Diabetes

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posted 06/04/2008, comments (0)

I have had diabetes for 10 years and my blood sugars are never normal. They are in the 200-300 range. My doctor recently said that he wants me to be in the 200's for awhile then he will work on the 100 range. I haven't had any real complications except for the time i went into ketoacidocis and i was in a coma for 9 days in the... Read more Chevron

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Amy Tenderich

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posted 07/01/2008, comments (0)

Diabetes Diagnosis: the Musical (?)

Reprinted with permission of Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com. The winner of this year's Bayer Dream Fund contest certainly has something new and different in mind. Wendy Coleman, a theater and speech professor at Albany State University in Georgia, will use her award to "compose and perform a play about managing life with... Read more Chevron

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jmcclung

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posted 06/02/2008, comments (4)

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My husband has diabetes... type 2... is just now emerging from denial, three years later... I can't seem to do anything right, I can't cook the right things, suggest the right things or ask the right questions. This is the hardest thing we've been through in our five year marriage... i'm so distraught...please someone help.

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Dr. Garren Woodby

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posted 05/23/2008, comment (1)

Tell the American Diabetes Association what you think!

As I participate on various blog sites I find writers who are disappointed with the American Diabetes Association. (I am not a member). This disappointment ranges from a desire for slight changes in ADA recommendations to outright distrust of and loathing for the organization. To anyone falling in this range of opinions, I offer a... Read more Chevron

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JimBr

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posted 05/21/2008, comments (0)

Newly Diagnosed

Hello all I am a newly diagnosed middle aged "diabetic" and frankly I have always hated to tag people like that but nevertheless here I am having Type 2 and still cant quite believe it. My adventure started when I got the flu and went to the doctor for my annual check up and blood work came back. Since diagnosis, I have been diligently... Read more Chevron

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