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David Mendosa

David Mendosa

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog
posted 11/29/2009, comments (0)

The Big Ds -- Diabetes, Depression, and the D Vitamin

Since alliteration helps us to remember connections, we're lucky that diabetes, depression, and the D vitamin all start with the same letter. We aren't lucky that diabetes and depression are so closely connected, as I wrote in my essay on "Diabetes and Depression" here a year ago. But we're in luck that vitamin D might treat both... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and Medical Director of DiabetesMonitor.com
posted 11/27/2009, comment (1)

Feast or famine

If you live in the United States, there's a fairly high chance you ate a lot of turkey yesterday, on Thanksgiving Day. (There's also a chance you'll be eating turkey leftovers for the next few days!) It's been a holiday tradition to stuff oneself with food for Thanksgiving, and there are more holidays coming up that traditionally will be spiced... Read moreChevron
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Kerri Sparling

Kerri Sparling

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I believe in the power of community.
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 moreChevron
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Dr. Fran Cogen

Dr. Fran Cogen

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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l
posted 11/24/2009, comments (6)

Finding the Right Diabetes Specialist to Match Your Needs, Part 2

Last week we discussed the difficulties surrounding the transition from the pediatric diabetes team to the adult world of endocrinology. Several weeks ago I talked about the responsibilities of both the person with diabetes and those of the healthcare providers. Today, I would like to provide tips to choose the right diabetes team for young and... Read moreChevron
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Amylia Grace

Amylia Grace

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type 1 since the age of eleven, I'm a writer, educator & blogger.
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 moreChevron
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