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Sysy Morales

I'm a type 1 diabetic since age 11. I'm a diabetes advocate and health activist. I am a wife and mother of twin toddlers and I own a blog called http://thegirlsguidetodiabetes.com

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Struggling with Diabetes: When Hope is the Last Thing to Go

I'm American but I'm originally from South America - I was born in Venezuela. We have a saying that translated into English says, "Hope is the last thing to go". I often think about that. I find that hope is one of the most powerful things on earth. When people are in great danger, suffering, miserable, or sick,... Read more Chevron

posted 05/09/2011, comments (0)|

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PTSD and Sleep Disorders

I am a veteran who suffers from PTSD and some neurological problems. I have worked through a regimen of cognitive behavioral therapy (which helped a lot!) and took a low does of Citalopram for depression until relatively recently. Several weeks ago I underwent a sleep study with the Veterans Administration to test for sleep... Read more Chevron

posted 02/08/2011, comments (3)|

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Both my husband and I suffer from migraines, so we feel each others pain. Mine seem to have gotten not as bad as I get older, and are mainly around my menstral cycle. My husbands migraines are a totally different story. He has had them off and on since childhood, and over the years they have gotten worse. They are... Read more Chevron

posted 02/06/2011, comment (1)|

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BRKyle

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50 years old with 14 year old twins, and a few cats

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Anne Frank a migraneur?

Teri, The fact that Anne Frank was possibly (or probably) a migraneur is not surprising, if you think about it. That child had more pressure and stress on her than any adult of this day and age can imagine -- SILENCE all day, and the smallest of movements at night, as the warehouse was watched all the time. I believe she would... Read more Chevron

posted 01/27/2011, comment (1)|

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John S. Bell

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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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