Monday, February 13, 2012

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Expert_badge Ann Bartlett

Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

Why Type 1 Diabetics Avoid Complications

I've lived with type 1 diabetes for 41 years and without complications.  Probably the one thing I do have is Diabetic Mastopathy, but it's not a major complication that threatens the rest of my life.  I have known other people who have lived by the diabetes book and still developed diabetes complications such as retinopathy, neuropathy,... 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

Does Caffeine Cause Blood Sugar Changes?

The first thing I did after reading the new study that caffeine can increase our blood glucose level was to switch to drinking green tea. The second thing I did was to switch again -- this time to decaffeinated green tea.I overreacted. Several years ago I had switched from coffee to Darjeeling tea, which has about half the caffeine per cup. While... 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

Comparing Type II Diabetes Pills: Metformin and the Insulin Secretagogues

When people with type 2 diabetes could take a pill instead of insulin to help us control our diabetes, smiles must have appeared on many faces. The pill was tolbutamide, and in the mid-1950s it became the first of the sulfonylurea class of drugs.But that was more than half a century ago. Meanwhile, we now have choices of pills we can use. In fact,... Read moreChevron
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Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

Are You an A1c Champion?

Champions are those people who make us feel good, be better people, or who give us validation and inspire us to want to work harder.  My mind can sift through my childhood memories and recall people who made me feel confident, but none were people living with diabetes! I didn’t know anyone else with diabetes until a few years ago and... Read moreChevron
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Gretchen Becker

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Author, Humorist, wildlyfluctuating.blogspot.com

A1c and Blood Glucose Levels

Does your hemoglobin A1c level not appear to agree with the average meter readings you get at home? You're not alone.   There are numerous reasons your A1c might appear to be higher or lower than what you were expecting. The most common reason is related to the fact that your A1c reflects an average blood glucose (BG) level. You can have a... Read moreChevron

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