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John S. Bell, Health Guide

small town lawyer, part-time farmer, newly diagnosed diabetic

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Type 2 Diabetes: Losing the Weight and Lowering Your Blood Sugar

I walked out of the doctor's office after my diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes in October of 2009 with two goals. The first was to get my blood sugar down from 395 to normal and the second goal was to get my weight down from 210 pounds to 165. Much to the surprise of my family, my friends and, to be truthful, myself, I'm pretty close to achieving... Read more Chevron

posted 12/15/2010, comments (4)|

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Shelly Young, LPC, Health Guide

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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 more Chevron

posted 12/14/2010, comments (0)|

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Nick_Walsh

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35 years in phyto-nutritional research and technology

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Diabetes and Thinking Outside the Box

I was curious when filling out the profile for this website. As I looked at the list of symptoms (arthritis, cholesterol, blood pressure, osteoporosis, obesity etc...) I was astounded to notice that while all the ones that I picked offered the pro-forma answer of "Been through it" as one of the possible answers.... DIABETESE did NOT offer... Read more Chevron

posted 11/30/2010, comments (0)|

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Natalie

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A diabetic coma

My BGs started going up in January or thereabouts, and no matter how much insulin I took, they just kept going up. One day I took 150 units to try to bring my BG down and it didn't do much. I was ravenously hungry as well, and eating everything in sight, especially carbs -- it was almost like a new onset case of diabetes. Well, with all... Read more Chevron

posted 11/12/2010, comments (0)|

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Prodigy Meters

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We are dedicated to helping you live well with diabetes.

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Prodigy Diabetes Care, LLC Donates $14,000 Worth of Diabetic Supplies to Charlotte Rescue Mission

Prodigy Diabetes Care, LLC donated $14,000 worth of diabetic supplies to Charlotte Rescue Mission (CRM), in response to a recent Charlotte Observer article detailing CRM's critical need of supplies for its clients struggling with diabetes. These products, including blood glucose monitors, test strips, lancing devices, lancets, carrying... Read more Chevron

posted 11/10/2010, comments (0)|

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