Diabetes Self-Management Blog

David Spero

David Spero

David Spero has been a nurse for 32 years and has lived with multiple sclerosis for 25 years. He is author of two books: The Art of Getting Well: Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness (Hunter House 2002), and Diabetes: Sugar-coated Crisis – Who Gets It, Who Profits, and How to Stop It (New Society 2006). He writes for Diabetes Self-Management and Arthritis Self-Management magazines. He is a project director with New Health Partnerships: Improving care by Engaging Patients, a project of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

Accepting Everything — Even Diabetes

Do You Have an Advance Directive?

How Important Is CoQ10?

Healing Leaky Livers

Can Beta Cells Be Healed?

Keeping Skin Healthy With Diabetes

Magic Melon for Diabetes

No Starches, No Sugars — Then What?

How Low is Low Carb?

What Does Low Carb Mean?

Optimism With Diabetes

Working With Doctors

Self-Care for Pain

Drugs for Diabetes Pain

Does Diabetes Hurt?

Metformin Without the Misery

Learning About Sick Days

Drink More Water

How Healthy Do You Think You Are?

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When Good Management Efforts Go Wrong
Sometimes the best of intentions leads to the worst of outcomes. Here’s a chance to learn from the mistakes of others.

Insulin Resistance: What It Is and Why It Matters
Most people with Type 2 diabetes and some with Type 1 have insulin resistance. In either case, it makes blood glucose control more difficult.

How Much Do You Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
This common problem often responds well to healthy lifestyle measures: exercise, stress reduction, and careful food choices.

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