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By Eileen Bailey

Managing the Holiday Season: Stress, Anxiety and Irritability

During the next few weeks, as the holiday season pushes you to your limits with activities, events and a growing to-do list, the effects of stress mount.

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Apidra SoloStar Pen Shortage ~ Special Offer From Sanofi

As part of an ongoing effort to resolve the shortage of Apidra and provide assistance to those who use Apidra insulin in the pen format, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals has set up an offer to help!

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New Diabetes Slideshows!

We've taken the best articles from across the site and turned them into easy to read, digestible slideshows. Take a look!

Pregnancy and diabetes

Planning a Pregnancy with Diabetes

Thinking about starting a family? Dr. Bill Quick talks about the steps diabetics should take before conceiving.

The "other" kind of honeymoon

The Honeymoon Period in Type 1 Diabetes

How do you know that you have entered the honeymoon period? Generally, once insulin is started, one notes that over the course of days to weeks, blood sugars and the variability of the blood sugars have decreased.

What are the signs?

Diabetes and Depression: What's the Connection?

It may or may not come as a huge surprise to those of you who suffer from diabetes that depression is closely associated with this disease.

What does it mean?

Understanding Pre-diabetes

Gretchen explains the difference between pre-diabetes and diabetes as well as what steps you should take if you've been diagnosed with either.

Type 1.5 diabetes

Type One-and-a-Half Diabetes

Pre-diabetes, type 1, type 2, and now type 1.5? Learn what this sub-group of diabetes means, and what to do if you've recently been diagnosed.