Thursday, February 16, 2012

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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
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Struggling with Diabetes: When Hope is the Last Thing to Go

I'm American but I'm originally from South America - I was born in Venezuela.  We have a saying that translated into English says, "Hope is the last thing to go".  I often think about that.  I find that hope is one of the most powerful things on earth.  When people are in great danger, suffering, miserable, or sick,... Read moreChevron
posted 05/09/2011, comments (0)|
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Researcher in History of Medicine and in Healthcare Outcomes
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Creating the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes: A Brief History of Gestational Diabetes Part 2

Be sure to read Part 1 of this series here!   By the early twentieth-century, doctors knew that some women, at that time it seemed to be mostly white women, had sugar appear in their urine toward the end of their pregnancies.  They also knew that this condition went away when the mother gave birth.  In 1954, a doctor in Boston began... Read moreChevron
posted 04/27/2011, comments (0)|
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I will conquer my diabesity - starting now!
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What to ask an Endocrinologist about Diabetes?

Following a referral by Dr. Z, this week I will be visiting an endocrinologist for the first time. Wait. What? What does an endocrinologist do anyway? For that matter, what is this endocrine system I've heard so little about?The internet is a wonderful thing because in a matter of a few click thrus and minutes of in-depth research I now know this:... Read moreChevron
posted 02/22/2011, comments (0)|
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Low Blood Sugar

Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar runs in my family. I have Low Blood Sugar and I was told it can lead to Diabetes. How can I take care of it with out getting Diabetes?
posted 01/17/2011, comments (0)|
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small town lawyer, part-time farmer, newly diagnosed diabetic
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Type 2 Diabetes: Losing the Weight and Lowering Your Blood Sugar

I walked out of the doctor's office after my diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes in October of 2009 with two goals. The first was to get my blood sugar down from 395 to normal and the second goal was to get my weight down from 210 pounds to 165. Much to the surprise of my family, my friends and, to be truthful, myself, I'm pretty close to achieving... Read moreChevron
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