Monday, February 13, 2012

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Expert_badge Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician who is living with diabetes.

Another Medication for Type 2 Diabetes

I happened to notice that another medication for type 2 diabetes has been approved by the FDA (yawn!). It's getting to be an almost routine occurrence -- there are now eleven classes of medications for type 2 diabetes (insulin, metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, meglitinides, DPP-4 inhibitors, bromocriptine, GLP-1 receptor... Read moreChevron
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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

Exercise to Control A1C

For years the experts have been telling us that exercise is important for us to control our diabetes. But they never told us how important it is.Even the experts didn’t know. Until now.Tomorrow, the American Medical Association’s professional journal, JAMA, will publish a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously published... Read moreChevron
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Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

Kids, Food and Diabetes = HealthyHappyKidz.com

One of the great frustrations I have is figuring out food, because it’s not just about what food I want to eat, but what are good choices, then carb counting for those choices, or my food choices are dictated by my blood sugar reading.  I’ve lived on my own long enough to have a routine that works pretty well, and a family... Read moreChevron
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Sysy Morales

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I'm a type 1 diabetic since age 11. I'm a diabetes advocate and health activist. I am a wife and mother of twin toddlers and I own a blog called http://thegirlsguidetodiabetes.com

Paradigm Shift Healthy Eating Into the Norm

Why is it so hard to sustain “healthy eating” habits?   Is healthy eating easy?  It depends on who you ask although you'll find plenty of people who say it's hard for all sorts of reasons.   Is healthy eating good for your health? It's probably difficult to find evidence against this.   Is healthy eating... Read moreChevron
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Gretchen Becker

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Author, Humorist, wildlyfluctuating.blogspot.com

Understanding the "Habit" of Overeating

Gary Taubes, author of  Why We Get Fat, Good Calories, Bad Calories, and several major articles on diets in the New York Times, remarked in replying to questions about his latest Times article on sugar, "I, too, find it easier to not eat any sweets at all than to try to eat them in moderation. My wife can order a dessert after dinner and have... Read moreChevron

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