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Ginger Vieira

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posted 07/29/2008, comments (0)

DAMON FITCH - A TENNIS PLAYER & COACH WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES!

Damon Fitch is tennis coach/player with Type 1 diabetes. And he doesn't just play a little bit of tennis...he plays it all day long! Diagnosed when he was 11 years old, it's never kept him from being incredibly active. Fortunately, his doctors encouraged that he continue to play soccer, floor hockey and tennis as kid to help him control... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/29/2008, comments (0)

Diet Soda: to drink or not to drink?

Ok, so in my last post I mentioned that Dr. Kristina Rother of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was conducting a clinical research trial to investigate the effects of artificial sweeteners in diet soda. I volunteered for this study because the researchers were looking for participants ages 12-25, with either Type 1 or Type 2... Read more Chevron

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Ginger Vieira

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posted 07/28/2008, comments (0)

Getting Back In Control Of Your Diabetes!

Here are five things I know for sure about diabetes: 1. Diabetes is a lot of work. 2. Diabetes can make some things in life more challenging, but it really can’t stop me from doing anything I want to if I try hard enough. 3. The more effort I put into figuring out why my blood sugars are too high or too low, the easier it is to take care... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Fran Cogen

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posted 07/16/2008, comments (0)

Diabetes and Your Emotions

It's common to have feelings of anger and frustration in relationship to your diagnosis of diabetes. Why should you not feel this way? A diagnosis of diabetes (or any chronic illness for that matter) is life-altering and reflects the way you feel about yourself and how others feel about you (particularly parents, family members, and friends).... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/05/2008, comment (1)

Im scared..

Hey all =) my names Ella. Im 16 years old. today, june 5th 2008. I decided to try my dad's TRUETRACK smart system thingy. I don't know why I did it, I was bored lol I know, silly huh? well anyway, I remembered watching Prison Break haha there was a scene from season 1 where Sarah was talking about diabetes haha well yeah i... Read more Chevron

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