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    Diabetes Awareness MonthOn insulin?  Start here to receive a fast, compact diabetes meter at NO CHARGE

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    thebeetis

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    posted 11/04/2009, comments (2)

    More problems

    Hey!As I said in a previous sharepost,I have gotten my hba1c down from 14 to 8!Im really happy with this but I feel weak and have no energy with my bg at a normal level.I have always worked really really hard at school and now its my final year and I have no energy.Im so sown about this because I feel like my future is ruined. I realise my health... Read moreChevron
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    Maggie

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    posted 11/02/2009, comments (2)

    Diabetes When You're Short on Time

    At one time or another in every person’s life, he or she goes through periods so busy and stressful there is little time to think. How do we balance time spent managing diabetes and time spent on school, work, and life, in general? This has been the busiest fall of my life. Between applying to college, school, and running, I barely have time... Read moreChevron
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    Ginger Vieira

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    posted 11/01/2009, comments (2)

    National Diabetes Awareness Month - I challenge you...

    November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and there's a lot going on throughout the entire diabetes community.   Here are two of the coolest things: World Diabetes Day CHAMPIONS! National Diabetic KidZ Day - November 6th, 2009 Diabetes Awareness Kick-off - Artificial Pancreas Project!     For the month of November, we... Read moreChevron
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    posted 10/27/2009, comments (2)

    Progress in T-Cell research for a cure

    Researchers are one step closer to pinpointing the direct cause of Type 1 diabetes. Dr. Dario Vignali and his team at St Jude Children’s Research Center have discovered how destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause type 1 diabetes. These findings may lead to possible strategies for halting or... Read moreChevron
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    Ginger Vieira

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    posted 10/27/2009, comments (2)

    ASK GINGER - Does diabetes ever make you depressed?

    Hey Ginger, Does diabetes ever make you depressed? A kid in my high school has diabetes and he told me he also goes to a doctor because his diabetes makes him depressed. I get really angry about my diabetes sometimes, and it’s been getting worse since I got into high school. I just wish I didn’t have it, and didn’t have to... Read moreChevron
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