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Insulin has two critical roles in the body that we cannot live without, yet it can be the root of many health problems, including diabetes. Insulin carries sugar (glucose), fat and protein into your cells where they are used for energy and the repair of your cells. When you eat,... Read More

Humulin or Lantus, Which Insulin For Your Child?

Humulin or Lantus? When my daughter, who was 8, was first diagnosed the Children's Hospital that was treating her put her on an insulin program of short acting Humalog NPH and long acting Humalin N. You should have seen me that first day of training after a long night in... Read More

Diabetes Awareness: Ill Wait til it Hurts

By the time many type 2 diabetics (and often their doctors) realize action is necessary, the disease, with its destructive high blood sugars, has been silently damaging their body for years.Complications to the blood vessels and tissues of your eyes, feet, heart, kidneys, and other organs, are likely well underway.You... Read More

Raising Happy Diabetic Kids

This is the first in a series of articles I am about to embark upon concerning this subject. As my family gets older and matures with this disease I think back to the early days and wonder why aren't we all on medication for depression? Why don't we have standing... Read More

Improper pH Balance Increases Risk and Damage of Diabetes

THE RISKBlood sugar balance is critical to your body's proper functioning. Blood sugar (glucose) is the primary source of fuel for the body's cells and is particularly critical to the brain and the eyes. When glucose isn't regulated properly through the bloodstream, the body's cells don't obtain the energy they... Read More

Raising Happy Diabetic Kids Part II

This is the second article in a series I am writing about how to raise happy diabetic children. You can find the first article titled Help Your Child Develope Self-Confidence in our article archives.Sometimes the phrase "happy diabetic kids" seems to be an oxymoron. Often it seems all of the... Read More

Diabetes Awareness: The Downside... a New Wardrobe?

Here is some commonsense thinking:I can't understand why anyone who has diabetes wouldn't exercise and watch what they eat.The down side is that you may have to get an entire new wardrobe since exercise and healthy eating causes weight and size reduction.When it happens, people tell you how great you... Read More

Pre-Diabetes - The Calm Before the Storm

Remember when the medical world identified pre-hypertension to better monitor your blood pressure? The new buzz: Pre-Diabetes concerns a similar condition pinpointing people who are at severe risk for getting diabetes. Because diabetes silently invades your body, early detection and corrective action are critically important.The goal with identifying pre-diabetes is... Read More

Pre-Diabetes Awareness: Gamblers Understand the Odds

Do you gamble? Play Texas Hold'em poker, casino games, or lotteries? Then understanding your odds of winning is part of the challenge.Are you planning on living a long and healthy life? A life free of aches and pains? A life full of excitement and adventure? Great, then understanding the odds... Read More

Pre-Diabetes: Check Engine Warning Light

Your car has an early detection system and so does your body. Take 3 minutes to read this article and learn how you can save yourself a life time of aches, pains, and costly medical bills.Have you ever had the "Check Engine" warning light come on in your car? Most... Read More

In The News:

Diabetes foundation presents top honors
Boston Herald
“The theme of this year's gala is focused on the connection between athletes and people living with diabetes,” said JDRF New England Chapter Outreach Manager Lauren Shields. Athletes living with diabetes, she said, overcome obstacles every day.

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Washington Times
NFL Patriots release Kyle Love after diabetes diagnosis
Washington Times
The only explanation Love and his agent can see is that two weeks ago Love was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes. “This comes on the heels of Kyle having been diagnosed within the past two weeks with Type-2 diabetes,” Richard Kopelman, Love's agent told ...
Patriots release defensive tackle Kyle Love after diabetes diagnosisYahoo! Sports (blog)
Patriots cut DT Kyle Love after diabetes diagnosisCBSSports.com (blog)
Were the New England Patriots Wrong to Cut Kyle Love After Diabetes Diagnosis?Bleacher Report
SportingNews.com -Big Cat Country -NBCSports.com
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To manage your diabetes, Weird Science recommends the munchies
Ars Technica
Marijuana may make you overeat, but it could be an effective diabetes treatment. Lighting up a bit of weed is often blamed for people going on uninhibited eating binges. So it's a bit of a surprise to find a study saying that regular marijuana use is ...

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Study says air pollution raises risk of diabetes in children - Philly.com
Philly.com
Exposure to air pollution raises the risk of resistance to insulin, a warning sign of diabetes, a study of almost 400 German children suggests. In the study of 10-year-olds, insulin resistance climbed 17 percent for every increase of 10.6 micrograms ...

'Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls': David Sedaris knows your inner oddball
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
David Sedaris, quirky darling of NPR and live readings everywhere, is back. Fans of his deceptively simple but meticulously observed stories and commentary will not be disappointed with "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls," though traditionalists, ...

'Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls,' by David Sedaris
New York Times
That version of Sedaris makes frequent and deeply satisfying appearances on “Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls,” an audio version of the book of essays of the same title. Sedaris makes coming-of-age, in this case in Raleigh, N.C., seem ever new and ever ...

Toledo Blade
ProMedica unveils plans for Mary Ellen Falzone Diabetes Center
Toledo Blade
More than three decades later, the memory of Meme will live on in the newly named ProMedica Mary Ellen Falzone Diabetes Center. The 55,000-square-foot center is under construction on ProMedica's Toledo Hospital North Campus, and is slated to open ...
New Toledo diabetes center will put services under 1 roofnorthwestohio.com

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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Could marijuana reduce diabetes risk?
Fox News
Insulin resistance an important risk factor for diabetes is a metabolic disorder that occurs when the body's cells cannot properly intake insulin. The American Heart Association estimates 35 percent of U.S. adults have metabolic disorders that include ...
Study: Marijuana Use Linked To Lower Diabetes RiskCBS Local
Marijuana Decreases Diabetes Risk, More Studies IndicateSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Study: Smoking Marijuana Linked to Lower Diabetes RiskWLTX.com
Care2.com (blog) -Medscape -iScienceTimes.com
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East Bay Express
Traffic Noise Increases Risk of Diabetes
East Bay Express
Noise from honking cars and police sirens can disrupt sleep, but it also may increase the chance of developing diabetes, according to a large study from Denmark. The researchers compared noise levels from road traffic to the incidence of diabetes in 57 ...

Baltimore Sun
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Baltimore Sun
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of ...

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