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Kim Benjet

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Son has diabetes

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posted 04/29/2008, comment (1)

Life for a Child - Diabetes in the Developing World

Children with diabetes in developing countries face profound challenges in managing their diabetes. Now the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has a new forum to tell this story. A documentary, “The Life for a Child”, follows three families and their diabetic children through their daily routine complete with... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 04/09/2008, comments (0)

Treating High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Pays Off

An important study suggests that aggressively treating cholesterol levels and blood pressure improves the cardiovascular health of diabetics. As usual, the study, which appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is not conclusive. But it's full of implications for people living with Type 2 diabetes. What implications,... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bill Quick

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posted 04/03/2008, comments (0)

Statins and ezetimibe and biomarkers

Several days, ago, it was discussed in the New Jersey Star-Ledger. Then the New York Times. So I guess it's my turn.The New Jersey paper frequently reports and editorializes on drug company problems. No big surprise, as many drug companies are in NJ -- including Schering-Plough and Merck, who have had a recent egg-on-their-face episode with... Read more Chevron

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David Mendosa

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Medical journalist living with diabetes

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posted 03/28/2008, comments (0)

Children with Diabetes Joins J&J

Three guys started some of the first diabetes websites at the dawn of the Internet age in 1995. My site, Mendosa.com, came first. But quite soon Dr. Bill Quick started his site, DiabetesMonitor.com, and Jeff Hitchcock started ChildrenWithDiabetes.com.We always worked together rather than competed, since we three came to the diabetes party from... Read more Chevron

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Kelsey Bonilla

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posted 03/27/2008, comments (0)

Tragic death for diabetic child: How could this happen?

Pregnancy Tracker: 12 weeks, 1 day Size of the Baby: Over 12 pounds Biggest Obstacle: Taking time to care for myself. As a diabetic and a new mother, the story of Kara Neumann's death disturbs me greatly. Kara, a Wisconsin 11-year-old, died recently after entering a coma brought on by diabetic ketoacidosis. For over... Read more Chevron

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