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Diabetes Flashpoints

CDC and FDA: Don’t Share!
Federal health agencies issue advisories against sharing lancing devices and even blood glucose meters.

Diabetes Self-Management Blog
David Spero

Activity Yes, Exercise Maybe

I’m often preaching about the value of physical activity, but physical activity doesn’t always mean exercise. Even when you do exercise, there’s no need to spend money and travel to a fancy gym. There are some better ways to move…

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Jan Chait

Be a Team Player or, Even Better, Be the Team Leader

When I go to see my endocrinologist, we pull up our seats to the examining table and begin spreading out charts, graphs, lab results, my insulin pump’s basal settings, a list of the drugs I need prescriptions written for — and more — until the table is just about covered…

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Amy Campbell

Stocking Your Healthful Freezer: Meat, Poultry, and Fish (Part 6)

Well, Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of summer, is now behind us. We escaped the wrath of Hurricane Earl and have had three days of beautiful weather. But there’s a hint of fall in the air, the sun is rising later, and the leaves are beginning to change color…

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Diane Fennell

Green Leafy Vegetables Cut Risk of Type 2, Study Shows

Moms now have another reason to encourage the kids to eat their vegetables: A recent study has found that increased consumption of green leafy vegetables can significantly reduce a person’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes

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Eric Lagergren

It’s a Sparkling Water Kind of Day, Every Day

Ah yes, I remember it so unfondly, the month or so before my diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes. The thirst! Oh the excessive, abnormal, unquenchable thirst…

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David Spero

Diabetes on the Web

After sex, health is probably the most popular topic on the World Wide Web. News sites, support groups, newsletters and magazines, blogs, and product promotions compete for our attention. Which sites work for you, and how do you best use the Web for your health?

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Jan Chait

Medication Mishaps Common, But You Can Avoid Them

 
Amy Campbell

Stocking Your Healthful Freezer: Frozen Treats: Ice Cream Sandwiches (Part 5)

 
Diane Fennell

More Good News About Cinnamon

 
Eric Lagergren

Beer, Breweries, and Blood Glucose

 
David Spero

New Research on the Pleasure Cure

 
Jan Chait

When Health Care Turns Deadly and How to Avoid Getting to That Point

 

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Vitamin D: What Is Its Roles in Diabetes?
New research has raised the possibility that vitamin D may help to prevent or manage diabetes and other chronic conditions.

Managing Your Medicines: Tips and Tools That Can Help
The more medicines you take, the harder it can be to remember what to take when and how much. This article suggests some tools and techniques that can help.

How Much Do You Know About Metformin?
Metformin is one of the most widely used oral drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes. Test your knowledge about this drug and maybe learn something new.

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