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Gina Capone

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.

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posted 09/04/2008, comment (1)

Learn to live with diabetes

I thought diabetes was the worst possible thing that has ever happened to me. Honestly. It felt like a nightmare when I got diagnosed. The weeks following my diagnosis were an uphill battle. The numbers (blood sugars) got to me the most and still do. I tried so hard to follow everything my diabetes team told me to do. I ate 6 small meals a... Read more Chevron

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David Mendosa

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Medical journalist living with diabetes

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posted 09/03/2008, comments (13)

Addicted to Carbs

For most of my life I was addicted to carbohydrates. Like almost everyone else. Even after reading Sugar Blues by William Dufty and The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet and other books by Rachael and Richard Heller years ago, I refused to accept that this addiction existed. Gary Taubes finally persuaded me that a high-carb diet is addicting after I... Read more Chevron

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Stephanie

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posted 09/03/2008, comments (0)

To Frankenduf

Thank you for your answer to my question about my 70 year old dad. I didn't know how to reply other than to create a SharePost. He does have terrible trouble breathing & both ankles are swollen & discoloured although his girlfriend is doing a great job of keeping the areas as healthy as possible. In answer to your question there are 14... Read more Chevron

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Gina Capone

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posted 09/02/2008, comments (4)

Diagnosed at 25

Usually, when you hear of a person getting diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes you think of a child under the age of 10. Well, that's what I always thought. Boy, was I wrong. On November 25, 2000 I was diagnosed, Yes, with Type 1 diabetes. I clearly was not a child (although my mom may fight you on that), I was a 25 year old woman. Working a... Read more Chevron

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Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

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posted 09/02/2008, comments (4)

Massage and Body Work for the Diabetic Body

A couple of weeks ago, I was having coffee with another massage therapist and she made the comment, "You don't have the tough tissue I feel in other diabetics." I've heard this before, but never thought to blog about the issue. However, it is a good point regarding what massage therapists and other body work professionals feel when they... Read more Chevron

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