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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 11/18/2009, comments (13)

"Food, Inc."

American agriculture changed more in the past 50 years than it did in the previous 10,000 years since humans started cultivating grains and domesticating cattle, pigs, and poultry. This affects all Americans, but none more than those of us who have diabetes, which started its steep rise at about the same time that our farms became so much more... 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 11/15/2009, comments (11)

Contour USB Meter

Until now, the improvements in the blood glucose meters that all of us who have diabetes use have been tiny steps forward. In the 40 years since the Ames Reflectance Meter -- our first blood glucose meter -- came on the market, these little changes have added up to much greater convenience. And now a new meter is here that takes us so much further... Read moreChevron
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Merely Me

Merely Me

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I am a freelance health writer who has a mom with diabetes
posted 11/13/2009, comments (8)

Diabetes and Depression: What's the Connection?

It may or may not come as a huge surprise to those of you who suffer from diabetes that depression is closely associated with this disease.  The American Diabetes Association tells us that people with diabetes are at greater risk for depression. They provide statistics which show that while the incidence of depression affecting the general... Read moreChevron
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Gina Capone

Gina Capone

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.
posted 11/12/2009, comments (0)

Mastering Diabetes at the DRI: Day 3

This is Day 3 of a 5 day intensive mastering your diabetes program that I participated in at the Diabetes Research Institute. Please read DRI-Mastering your diabetes, Day 1 & Day 2 first.   On Day 3, I got to the DRI and went for my vitals.   After I got to the classroom, we were quickly put into our divided groups. We evaluated... Read moreChevron
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Lisa Emrich

Lisa Emrich

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Expert Patient: MyRACentral.com and MultipleSclerosisCentral.com
posted 11/09/2009, comments (0)

Complications of Having Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes

As I live with the comorbidity of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, I am very interested in learning more about comorbidities in general.  The coupling of diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis is one for which there is not a large amount of literature.  Normally I write at the MS and RA sites here at HealthCentral and when I was... Read moreChevron
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