Kidney Disease -or- Can you help me bless my wife?By Garren Woodby
Diabetes causes over 40% of the kidney failure cases in the U.S. High Blood Pressure (which is often seen in people with diabetes) leads to an additional 25-30%. Of the 100,000 new cases of kidney disease diagnosed each year these two problems account for over 70%. Does... Read more
As I participate on various blog sites I find writers who are disappointed with the American Diabetes Association. (I am not a member). This disappointment ranges from a desire for slight changes in ADA recommendations to outright distrust of and loathing for the organization.
To anyone falling in this range of opinions, I offer a... Read more
Can you help please?
I would like for as many people as possible to reply to this message and tell how you felt when you first learned that you (or your loved one) had diabetes. Also, would you share about what thing(s) helped you the most to come to terms with it, and to succeed?
I'm working on a project to for... Read more
My goal is to make living with diabetes more simple. For three of the major health issues with diabetes, it's as simple as A B C.
A is for A1C.
This is the blood test that can tell how well, on average, your blood glucose control has been over the last 3-4 months. The American Diabetes Association recommends** that the A1C be... Read more
Sorry for the teaser, but this is so important.Twice recently I've worked with patients who said their glucometer was reading 100-150 points higher than it should. In both cases the patient had already compared their glucometer to another one before they came to see me. Can you guess what the problem was? In these cases the person had... Read more
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