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Amylia Grace

Amylia Grace, Health Guide

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internationally published poet, writer, editor and entrepreneur. Dx'd with T1DM in '89.

An Eye for Empathy and Encouragement of Diabetic Patients

"You're eyes look perfect, even better than last time! You're doing a great job managing your diabetes!," the opthamologist said.   As the tears welled up in my hugely dilated eyes, I embraced the big ol' lump in my throat and thanked the doctor for the good news and told him how important it is to hear that I'm doing something RIGHT... Read moreChevron
posted 04/30/2013, comments (0)|
Gretchen Becker

Gretchen Becker, Health Guide

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Author, Humorist, wildlyfluctuating.blogspot.com

Will Betatrophin Cure Type 2 Diabetes?

What if our beta cells, the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, could be instructed to multiply so they could produce more insulin when we needed it? That’s what happens when women are pregnant and need more insulin because of their increased weight.   Harvard scientists think they may have discovered how to get this to... Read moreChevron
Kelsey Bonilla

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Diabetes Inconveniences

Sometimes diabetes interrupts my life in the most aggravating ways.  Case in point: yesterday I started to test my blood sugar at the beginning of church and discovered that I only had one test strip left. Sigh.      Our church is near the center of the city and we now live in the suburbs.  So, our plan for the day... Read moreChevron
Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician who is living with diabetes; editor of www.D-is-for-Diabetes.com

Are We Meeting the Goals for Diabetes Care?

A recent diabetes report, Achievement of Goals in U.S. Diabetes Care 1999–2010, examined how people with diabetes said they are doing. The participants had been enrolled in two big U.S. surveys, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and who had self-reported... Read moreChevron
posted 04/29/2013, comments (0)|
Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick, Health Pro

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Physician who is living with diabetes; editor of www.D-is-for-Diabetes.com

Was it the Diet or the Surgery?

A recent study, Rapid Improvement of Diabetes After Gastric Bypass Surgery, Is It the Diet or Surgery? caught my eye. As long-term readers know, I’ve been an adamant advocate for limiting the use of weight loss surgery for diabetes management to patients participating in clinical trials (see Weight-Loss Surgery Does Not Cure... Read moreChevron

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