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Diabetes and Adoption
Rachel and her husband chose to adopt a baby instead of meeting the challenges of handling a high risk pregnancy and Rachel’s type 1 diabetes at the same time. She shares their thought process and ultimate happy ending about the decision to bring a child into their lives.
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Chris Matthews Makes Time for Diabetes
Hosting Hardball on MSNBC and The Chris Matthews Show keep Chris Matthews working long hours. But Matthews got a lesson in priorities and made some life changes when he was diagnosed with type 2.
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A Chihuahua with Diabetes
Olivia and her dog both have diabetes and today they comfort and encourage each other through the rigors of dealing with the disease. Plus, find out what it means when your domestic pet is diagnosed with diabetes.
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Smoking and Diabetes
Smoking has severe effects on your diabetes and your health. Learn why diabetes and smoking are an especially bad combination and get some tips from the experts on how to quit.
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Continuous Glucose Monitors
CGM is a relatively new technology, but the information it provides is invaluable. Find out what CGM offers and whether it could help you.
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Latest Foot Care Articles
Medicares Best-Kept Secret
Offers Free Footcare Service for People With Diabetes
Nov 1, 2001
The number of lower-limb amputations related to diabetes complications is growing—there were 86,000 such amputations in 1999 alone—according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
In what is arguably Medicare's best-kept secret, the healthcare agency offers a specialized shoe program to help prevent complications for people with diabetes and those with foot problems.
Called the Therapeutic Shoe Program, it offers patients in need one pair of customized shoes every year, two sets of inserts and a fitting by a podiatrist or shoe specialist. Patients have the option of ordering either a molded shoe or a depth shoe. In both cases, the shoe is designed to prevent pressure on the balls of the patients' feet.
"The number one reason people go to the hospital for diabetes is foot-related complications," said Sean Tunis, MD, MSc, director of Medicare's coverage and analysis group, in a June 26 New York Times article.
He told the Times that people with diabetes should have their feet inspected regularly. To encourage them to do so, Medicare recently expanded its coverage allowing patients who have lost some feeling in their feet to get two foot exams per year.
The program, launched in 1993, spent $54 million to provide 1.25 million pairs of shoes to patients in the year 2000, according to the Times article.
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