Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Expert_badge Dr. Fran Cogen

Dr. Fran Cogen

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

Diabetes and Baseball

My diabetes "spy," Ann Bartlett, spotted this information that was tucked away in major league baseball news. Dylan Covey, a California right-handed high school pitcher, was about to be drafted as a first round pick by the Milwaukee Brewers. According to www.mlb.com, four days before he was to sign his first professional baseball contract, Dylan... Read moreChevron
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David Mendosa

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

Visualize Yourself to Control Your Diabetes

My friend Jay has type 2 diabetes and is a member of  the diabetes support group that meets every month in my apartment. But he is also a primary care physician, and almost half his patients have diabetes.Jay is therefore uniquely qualified to help us. At the most recent meeting of our support group we were already running overtime. But it... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Beth McNamara

Beth McNamara

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Son living with Type 1 diabetes

Parenting a Type 1 Athlete and Sports Lover

Sports, like exercise, play a large role in most kids' lives. A child with Type 1 is no different. Yet it seems as if including the physical component with diabetes management adds a wild card that often trumps all other management efforts and brings with it a whole host of questions and unknowns. To find out why this is, I needed to dig and talk... Read moreChevron
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GingerVieira

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Type 1, Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach, personal trainer

Regular Guy with Type 1 Diabetes Decides to Run a Marathon...

Rob is 46 years old, a father of 2 boys (15 and 18 years old). He grew up in Northern Virginia/DC area...and "hated it." He attended the University of Virginia, and immediately fled to northern New England where he's worked for LLB and a pharmaceutical company. He is also a registered nurse! He is an avid traveller of Europe and has hit every... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge John S. Bell

John S. Bell

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small town lawyer, part-time farmer, newly diagnosed diabetic

Diabetes, Vacation, and Getting Your Workout Back on Track

I spent last week on the Gulf Coast beaches of Florida near Venice. After a rainy first day, the weather was great and, for those with travel plans, the water and sand are both oil free on that part of the coast.   This was the second trip since my diagnosis last fall, the first without medication. It was a relief not to have to worry... Read moreChevron

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