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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 10/27/2009, comments (14)

H1N1 Redux: Myths and Legends

About 1 out of 3 calls to Children's National Medical Center diabetes nurse educators are about H1N1 flu vaccine. The following are the most common queries: Does my child with diabetes need to get the flu vaccine? Do I get the flumist or the shot? Why do I need the flu shot? Is my child with diabetes immunocompromised? Isn't ... Read more Chevron

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Beth McNamara

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posted 10/22/2009, comments (2)

The Little Ways Diabetes Has a Big Impact on Schoolwork

As a mother of a son with Type 1, I tend to focus on the big picture when it comes to managing his diabetes. By this I mean I want to ensure that he doesn't have a severe hyperglycemic low that renders him unconscious or, on the other end of the spectrum, doesn't overindulge on carbohydrates and end up in the ICU in DKA. Now that the school year... 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 10/22/2009, comments (2)

What Questions Do You Have on Faith and Healing?

HealthCentral has been in contact with the editorial dept of On Faith about creating a content-sharing with each of the sites on HealthCentral! To start our project, we want to hear your questions regarding faith and healing, and On Faith's two bloggers will post responses and link them back to our site here. For... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Fran Cogen

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posted 10/20/2009, comments (3)

Halloween Tricks and Treats

The leaves are changing color and have begun to populate sidewalks and grassy areas heralding one of the most exciting holidays of the year for both adults and children: HALLOWEEN! I must admit that the Halloween holiday has murky memories for me: trick-or-treating in bizarre costumes (I never had any of the cool ones), and being scared of masks... Read more Chevron

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Kerri Sparling

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posted 10/20/2009, comments (2)

Best Buddy Benefits

Sometimes when I think about my best friend, I marvel at how much diabetes affects her life. She's best buddies with a type 1 diabetic like me, and she's also an ER nurse, dealing with diabetes emergencies as they enter her emergency room. But in addition to those factors, both of her parents have type 2 diabetes, making her closer... Read more Chevron

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