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Researchers out of the University of Buffalo have found that young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone. This could prove to make fathering children and quality of life a challenge. This study follows research published earlier by these same scientists reporting that one-third of middle-aged men with type 2 diabetes […]
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Over 20% of all diabetics have heart disease. That is why it is so scary when new research and studies come out that prove diabetic medication to harm your heart. And here we go again… Two Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty members sifted through three trials to come to the conclusion that certain […]
Here is a true story from my life this week: My eldest daughter woke up on the second day of school with a very bad stomach ache, blurry vision, a dizzy head, tingly fingers and very thirsty. I asked if I could check her bloodsugar- after all I am a nurse and a diabetic right?
She […]
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This is big here in the States. Please mark your calendars for next Friday night… Stand up to Cancer. This is a great event for a great cause. Karen- our Pink Ribbon Review blogger, has a complete list of all the […]
Oh boy- this week is flying by! My diet has been so darn good this week- I think it is because the kids are back in school. The snacks are not around and I actually have a second to cut up some fruit or mix some granola and yogurt, it is like a vacation. I […]
So wrapping up the weekend… Lets see, I ate a egg and sausage sandwich for breakfast- not so hot- but only had a piece of fruit for dinner and now at the wee ours I am eating dinner- bad again but I just got home from work and we were too busy to eat while […]
Here is another reason that we see so many admissions to hospitals due to diabetic complications… the doughnut hole. Just what is this you ask? Medicare beneficiaries were responsible for pay as soon as they incurred costs of $2,400 among pharmacy costs. After a beneficiary then spent $3,850 out of their own pocket- coverage kicked […]
This is interesting. A new study in the Journal of Lipid Research suggests an unusual form of inheritance may have a role in the rising rate of diabetes, especially in children and young adults among the US. We all know that we get half of our DNA from mom and half from dad- but to […]
I received a question from a reader asking for a log book that would also accommodate someone with gestational diabetes. Below are links to 3 log books that I have come across. The first does cost a small amount of money but the latter 2 are free. Hope that helps!
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dia-log.com
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