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David Mendosa

David Mendosa, Health Guide

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

Losing the Overweight Stigma with Type 2 Diabetes

For lots of people the hardest question is, “What are you doing to control your diabetes?” That’s what a leader of some new focus groups tells me.“If they have type 2 diabetes, they feel guilty about it,” she tells me. “So they won’t open up about their diet, exercise, testing, and how they take their prescribed medication.”Feeling... Read moreChevron
David Mendosa

David Mendosa, Health Guide

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

Tributes to Catherine

I am overwhelmed by your outpouring of sympathy upon the death of my wife Catherine from complications of diabetes on March 20. Nothing that I ever wrote generated so many responses as my tribute to her, “In Memoriam." You sent more than 70 comments to that article and even more emails directly to me. Several of you sent greeting cards and... Read moreChevron
David Mendosa

David Mendosa, Health Guide

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

Eat Local: Why and How to Join the Movement

The growing movement to eat locally grown food attracts most people because it’s good for the planet. But it’s good for our own bodies too.Those of us who have diabetes are especially concerned with good nutrition. We have to be sure to get high quality without the large quantity of food that most of our fellow Americans eat. Earlier I wrote... Read moreChevron
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A good Byetta Secret

About ten years ago, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian disease (PCOS), which, as some of you know,  is directly related to insulin resistance and type II.  During my 2006 routine exam with PCP, my A1C was not good, my pap was abnormal due to the PCOS, and I was overwieght.  My PCP talked with me about several... Read moreChevron
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David Mendosa

David Mendosa, Health Guide

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

Byetta and Losing Weight

The question that my readers ask most often is, “How are you doing on Byetta now?” The last time I addressed this question was August 16 in “My Byetta Progress Report.” At that time I had lost 68 pounds since starting on Byetta in March 2006. My A1C had dropped a bit from 6.8 to 6.4.Now, a new diabetes magazine called... Read moreChevron

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