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Expert_badge Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician who is living with diabetes.

Type 1 and Too Skinny

I received the following e-mail question: "My grandson is always hungry, eats huge amounts of food (which no one can afford). He is type 1, weighs 159 pounds, is 21 years of age and is 5'10".  What is causing this?  What can we do to correct the problem? He is skinny -- too skinny!  I heard one nurse say he may be... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Ann Bartlett

Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

Diabetic Foot Care And The Fashionable Shoe Challenge

Most of us know that foot health is very important in diabetes care! David Mendosa  has written about the seriousness of foot ulcers and Joan has written about caring for your tender tootsies.  Last week, Diabetesmine addressed the issue of myth vs reality.    I spent some time talking with a friend,... Read moreChevron
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Expert_badge Beth McNamara

Beth McNamara

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Son living with Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes' Impact on Children's Mood

Your child is in the midst of a temper tantrum, which a kid will do no matter what his age, and before you discipline him, you stop yourself with these questions: "Maybe it's his blood sugar. Maybe he's low again. Maybe his BG readings are high. Then again, maybe he's just plain acting out."   These questions plague most parents with children... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Ann Bartlett

Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

Update: Diabetes Mastopathy, Twice a year Mammogram

  In 2008, I wrote about Diabetic Mastopathy, a condition that affects women who have lived with diabetes a longtime. The condition is still with me and for my breast care team, it has become more difficult to monitor. Last year, my doctor spotted another nodule and after a mammogram and an ultrasound, they could not check off that I... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge 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

Testing Both Blood Glucose and Blood Pressure at Home

  Since three-fourths of those of us who have diabetes also have high blood pressure, a combined blood glucose and blood pressure monitoring device makes a lot of sense. Years ago I reviewed basic devices here, but now we have the chance to use something that seems to approach the sophistication of the devices that nurses regularly use in... Read moreChevron

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