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    Pleased to Meet You, MyDiabetesCentral Community!

    I'm Allie Beatty. You may know me from my blogging on AOL for TheDiabetesBlog.com or you may know me from my YouTube channel. I also frequent Yahoo Answers and TuDiabetes.com. Yes - I've been around the DOC (diabetes online community) a few times. If this is our first time meeting - I am pleased to meet you here on... Read moreChevron
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    posted 11/19/2008, comments (5)

    Mirrors for Our Feet

    We have been using mirrors for at least 8,000 years to check our appearance and to admire our features. But only now can we conveniently use them to check the health of our feet. The newest development in this long history of mirrors can help those of us who have diabetes prevent the worst problems that diabetic neuropathy causes. About 60 to 70... Read moreChevron
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    posted 11/16/2008, comments (14)

    Flu Vaccine

    You can skip your flu shot this year -- if you would rather get sick than go to work. While you hope to recover in your bed at home alone, you can reflect that you are among the 5 percent of Americans who told surveyors that they made that choice. While you're at it, you might also want to consider that about 35,000 of us die and 225,000 get sick... Read moreChevron
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    posted 11/05/2008, comments (2)

    Treating Kidney Disease

    When we have healthy kidneys, little or no protein appears in the urine. But protein in the urine -- technically called proteinuria -- is an early sign that our diabetes has damaged the kidney's filters. It's a strong risk factor for kidney failure where the only treatment is dialysis. A progression from diabetes to proteinuria to kidney failure... Read moreChevron
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    posted 11/02/2008, comments (11)

    Depression and Diabetes

    If you have both diabetes and depression, you probably don't care which came first. In fact, the latest research indicates that the two conditions are a two-way street. Sometimes we get depressed first; something we get diabetes first. Does it matter?Diabetes and depression go together. Research research found that 19 percent of people with type 2... Read moreChevron
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