the recent approval of lorcaserin (Belviq) and its new availability as a prescription weight loss drug. Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States and across the world and the maker of lorcaserin, Arena Pharmaceuticals, will market this drug as a supplement to drug and exercise to help patients [...]
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