Diabetes - People Who Are Caregivers

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Beth McNamara

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Son living with Type 1 diabetes

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posted 11/05/2009, comments (5)

Butting Heads With Your Type 1 Teenager

With my son just one month short of turning fourteen, I feel like I now have entered a phase of on-going battles. Our relationship is solid enough, yet it is not filled with tranquility but instead is prone to raging storms followed by short interludes of calm. My husband and I sense that we are just beginning to make our way down the long road of... 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 11/03/2009, comments (3)

Diabetes Care: Responsibilities for Patient and Healthcare Provider

I routinely review the comments associated with my blogs as well as those of my fellow bloggers on this site. I have noted a persistent theme in regard to the lack of satisfaction with diabetes healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical industry. Many of the comments are truly appropriate given the current state of health care and insurance... Read more Chevron

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Housekitten

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posted 10/02/2009, comments (0)

Housekitten

My Mom is an 80 year old woman who weighs in at a whopping 101 pounds. Last year she had a surgical procudure called the Whipple and has had about 1/4 to 1/3 of her pancreas removed. She is now having blood sgars in the range of 140-190. She has seen a dietician and she recommend counting carbs and not going over 30-45 carbs per... Read more Chevron

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Adran

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Interested

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posted 07/09/2009, comments (0)

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Alvin Hopkinson

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Natural Health Researcher

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posted 05/11/2009, comments (2)

Diabetes Management - Implementing The Proper Methods and Tools

In order to avoid long-term complications such as amputation, blindness and damage to the different body organs, diabetes management is a serious undertaking that every afflicted person should handle. The objective is to maintain the blood sugar level within the bounds of the standard level and this requires the help of dedicated healthcare... Read more Chevron

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