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Haiti Relief Update

Posted by dlife on Tue, Feb 2, 10, 09:09 AM 0 Comments

Thanks to your generous donations, the dLife Foundation has sent nearly
$4,500 to Insulin for Life to help fund their diabetes care relief
efforts in quake stricken Haiti.  Click here to see photos showing some of the Haitians with diabetes that IFL is helping right now.

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Helping Haiti

Posted by dlife on Mon, Jan 25, 10, 13:01 PM 1 Comment

Thanks to your generous donations, the dLife Foundation has sent nearly $4,000 to Insulin for Life to help fund their diabetes care relief efforts in quake stricken Haiti.  Click here to see photos showing some of the Haitians with diabetes that IFL is helping right now.

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Landmark Research on Diet and Heart Disease

Posted by dlife on Mon, Jan 25, 10, 10:10 AM 0 Comments

Though it goes against everything we have been told, the latest research — soon to appear in the world’s most respected journal on nutrition — says there is no evidence that reducing our intake of saturated fat (the kind that’s highest in butter, cheese, and meat) helps to prevent cardiovascular disease.

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Haiti Relief - dLife Members Making a Difference

Posted by dlife on Wed, Jan 20, 10, 08:08 AM 2 Comments

Thanks to your generous donations, on Tuesday the dLife Foundation was able to transfer over $1500 in funds to Insulin For Life, the humanitarian organization working to ship and distribute insulin, blood glucose meters, test strips, and other needed supplies to Haitian earthquake victims living with diabetes.

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Diabetes Supplies Arrive in Haiti

Posted by dlife on Mon, Jan 18, 10, 12:12 PM 0 Comments

The International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) and non-profit aid organization Insulin for Life report that a shipment of insulin, meters, test strips, and other badly-needed diabetes supplies is on its way to the Haitian Foundation for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases (Fondation Haitienne de Diabete et de Maladies Cardio-Vasculaires), the only dedicated diabetes clinic in Haiti.

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Haiti Relief Update

Posted by dlife on Fri, Jan 15, 10, 15:03 PM 0 Comments

Non-profit aid organization Insulin for Life reports today that since the recent Haitian earthquake, they have shipped "1370 mls insulin and strips, meters, lancets, pens, pen needles, and syringes" to the Diabetes Association of Haiti for distribution among those with diabetes in Haiti who are now without supplies, and in many cases, homes.

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Send Aid to Haiti

Posted by dlife on Thu, Jan 14, 10, 12:12 PM 0 Comments

Send Aid to HaitiThe January 12, 2010, 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti has unleashed a global outpouring of help. However, the need continues to outweigh the resources. The death toll from the devastating quake could be between 45,000 and 50,000, with another three million people hurt or homeless, according to the Haitian Red Cross. And for Haitians living with diabetes and other chronic health conditions, the situation is even worse, with hospitals in ruin and medical care virtually non-existent. You can help.

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Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

Posted by dlife on Tue, Jan 5, 10, 13:01 PM 1 Comment

So you've made your resolutions...that was the easy part. Now it's time to keep them. Get help from our Viewpoints columnists, experts and your fellow dLifers!

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"I'm so full, but--"

Posted by dlife on Mon, Dec 28, 09, 11:11 AM 0 Comments

Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical center have discovered that a hormone called ghrelin may tell us we're hungry even when we aren't.

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This I Believe

Posted by dlife on Mon, Dec 21, 09, 10:10 AM 0 Comments

This Wednesday, tune in to Blogabetes writer Nicole Purcell as she presents her story on This I Believe: Rhode Island, a radio program on Rhode Island's WRNI. You can find the broadcast at 6:35 am, 8:35 am, and 5:45 pm on WRNI, 1290 AM in Providence – 102.7 FM in Southern Rhode Island, or you can listen online at www.wrni.org.

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