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Amy Campbell


Amy Campbell, Dietitian, C.D.E.

Amy Campbell is the author of Staying Healthy with Diabetes: Nutrition and Meal Planning and a frequent contributor to Diabetes Self-Management and Diabetes & You. She has co-authored several books, including the newly revised The Joslin Guide to Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association's 16 Myths of a "Diabetic Diet," for which she received a Will Solimene Award of Excellence in Medical Communication and a National Health Information Award in 2000. Amy also developed menus for Fit Not Fat at Forty Plus and co-authored Eat Carbs, Lose Weight with fitness expert Denise Austin.

Amy earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Simmons College and a master's degree in nutrition education from Boston University. In addition to being a Registered Dietitian, she is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a member of the American Dietetic Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Since 1995, Amy has been Diabetes and Nutrition Educator at Joslin Diabetes Center, where she is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of disease management programs, including clinical guideline and educational material development, and the development, testing, and implementation of disease management applications. She has developed and conducted training sessions for various disease and case management programs and is a frequent presenter at disease management events.

Jul 21, 2008

Vitamin D: Is It a Miracle? (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

What vitamin helps keep bones healthy, helps ease depression, and may prevent heart attacks, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Type 1 diabetes? You guessed it: vitamin D.

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Jul 14, 2008

The Ups and Downs of Meds and Diabetes (Part 5): Wrapping Up

Amy Campbell

This week, I'll wrap up my series of blog entries that have addressed varies types of medications and their effects on diabetes. I thought it might be worthwhile looking at some other drugs that can affect diabetes management.

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Jul 07, 2008

The Ups and Downs of Meds and Diabetes (Part 4): Blood Lipids

Amy Campbell

Last week we looked at two popular classes of lipid-lowering medicines: statins and selective cholesterol absorption inhibitors. This week we’ll finish up the lipid-lowering drugs by looking at a few other classes.

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Jun 30, 2008

The Ups and Downs of Meds and Diabetes (Part 3): Blood Lipids

Amy Campbell

For the past two weeks, we’ve been delving into various medications that are often prescribed for people with diabetes (see "The Ups and Downs of Meds and Diabetes (Part 1): Steroids" and "The Ups and Downs of Meds and Diabetes (Part 2): Blood Pressure"). Some of these drugs, such as steroids, have a direct effect on blood glucose levels. All drugs have some side effects, so it’s important to have a clear understanding of what these are. Over these next two weeks, we’ll look at classes of drugs that are used to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

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Jun 23, 2008

The Ups and Downs of Meds and Diabetes (Part 2): Blood Pressure

Amy Campbell

Last week, in "The Ups and Downs of Meds and Diabetes (Part 1): Steroids," we took a look at steroids, a powerful class of drugs that, while very good at doing what it's supposed to do, can cause significant hyperglycemia (high blood glucose). Frequent blood glucose monitoring and using sick-day rules are the best ways to deal with that issue. This week, we'll look at another category of drugs: hypertension (high blood pressure) medications, since many people with diabetes take these.

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May 05, 2008

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