Having gestational diabetes brings additional tests, closer monitoring, and often medication to manage. For the patient, continuous glucose monitoring was required to help the doctor treat her diabetes best, including a constant glucose monitor placed every ten days in the office. She also had to be started on insulin, which would require injections twice a day, and non-stress tests twice a week … Michelle Phippen was always comforting to the patient and always assured she understood what she would be doing. Overall, while there were multiple hardships for this patient, both discussed and not discussed in this story, it did not prevent Michelle from providing exceptional care for the patient. It was truly humbling to work alongside Michelle in the clinic, seeing the amount of time, care, compassion, and heart she shared with the patient throughout her pregnancy and will continue to postpartum. I know I am not the only one who has noticed her efforts, and I hope she knows how appreciated and admired they were!