Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Alvin Hopkinson

Alvin Hopkinson

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Natural Health Researcher

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 moreChevron
Coppi

Coppi

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Colombian therepeutic diabetic footwear manufacturer

Diabetic footwear

  We all must have special care and protection for our feet, since these support our weight during our daily living; allowing us to walk, run, jump, dance and enjoy all the moments that makes us maintain a better quality of life. However, people with diabetes require an additional attention, due to the complications that, because of their... Read moreChevron
posted 03/31/2009, comments (0)|
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Kim Benjet

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Son has diabetes

Using a Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Here's what we found from the five day trial.  Josh only had one overnight low that we would have missed - in the high 60s. Night time lows were one thing CGMS seemed to find the most when people starting wearing them. Josh's low came, not surprisingly, on day when he had lots of exercise.   The most profound thing we learned was food... Read moreChevron
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Richphf@aol.com

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Fitness for Diabetics

I'm an Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist with the American Council on Exercise and have recently put the most effecient and safest exercise program on video with a travel kit that gives the textbook info used to educate advanced trainers on how Diabetics should begin an overall exercise program. Obviously I would like to sell my kit to as... Read moreChevron
posted 12/08/2008, comments (0)|
Teresa Ollila

Teresa Ollila

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Portraits from a Lifetime of Diabetes

When my nine year old son, Case, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes almost six years ago, I was painfully overwhelmed, numb from not sleeping because he might go low during the night, but most of all, extremely sad.  I was sad for so many reasons.  I remember one morning, shortly after he was diagnosed,  I was walking towards him to... Read moreChevron

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