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Maria

winter bugs

For the first time since diagnosis, a year and a half ago, I encountered a real and frightening problem with my 6 year old daughters blood sugars. After collecting her friday afternoon from school I noticed something was wrong. She was not keen on food and felt extreemly tired, for a child who loves food and never sits down this alone was... Read more Chevron

posted 11/20/2008, comments (0)|

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frankenduf

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Got a chronic health problem? Nuts!

The New York Times ran an article Monday claiming nuts may help prevent diverticulitis. This is another in a growing number of studies claiming health benefits from eating nuts. So the nut is now ascending the list of health foods, even though historically it had taken a couple of shots. When cholesterol was implicated in... Read more Chevron

posted 09/11/2008, comments (0)|

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Lisa

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need help

angry, moody wont test, low sugars, help

posted 06/12/2008, comments (0)|

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MTM

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Weight gain with Lantus

My parents are in their 80's, have had Type II diabetes for more than 10 years, and were put on Lantus 2 years ago. They also take Metformin and Actos. Both of them have gained 20 to 30 pounds in this two year period. To prevent hypoglycemic episodes in the morning (which still happen once or twice a month), they eat a huge "snack"... Read more Chevron

posted 01/28/2008, comments (14)|

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claudiasuderm

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Latinos! A Survey for you

Hi, The Dermatology Department from Stanford University would like to invite you to fill out a questionnaire. This survey is completely anonymous. We are investigating knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding skin ulcer prevention among Latino adults. Our survey takes approximately 10 minutes to fill out and is available in both... Read more Chevron

posted 01/10/2008, comments (0)|

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