Black Lives Matter History: Henrietta Lacks Immortal HeLa Cells Advances Medicine
By Nadia Al-Samarrie Click on the Arrow to Listen to the Podcast Henrietta Lacks is an African American woman
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Diabetes
Diabetes Health Type 1 & 2: Generic Versus Branded Blood Glucose Test Strips
By Clay Wirestone I can’t remember when I started using generic strips. It might have been when I was irritated
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Diabetes Health Type 1 & 2: Peas Can Be An Effective Iron Supplement
Iron contained within peas could be processed to provide more effective dietary supplements, according to a new study by scientists
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Diabetes Health Type 2: Encouraging Other Diabetics to Be Their Own Advocates
By Claire M. Lynch Carolyn Sangrey’s family is filled with Types 2 diabetes – her mother, father and maternal
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Diabetes Health Type 1 & 2: Why We Don’t Keep Our Dietary Resolutions
Every year millions of people with type 2 diabetes vow to change their diets, lose weight, exercise more, and lower
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Diabetes Health Type 1: My Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Donut Meltdown
By Meagan Esler It was a snowy and chaotic day at work as we sold Christmas items out of the
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AskNadia: My Husband Wants Me to Ignore My Diabetes When on Vacation
Dear Nadia, I have Type 2 Diabetes. I have been trying to manage things with diet and exercise. I was
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Diabetes Health Type 1 & 2: Know Your Average Blood Sugar Reading With the A1c Chart
By Nadia Al-Samarrie Know Your A1c The A1c—sometimes referred to as the Hemoglobin A1c, glycosylated hemoglobin, glycated Hemoglobin, and HbA1c—
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From the Sugar Happy Kitchen: Low Carb, Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie With Vegan Option
Nadia Al-Samarrie We know the Native Americans had cranberries in their diet and were the people that introduced the new
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Diabetes Health Type 1: You’re Not Bad Because You Get a “Bad” Blood Sugar Number
By Meagan Esler I worked in the shop I manage the other day when I overheard someone say “blood sugar.”
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AskNadia: Why Did My Daughter Get Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes?
Why did my daughter get Type 1 diabetes? I wish I had it instead of her. BK San Francisco CA
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