Sunday, June 03, 2012

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Andrew Berry

Andrew Berry

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Nutrition/Food Science & Dietetics, Personal Trainer

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
Ginger Vieira

Ginger Vieira, Health Guide

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Type 1, Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach, personal trainer

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
Ginger Vieira

Ginger Vieira, Health Guide

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Type 1, Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach, personal trainer

Lasik Eye Surgery & Diabetes!

My biggest fear before going to the free eye screening for Lasik surgery was definitely my diabetes. Some people aren’t candidates for Lasik because their corneas aren’t thick enough to reshape or because their vision is out of the acceptable range for correction, but I was worried that diabetics in general weren’t candidates. We... Read moreChevron
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marching band & diabetes are hard to mix, but I do have the ladel

Marching Band + Diabetes

Whenever I was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes, i had already been in my high school marching band for over half a year.  I decided to stick with it though, and I'm glad I did.  I was pretty lucky that there was already annother type-1 kid in the band who has helped me out.  She informed me with many good tips.  For such... Read moreChevron
Ginger Vieira

Ginger Vieira, Health Guide

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Type 1, Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach, personal trainer

ASK GINGER - When should I let my daughter go to sleepovers if she has Type 1 diabetes?

Dear Ginger,My daughter is barely eight years old and has had Type 1 since she was five. We used to check her blood sugar half-way through the night most nights, but started backing off after the year and just make sure to always check before bedtime. She’s getting to the age where she wants to have sleepovers with her friends, a lot of them... Read moreChevron

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