Thursday, February 09, 2012

People Who Are Living With Diabetes

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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician who is living with diabetes.
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Update on combination pills for people with diabetes

Recently, several more combination diabetes pills have become available, and I think I ought to update my previous essay on "Combination pills for type 2 diabetes" to include the new combo pills. I won't repeat many of the concepts there, so if your physician is discussing possibly prescribing combination diabetes pills with you, please review... Read moreChevron
posted 02/06/2012, comments (0)|
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David Mendosa

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog
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The Trouble with Glucose Testing

A big new review shows that people who don’t use insulin are wasting their time and money when they test their blood glucose.I agree.And I still recommend that everyone who has diabetes test his or her blood.Do I contradict myself? I don’t think so.The new review comes from the Cochrane Collaboration, the most respected group that... Read moreChevron
posted 02/03/2012, comment (1)|
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Kelsey Bonilla

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Embracing a Disciplined Diet

Time sure does fly by; it's been 5 months since I switched from pumping back to MDI.  Wow.  During the indulgent holiday season, I had a few moments where I missed the ease of being able to cover a big meal with my insulin pump.  However, I kept looking forward to the start of the New Year so I could put my new eating plan into... Read moreChevron
posted 02/02/2012, comments (0)|
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Gretchen Becker

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Author, Humorist, wildlyfluctuating.blogspot.com
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Testing Blood Glucose and Type 2

Here we go again!   It seems that every few years another group announces that blood glucose (BG) testing strips aren't useful in patients with type 2 diabetes who don't take insulin. Here's the latest.   Naturally, the insurance companies (or in Britain the National Health Service) want evidence for this so they can stop paying for... Read moreChevron
posted 01/30/2012, comment (1)|
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internationally published poet, writer, research assistant, diabetes advocate and educator. Dx'd with T1DM in '89.
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Study Shows Checking Bloodsugar Rather Pointless for Non-Insulin Dependent Type 2 Diabetics

As of 2011, my insurance covers only 4 test strips a day. For a Type 1 diabetic such as myself, this is a ridiculously low number. Like many insulin-dependent diabetics, frequent blood glucose monitoring is essential to my well-being and empowers me to make informed choices that greatly impact not only my day, but my life--now and for the future.... Read moreChevron
posted 01/24/2012, comment (1)|
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