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Dr. Fran Cogen, Health Pro

Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l

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The Dilemma of Diabetes Care Transition in Young Adults

It is that time again—seniors in high school are receiving acceptances to universities all across the country (and even internationally). Our senior students with diabetes are no exception! While some of our youth with diabetes in the Washington, DC, area are dreaming of attending a university in southern California for example, their family... Read more Chevron

posted 04/23/2013, comments (0)|

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David Mendosa, Health Guide

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog

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Eating Attentively to Manage Diabetes

Carefully counting calories can help those of us who have diabetes lose weight. But the discipline and effort involved in monitoring our calorie intake over a period of months or years is a lot of work, and few of us can keep it up for long. For this reason the average amount of weight that people lose typically slows down after a few months. A... Read more Chevron

posted 04/23/2013, comments (0)|

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Ann Bartlett, Health Guide

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

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Two Glucose Meters Recalled for Incorrect “High” Blood Glucose Readings

Two different companies released a new type of meter and within weeks of each other, had to recall them for problems involving high blood sugar readings. On March 25, 2013 One Touch VerioIQ glucose meter was recalled when it was discovered that blood sugars above 1000 would automatically shut down the meter. (On a personal note, if my blood... Read more Chevron

posted 04/22/2013, comments (2)|

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Dr. Fran Cogen, Health Pro

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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l

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Vitamin D and Obese Adolescents

I remain intrigued about Vitamin D and its relationship to diabetes, obesity, and overall health. As I have written in past blogs, there appears to be a correlation with sunlight exposure (and Vitamin D levels) with the development of Type 1 diabetes. Countries furthest away from the equator appear to have higher incidences of type 1 diabetes.... Read more Chevron

posted 04/17/2013, comments (2)|

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David Mendosa, Health Guide

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog

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Reducing the Mental Stress of Diabetes

Having diabetes can be stressful both physically and mentally. We focus most of our attention on reducing our physical stress through medication, diet, and exercise. We often ignore the tools at our disposal for reducing the mental stress that physical stress usually carries in its wake. The good news is that working with the tools at hand for... Read more Chevron

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