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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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posted 10/02/2009, comments (0)

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My Mom is an 80 year old woman who weighs in at a whopping 101 pounds. Last year she had a surgical procudure called the Whipple and has had about 1/4 to 1/3 of her pancreas removed. She is now having blood sgars in the range of 140-190. She has seen a dietician and she recommend counting carbs and not going over 30-45 carbs per... 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 09/09/2009, comments (4)

Can Skin Cells Equal Embryonic Stem Cells and Create a Cure?

Last week, I went on vacation for an entire week to visit the newest member of my family, Aidan Lee Cook, my step grand son. His life is all about potential and the opportunities in front of him. I learned who Aidan is, I watched him figure things out, taking his first toy in his hand and taking tastes of food from his parents'... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and Medical Director of DiabetesMonitor.com

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posted 08/17/2009, comments (3)

Types of Diabetes: are there more than two?

I recently received an e-mail inquiring about "type 3 diabetes." The writer stated "It's very confusing! People are now mistaking type 1.5 and type 3, even I had a hard time gleaning whether type 3 is type 1.5 and Alzheimer's linked, is it type 1 and type 2 with a twist? " Yes, it's confusing. As Wikipedia points out, "Various... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Fran Cogen

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

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posted 07/21/2009, comments (13)

Who is Invited to a Diabetes Follow-up Visit?

Treating infants, children, teens, and young adults requires multiple medical and educational strategies. Appropriate therapy for a 6-year-old in first grade does not necessarily translate to success for 16-year-old in 10th grade. Indeed, each visit becomes an opportunity to try different techniques to establish both a rapport with the patient and... Read more Chevron

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