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I know that Dr. Quick is being polite in his discussion of the 1213 ADA guidelines when he makes this point, “And there’s one concept that t...



I know that Dr. Quick is being polite
in his discussion of the 1213 ADA guidelines when he makes this
point, “And there’s one concept that the
ADA doesn’t fully discuss: empowering the diabetes patient to
become an active partner in their own diabetes care
(self-management). In fact, the only mention of the word “empower”
this year is in the discussion of pregnancy planning: “The goals of

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