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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 Pens Articles
Left-Handed? Read Your OptiClik Pen Right Side Up
Are you a lefty? Then be sure to read your OptiClik pen right side up, advises the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
In operating the pen, which takes Lantus or Apidra insulin cartridges, the user dials the dose by turning a knob at the end of the pen. The selected dose appears in a small window on the pen.
Users tend to grasp the pen with the non-dominant hand and turn the knob with the dominant hand. For right-handed people, this orients the pen in the proper direction, with the knob to the right and the needle to the left. But if a lefty grabs the pen with the right hand and turns the knob with the left, the pen is turned around, and the window showing the dose is upside down.
So take note, lefties: When using the OptiClik device, be sure to have the pen properly oriented when dialing the dose: needle pointing left, knob on the right. You can confirm this by noting that the “OptiClik” printing on the pen is right side up.
Note: Sanofi-Aventis, the manufacturer of the OptiClik, points out that the pen is safe and effective when used as instructed and fully complies with industry standards and regulations. As part of its continuous improvement program, Sanofi-Aventis is taking the concerns raised by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices into account to reinforce the correct use of OptiClik.
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