Learn Prediabetes Is Not Diabetes
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2015/06/learn-prediabetes-is-not-diabetes.html
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Diabetes and Sleep Apnea
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2015/04/diabetes-and-sleep-apnea.html
I have written more than the one below on sleep apnea, but this is mainly concerning sleep apnea and management of blood glucose. http://abo...
Please, I Need Help
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/12/please-i-need-help.html
Yes, this last year was a great year for me, but I am asking my readers for assistance in locating other type 2 bloggers. I have found seve...
Food Plan Study Of Interest
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/11/food-plan-study-of-interest.html
In a short 24-week study, HbA1c levels improved and cholesterol levels were reduced to the point of reduced need for statins. Type 2 diabet...
Diabetes Does Not Have To Be Progressive
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/04/diabetes-does-not-have-to-be-progressive.html
This blog by Nancy Klobassa Davidson, R.N. on April 4, 2014 represents a blog by a large medical organization (the Mayo Clinic) that identif...
Is Polypharmacy In Your Future?
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2014/03/is-polypharmacy-in-your-future.html
What is polypharmacy? There are several definitions so this is not always the best term to use. The use of two or more drugs together, usu...
Don't Restrict Test Strips for People with Type 2 Diabetes
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2013/12/don-restrict-test-strips-for-people.html
My fasting glucose at diagnosis, versus currently. All around us there are people who are struggling or living with challenging health condi...
When Does Hypoglycemia Happen?
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2013/08/when-does-hypoglycemia-happen.html
This is another reason many, if not most, doctors will not prescribe insulin. It seems this is the nemesis that many doctors just can't...
Some Random Thoughts on ADA's Guidelines
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2013/03/some-random-thoughts-on-ada-guidelines.html
Year after year after year, we get similar guidelines from the American Diabetes Association. Occasionally we get something of value, but mo...
The Diabetes Detour... Where am I, again?
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-diabetes-detour-where-am-i-again.html
One of life's many reminders that I am not alone, with diabetes. "Who are you?," I asked, as strange and odd faces peered ove...
The Gastric Bypass Hype... Is It Really a Cure?
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/05/the-gastric-bypass-hype-is-it-really.html
The headline declares: " Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss " . It's a bold statement. It's enough to make ...
The Messy Language of Type 2 Diabetes
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/01/the-messy-language-of-type-2-diabetes.html
"Well, my husband is a board certified endocrinologist, and he told me that whenever a Type 2 patient is 'good,' and gets their...
On the Eve of my Diabetes Anniversary...
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-eve-of-my-diabetes-anniversary.html
Some days... I think it's all a dream. A bad dream, a long dream; One of those sweaty kind of dreams. I call out for you, and you'r...
A Call to Change: Revamping Type 2 Diabetes Awareness
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2011/11/a-call-to-change-revamping-type-2.html
Every November is sort of bittersweet, for me. In one way, I am very excited -- the unity, love and compassion of many, just pours over in ...
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