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Amylia Grace

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type 1 since the age of eleven, I'm a writer, educator & blogger.

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posted 11/20/2009, comments (0)

New Ritual = New Habits (now with less carbs!)

Our local organic grocery store has a pastry chef who has won all kinds of awards for her tasty treats. I am partial to her cookies. They're big. They're cakey. And they're organic, made with all-natural ingredients. I give her awards every time I eat one! One winter a few years ago, I got hooked on these cookies despite their carbiness. They... Read more Chevron

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Beth McNamara

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Son living with Type 1 diabetes

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posted 11/19/2009, comments (2)

Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Toe-to-Toe

We've passed the mid-way point in National Diabetes Month, which calls for awareness and education of diabetes to the general public and fostering a sense of community for all who have diabetes. Diabetes is affecting more and more people and their families and friends every year - to the tune of 23.6 million in the U.S. alone, hence this... 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 11/19/2009, comments (2)

Regenerating Beta Cells

Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease. Without injected insulin, people who have diabetes cannot survive. Insulin was invented in 1928 changing our lives from a death sentence to someone living with diabetes. It is a little mind numbing to think about! The 1928 research team's discovery... Read more Chevron

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Kelly Kunik

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Diabetes Advocate&Patient Blogger, & Diazon

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posted 11/16/2009, comments (10)

Guest Blogger Kelly Kunik on Diabetes Choices

So with Diabetes you have choices- never let anyone tell you that you don’t. And by choice I mean attitude, and by attitude, I mean a good one or a not so great one. You can choose to be mad, which means that you’ll spend all your time being a major downer, and your blood sugar will most likely will be running on the high... Read more Chevron

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Merely Me

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I am a freelance health writer who has a mom with diabetes

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posted 11/13/2009, comments (8)

Diabetes and Depression: What's the Connection?

It may or may not come as a huge surprise to those of you who suffer from diabetes that depression is closely associated with this disease. The American Diabetes Association tells us that people with diabetes are at greater risk for depression. They provide statistics which show that while the incidence of depression affecting the general... Read more Chevron

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