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Kerri Sparling

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I believe in the power of community.

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posted 11/24/2009, comments (0)

What Numbers Matter?

Beauty benchmarks seem to be measured in what size pants you fit into and what designer hand bag you have draped over your rail-thin arm. This is the biggest bunch of crap I have ever heard. In my life. There's a lot of body image problems in our society. (Feel free to file that under "No Kidding.") Women are shown... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and Medical Director of DiabetesMonitor.com

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posted 11/21/2009, comments (0)

Lousy Reimbursement is a Barrier to Comprehensive Diabetes Care

A recent survey of physicians, Physicians' Perceptions of Reimbursement as a Barrier to Comprehensive Diabetes Care, highlights a well-known, ancient, and unsolvable problem: sometimes physicians simply don’t get paid enough to take care of people with diabetes (PWD). It’s certainly easier to scribble a prescription for an antibiotic... Read more Chevron

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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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Gina Capone

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.

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posted 11/12/2009, comments (0)

Mastering Diabetes at the DRI: Day 3

This is Day 3 of a 5 day intensive mastering your diabetes program that I participated in at the Diabetes Research Institute. Please read DRI-Mastering your diabetes, Day 1 & Day 2 first. On Day 3, I got to the DRI and went for my vitals. After I got to the classroom, we were quickly put into our divided groups. We evaluated... Read more Chevron

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