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myjoy2go

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posted 09/22/2008, comments (7)

Frustrated with daughter's doctor!

My daughter was diagnosed as a diabetic Type 2 in 2006 and has been able to control her diabetes by weight loss, diet (low carb) and exercise.  She dropped 60 pounds (from 275) and has been able to maintain the weight loss and keep her blood sugar in control.  She will be 39 in October.   About eight months ago her family doctor... Read moreChevron
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Gretchen Becker

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posted 09/19/2008, comments (0)

Type 1 progress

I tend to write mostly about type 2 diabetes, because that's what I know best. But lately, there have been some  interesting developments that may lead to real cures in people with type 1, so I thought I'd switch gears for a bit and write about type 1. Classic type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. Your immune system attacks your beta... Read moreChevron
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Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1
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posted 09/17/2008, comments (0)

What makes a person walk the length of the Appalachian Trail in the name of Diabetes?

Friends, Jim and Nancy Van Metre’s, have a vacation home in Maine.  This summer Jim and Nancy were hiking near their home in Maine, when they came upon a traveler and her dog hiking the Appalachian Trail.  Jim, being one of the most amiable people I know, struck up a conversation with this young woman to find out what their journey... Read moreChevron
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David Mendosa

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Medical journalist living with diabetes
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posted 09/14/2008, comments (7)

Faces of Change

The Novo Nordisk travelling exhibit of the faces of people who have changed for the better after a diabetes diagnosis is now online. It's been a long time coming.   For several months the exhibit has been on tour in major cities around the country. Now it's coming to Chicago's Navy Pier from September 26-29 and Atlanta's Woodruff Park on... Read moreChevron
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Jiriki55

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creating a calm, fulfilling life living w/diabetes
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posted 09/11/2008, comment (1)

The first day of the rest of my life

The title of this post is something I think about every day-the rest of my life.  I have had type 2 diabetes for 12 years now.  I was diagnosed shortly before my mother died-of complications of diabetes.  She was 61.  Her mother died of complications of diabetes also at the age of 61.  See the pattern here?  I am... Read moreChevron
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