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Kelsey Bonilla

posted 10/13/2009, comments (0)

Diabetic Pregnancy: Then and Now

Having had a healthy baby and pregnancy while managing type 1 diabetes is one of my greatest sources of personal satisfaction. This exercise of discipline and determination has provided me a sense of confidence that I can handle many of life's other challenges. That being said, I recently became extremely humbled by learning of the... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and Medical Director of DiabetesMonitor.com

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posted 10/11/2009, comments (5)

More yellow stuff

Several weeks ago, I wrote about a new category of sweeteners I called the "green stuff." At that time, I was under the impression that the yellow stuff, Splenda (sucralose), was available only under the one name-brand. But I was wrong. On a recent shopping expedition, my wife Steph mentioned that she saw several brands of sucralose available... Read more Chevron

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David Mendosa

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

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posted 10/08/2009, comments (2)

Should You Get a Shot for H1N1 (Swine Flu)?

For months the question has been whether we could gear up production of vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus -- formerly swine flu -- fast enough. Now that the first doses have reached some distribution centers this week, we have the answer to that question. This answer leads to the next question that we all have to face. Should we get the vaccine? ... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Fran Cogen

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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l

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posted 10/07/2009, comments (8)

Non-compliance from the Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Perspective

Not only do I have the opportunity to participate and write blogs for this site; but I also peruse the diabetes site and learn from my co-bloggers. Today I read a blog written by one of our colleagues discussing "non-compliance" in terms of the doctor-patient relationship. I am aware that this blog related primarily to adult patient-doctor... 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 10/01/2009, comments (10)

Making Friends With Diabetes

Next Easter, I will have lived with type 1 diabetes for 40 years. And for 37 of those 40 years, I never embraced another person living with diabetes as a friend. It was not personal rebuke for others who had diabetes, but felt I would not know how to relate to someone else. All my friends always made the comment, "I... Read more Chevron

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