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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and Medical Director of DiabetesMonitor.com

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posted 10/31/2009, comments (2)

Hypoglycemia unawareness

Hypoglycemia unawareness is a very awkward phrase, but it describes a very serious medical problem. It's one that I think everyone with diabetes should know about, and also every family member, spouse, or partner of a person with diabetes. The term is used to describe a situation in which a person with diabetes is no longer experiencing the... Read more Chevron

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Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

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posted 10/29/2009, comments (3)

The Artificial Pancreas Project

Most of us living with diabetes realize that blood sugar control means happier, healthier living - less chance for complications, fewer mood swings and a longer life. But years of statistics show that for some, control is out of reach, not by being careless, but more to do with the way the disease affects their body. It is an unfair... Read more Chevron

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Beth McNamara

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Son living with Type 1 diabetes

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posted 10/29/2009, comments (3)

A Common Bond: Sharing Diabetes Diagnosis Tales

Get a group of women together who have given birth - particularly when in the company of an expectant mother, and more likely than not the topic of labor and delivery stories will come up. The tougher and longer the labor, then the more impressed are the listeners of the teller. A similar exchange of stories occurs when a group of parents who all... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (0)

Why should MSG matter to a diabetic?

I have been cooking Asian dishes lately and most dishes require soy sauce and oyster sauce , and if they are not natural, they are laden with MSG. Monosodium Glutamate, is a processed sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most common amino acids found in nature. As glutamate, it is present in virtually all foods. Glutamate is found... Read more Chevron

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Gina Capone

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (8)

Mastering Diabetes at the Diabetes Research Institute, Day 1

I flew to Miami a couple of months ago from New York to take a 5 day intensive course in mastering my diabetes at the Diabetes Research Institute - a recognized world leader in cure-focused research. (Want to read more about the DRI visit www.diabetesresearch.org) Yes, I flew to Miami to do this.Why, you ask?1. My good pal Gary Kleiman, who I... Read more Chevron

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