Diabetes - People Who Are Caregivers

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Lorne Abramson

posted 07/26/2007, comments (0)

The Value of Diabetes Camp

As a parent of a child with diabetes (my daughter was diagnosed at 6 years of age), I had the good fortune to meet Dr. Bruce Morton, who founded the diabetes camps in Nova Scotia. As a former camp director of non-specialized camps, I understood the "family nature" of summer camps. However the world of diabetes was new to me, and... Read more Chevron

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Neil Bason

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posted 07/23/2007, comments (0)

Calculator

A Simple Insulin Dosage Calculator By Neil Bason, Managing Director of Thorpe Products, Ltd. (a Type 1 Caregiver) For people who inject insulin with a basal/bolus regimen, it's often difficult to calculate the proper pre-meal dose. After watching my partner struggle with the math for fifteen years, I decided to design a simple... Read more Chevron

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clnorthrup

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posted 03/06/2007, comments (4)

splenda is poison!

recently i discovered splenda was wreaking havoc on my body! for almost a year i was mildly-moderate nauseated?? from the time i woke up to the time i'd go to sleep. i started missing my periods. this past May i didn't have anything for 3 months. i was very irritable,easily angered even though i'm... Read more Chevron

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Mary Kate Cary

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posted 09/26/2006, comments (3)

Progress on the Pump!

Good news: we convinced our daughter to try the insulin pump. As you know from my previous blogs, we had brought the horse to water but were having trouble getting her to drink. I had tried every rational argument possible with her, and she was respondingby trying every pre-teen argument possible back. Finally, I had to go to the last resort... Read more Chevron

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