Dr. Roberta Beals
Family Medicine
Lubbock, TX
30 years experience female
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
100 Answers
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Roberta Bealsanswered
Family Medicine 30 years experience
It is ok.: It is normal to have irregular menstruation cycles when you are just starting to ovulate. The ovulation cycles are not at regulars intervals in the fi... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Ovulation test kit: Get an ovulation test kit. Follow the instructions and start checking on the 9th day after you start your period. Once you ovulate have intercoarse ev... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Lamasil otc: Lamasil otc will treat fungal infections. Nystatin is good for yeast infections. Neither of these will treat a bacterial infection or parasite. If usi... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Safe?: You decrease the incidence of pregnancy but only a condom is safe.
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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Diet and exercise: Exercise alone with decrease your average blood sugar for up to 4 hours after. Balancing out the carb to protein intake will help. Eating more fresh v... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Get this checked: If normal you would have ovulated on the 4th of feb. There is still a possibility you may be pregnant but the urin test wont be positive until the ti... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Protein: You need to eat a balance of protein to carbs when you feel like this. The meditaranian diet follows this. 30%fat, 30% protein, 40% carbohydrates will... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Non-hdl: Non-hdl is considered the worse of them all. Ldl and vldl can reflect the amount of non- HDL you have in your body. Hdl is protective and triglyceride... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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See a Doctor: You can do a pregnancy test at home but you need to get this checked out.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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May be normal.: Sometimes it is normal for the mucous to be "salty". The ph and sodium content changes with medication, allergies and infections.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Infection: You need to see a physician to rull out and sexually transmitted disease. The can address any other form of infection or inflammation that may be ther... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Your fasting blood sugar should be less than 90 and above 60 in a healthy adult.
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A member asked:
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YES: Your mensus can be every 21-32 days.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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No: Any molecules are too small to see with the naked eye.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Yes: All of these medications alone or together can affect your reading comprehension.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Yes: A orthopedic hand surgeon specialist can do this for you.
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A member asked:
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High Risk: It sounds like she has had a good respons but she is high risk. You need to continue to have her monitored no matter what the numbers show. Her risk o... Read More
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A female asked:
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Get help: There are many cause of pain in this area. You could hve bowel gas or a bladder infeciton. If it does not resolve with in a few hours then see a physi... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Yoga: Yoga is a good way to help you deal with stress from many causes and helps your endurance. You need to make sure your heart is healthy with you physic... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 30 years experience
Yes: If you take antibiotics or some other medications the birthcontrol can become less effective. You should do a pregnancy test if you don't start your m... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Roberta Bealsanswered
Family Medicine 30 years experience
Ovulation test kit: Get an ovulation test kit. Follow the instructions and start checking on the 9th day after you start your period. Once you ovulate have intercoarse ev... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 30 years experience
Check for diabetes : You need to follow a good diet, get regular exercise and see a physician. You need to rull out diabetes. The diet you need to follow depends on that r... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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See your doctor: You could be fine or have an infection that could lead to a miscarriage. You need to be checked.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 30 years experience
Not usually: There are 5 branches to the seventh cranial nerve. None of these will affect hearing. Congenital speech and hearing loss is usally caused by other fac... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 30 years experience
Possible: Irregular periods are normal. If you are concerned do a home pregnancy test.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Viruses: Viruses are the most comon illness encountered when traveling. Wash your hands and use handiwipes.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 30 years experience
Yes: Some women have bilateral side and/or back pain associated with mensus.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Increase pressure: Increasing pressure in the head that occurs with sex can contribute to the bleeding. The cause needs to be evaluated by a physician. It could be anato... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Not normally: You can see a fungus with a microscope. A simple skin scraping is all it takes. See a physician in your area.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Daily : If you stop the gluten your antibodys will go down but you will have symptoms.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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4 months : The third trimester starts in the 6th month or at 30 weeks.
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Both of these are signs of inflammation of the liver. One is genetic and the other is acquired. Low glycemic diet and the meditaranian diet along with... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Some STD's can : Antiviral medicaton will help the genital herpes severity and duration of the infection. These medications will not help hpv. There are many causes of... Read More
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A member asked:
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Yes: The norovirus is contagious but the neuropathy is not.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Yes: The sugar molecules bind to each other and precipitate out on your protein receptors causeing them to change and not work.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Vascular: It is more likely inflammatory vascular changes but see your doctor. If it is ms or vascular you need to be treated.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Yes: The medication will not affect the study.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Trauma or nutrition: Trauma to the nail can cause white areas. Yeast and nutritional deficiencies are another sign that can cause this. Some medications have been known to... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Multiple causes : Pelvic pain witn menstruation is commonly caused by endometriosis or retrograde bleeding into the pelvis. If you have scarring of the tube on the righ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 30 years experience
Possible: It takes 3 months for the hormone cycle to re-establish it self after comming off of any hormones (birthcontrol). If you had the depoprovera shot it c... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Multiple factors: Other medication can interfere with the birth control. The medication it self can cause this as well. She should see her physician to rule out infect... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 30 years experience
It depends.: It depends on your bmi. If your bmi is under 30 you should have a good response. (bmi is your basal metabolic index) remember to drink pleanty of wate... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Deplin or methylated folice acid is very safe. We use it in pregnant women to ensure normal development of the fetal nervous tissue. It is indicated f... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Yes: There are many different causes of vasomotor flushing. Hypothyroid, diabetes, cushing's syndrome and menopause can cause this. See your physicain to f... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Possible: Recheck the pregnancy test 10 days after your missed period date. If not consider seeing a physcian to assist you.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Protein & fruit: Tyrosine is found in soy products, chicken, turkey, fish, peanuts, almonds, avocados, bananas, milk, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, lima beans, pumpk... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Infection: You can have a bacterial or viral infection. Have it checked out.
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A male asked:
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Go to a doctor: There are many different infections that can cause this. Streptococcus is one of them. See someone soon.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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No: People can experience tachyphylaxis to medication or the medication stops working. If you are having pain that is uncontrolled by your medication your... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Energy: Micronutrients are used in the mitochondria of the cells to make energy molecules to full the metabolism of the cell.
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Apr 7, 2013
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Beals is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Beals is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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She takes phenobarbital and topamax and keppra for seizures and backside for stiffness she has cerebral palsey and scoliosis in wheelchair
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I saw a doctor today said everything was fine and that due to coughing
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you, I can't even get a call from my doctor. Thanks I am in pain
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
A. T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduated 1993MD
Residency
Dallas Family Hospital
Residency
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, Lubbock, TX - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Second Place, Lubbock, TX - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, First Place, Lubbock, TX - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Lubbock Integrated Medical Association
American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
American Osteopathic Association
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