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David Mendosa

David Mendosa

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog
posted 11/08/2009, comments (8)

Fructose and High Blood Pressure

If you have high blood pressure, your doctor has probably told you a dozen times to cut way back on salt (sodium). But this works only for people who have a "salt-sensitive phenotype," which results from both genetic makeup and environmental influences.New preliminary research offers another strategy that might work for more of us. If we cut back... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and Medical Director of DiabetesMonitor.com
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 moreChevron
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David Mendosa

David Mendosa

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog
posted 10/18/2009, comments (7)

The PLAC Test

We now have a test that can determine hidden risks of heart attack and stroke. It's called the PLAC Test and is the only blood test that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved.   The PLAC test helps us identify hidden risks for heart attack and stroke by measuring for Lp-PLA2. This is the cardiovascular-specific inflammatory... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Fran Cogen

Dr. Fran Cogen

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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l
posted 09/16/2009, comments (11)

Diabetes and H1N1

Everyone should be back in school now. In one of my recent blogs, I discussed a "teacher cheat sheet" that is helpful for teachers on the front lines. One of my patient families suggested that I discuss the potential H1N1 influenza epidemic. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene continually updates Maryland healthcare professionals... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and Medical Director of DiabetesMonitor.com
posted 09/14/2009, comments (7)

Swine flu (H1N1 influenza) and diabetes

The news reports about the H1N1 influenza pandemic (popularly known as "swine flu") keep coming, but one aspect of the story is constant: although the majority of the cases are mild, the H1N1 influenza virus is occasionally a killer.   This morning's news report is that the first doses of the vaccine should be available in early October,... Read moreChevron
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