Living With Type 1 Diabetes: I Hear You, But I’m Not You
I’ve had type 1 diabetes for nearly 14 years. I have fallen off the wagon a few times, battled diabulimia,
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Struggling With Type 2 Diabetes
In 2009, when Bruce Share started drinking five glasses of iced tea before dinner and dropped 15 pounds from his
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Both High and Low A1c’s Implicated in Longer Hospital Stays
An interesting study out of Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston ties poor glycemic control–defined as an A1c of 8%
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High Protein at Breakfast Helps Glycemic Control
An Israeli study confirms what nutritionists and dietitians have been advising for years: Starting the day with a big breakfast
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Intensive Wellness Approach Helps Type 2s Lower Drug Doses and Costs
A Florida-based endocrinologist and his team have reported that an intensive 16-week wellness program aimed at type 2 patients yielded
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Are You Comfortable Sharing Your A1C?
Some people are perfectly happy divulging their three-month blood sugar average, known as an A1C, but I’d rather walk barefoot
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Pregnancy, Parenting, Writing, and Diabetes: An Interview With Cheryl Alkon
The challenges of pregnancy are daunting on their own, but when you’re diabetic, they can seem insurmountable. That’s one of
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Imagining the Unimaginable
As I listen to the news of the recent Mega Millions jackpot of over $600 million, my dreams aren’t about
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Self-Monitoring Benefits New Type 2s in the First Year
If you are newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and don’t take insulin, a new study says that you are
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Unnecessary, Expensive Tests Performed for Diabetic Neuropathy
One quarter of patients with diabetic neuropathy undergo unnecessary, expensive tests, according to a study by Brian Callaghan, MD, of
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