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DAM: Diabetes Symptoms
I knew that I had diabetes before I was officially diagnosed. Sitting in class, reading Time magazine, I came across a PSA print advertisement from, I believe, the American Diabetes Association. On a...
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Oregon’s Diabetes Death Squad: HERC
Your health care professional walks into the room, plunks a file on the table, and grimaces at you. “Your A1C is 7.5. Your fasting blood glucose level is 143. You have Type 2 diabetes. Here’s a...
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Warning Label
It’s no secret how I feel about blood glucose meter accuracy: without it, I’m dead. Blood sugar monitoring devices have become the linchpin in diabetes care. The number shown on a screen is what...
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“Do it. Do. It. DO IT!!!”
I am quoting my daughter when she wants me to complete something for her: opening a jar, getting art supplies off the top shelf, or putting tofu and ketchup on a plate for lunch. (The Kid has some...
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Procrastinators Unite… Tomorrow!
You still have time, you procrastinator you. The docket that FDA has open on blood glucose test strips has been extended to May 7th. You can use the “Ain’t Got No Time For That” method that I came up...
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