People with diabetes are like everyone else, only more so. This realization has been slowly growing in my mind as I began to appreciate that while we talk all the time about how those of us with diabetes need regular exercise, good nutrition, and weight control, everyone needs that too.
Even the complications of diabetes are more intense manifestations of what anyone may experience. For example, the problems that we often experience with our skin are similar to what just about everyone...
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Wash your hands! Diabetes Mistakes
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My husband and I didn't get much sleep last night. We made a mistake. Josh has been going to bed with normal blood sugars but then has... Read more »
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Give Diabetes a Hand
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Handfuls of Hope and Diabetes Awareness
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by David Mendosa People with diabetes are like everyone else, only more so. This realization has been slowly growing in my mind as I began... Read more »
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Finding out your child has type 1 diabetes can be terrifying, and figuring out how to work diabetes care management into your life can be downright... Read more »
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A healthy well-balanced diet is an essential part of glucose control for people who have diabetes. However, having diabetes does not mean that you... Read more »
Type 2 diabetes
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Noninsulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes - type 2; Adult-onset diabetes Symptoms Often, people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms at... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes Resources: Diabetes Information
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