Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Expert_badge David Mendosa

David Mendosa

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog

Natto is a Low-Carb Food

When I decided in 2007 that it was healthy and safe to eat nothing but low-carb meals, I wasn’t sure if I could do it for a long time. I wondered if my diet would have enough variety to remain interesting.After all, I had stopped eating more than half the products that all our supermarkets sell. No more bread, bagels, croissants, pasta,... Read moreChevron
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Patience over Anger in Diabetes Management for Care & Control Long Term

Having diabetes or any chronic illness requires lots of patience. I once had a male companion who needed to check his blood glucose level and take an insulin injection before every meal. I recall his impatience as well as my own, when we traveled and were hungry and would finally find a restaurant. Having any chronic illness requires the patience... Read moreChevron
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Expert_badge Shelly Rondeau Heller

Shelly Rondeau Heller

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Writer, reader, student, mom, traveler, horse-crazy adventurer

Some Say We Created Our Illness

I live in Boulder, Colorado, one of the most health-centric places in the world. So when I got sick with ulcerative colitis in 2000, I felt like some kind of failure. I was a wife, a mom, and in the middle of my main earning years. It was a terrible time to be sick. I spent a lot of time thinking, "What did I do to create this?"   In... Read moreChevron
Michele

Michele

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they say I have BI-POLOR

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every since I was about 5 years old, I have been deeply depressed and am now 45. in the mid 60's depression was not recognized like it is today, my story is this, I have had 4 head injuries my whole life so far and the first one was when I was still an infant ( so I am told) the second one was when I was 11yrs and fell off a fast moving vehicle... Read moreChevron
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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