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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 12/02/2009, comments (0)

My 24 Hour Fast With Type 1 Diabetes

This is Day 4 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 and Day 3 first.Fasting for 24 hours with type 1 diabetes? Yes, I know what you are thinking right now. No way, no how. I can’t fast, I have diabetes. I have... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Fran Cogen

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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l

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posted 12/01/2009, comments (4)

The Epidemic of Type 1 Diabetes

I recently attended the Capitol Area Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) annual gala to help raise funds to finance research that will lead to a cure for insulin dependant diabetes. Indeed, as I was thinking that I will hopefully be able to retire having been able to help administer the eventual cure/cures that are yet to be discovered,... Read more Chevron

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Kerri Sparling

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posted 11/30/2009, comments (0)

Type 1 Diabetes and Pregnancy

(Honestly, this is a post I always hoped I’d be able to write, and even the title is making me grin.) I am currently 4 ½ months into my first pregnancy, and I’m beyond grateful for it and thrilled about it. I’m also 23 years into my type 1 diabetes diagnosis, so pregnancy wasn’t always something I... Read more Chevron

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Beth McNamara

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Son living with Type 1 diabetes

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posted 11/30/2009, comment (1)

Just As Much Art As Science

I'd written a few weeks ago confiding my frustration with my teenage son who has Type 1, and dealing with what I felt was his poor management of his diabetes. I found myself at the end of my rope in figuring out how to deal with his erratic and increasing BG numbers. At the time of that writing, I had no insights or thoughts (beyond my ire),... Read more Chevron

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Gretchen Becker

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posted 11/30/2009, comments (2)

Cranberry Relish

Cranberries. What would Thanksgiving be without them. It's delicious on the day itself, and it's also delicious with the leftover turkey we all eat for the next few days. Unfortunately, the easy cranberry sauce, the stuff that comes in cans, is loaded with sugar. So what can we do? Use our creativity, of course. If you have a... Read more Chevron

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