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What was the hardest part of adjusting to your diabetes diagnosis?

What was your last A1c test result?

What dietary strategies do you use to control your diabetes?

What do you use as a table-top sweetener?

Have you ever been to a diabetes education class?

Do you examine your feet regularly for signs of complications?

Do you have a sick day diabetes management plan?

Do celebrities with diabetes have an obligation to come out publicly about their diabetes?

Does your diabetes care doctor take the time to talk to you?

Do you attend a diabetes support group?

What type of primary care provider oversees your diabetes care?

What kind of shoes do you wear?

What is your relationship to diabetes?

What is the biggest challenge of warm weather diabetes management?

Testing is crucial. Do you test your blood glucose in public?

What ethnic food causes the biggest blood sugar boost for you?

How do you log your blood sugar levels?

Based on your computer experience and interest level, which of the following would you be most likely to take part in?

Have you ever struggled with depression related to your diabetes?

How do you manage your diet to manage your diabetes?

How do you pay for your diabetes care and supplies?

How close are we to a cure for diabetes?

Have you ever experienced neuropathy?

When eating out with family and friends, my biggest pet peeve is...

Do you ever have dreams about your diabetes?

Does diabetes run in your family?

How often do you use a new lancet?

What type 2 oral diabetes medication do you take?

How much diet soda do you drink?

How do you get your diabetes medications and supplies?

Do you have high cholesterol?

Would you be willing to try an inhaled form of insulin as an alternative to daily injections?

When choosing foods that best fit your dietary needs, what is most important to you?

What kind of insulin do you use?

Do you take vitamins and/or nutritional supplements to help support your diabetes health?

Do you consume low carb nutritional bars and/or shakes as part of your diabetes diet?

Do you have any kidney damage as a result of your diabetes?

What's your diabetes personality type?

The CDC recently announced 21 million Americans now have diabetes. What do you think is the primary reason behind the diabetes surge?

What do you feel is the most important benefit of an insulin pump vs. insulin injections?

What was your last A1c test result?

What do you feel is the biggest drawback to insulin pump therapy?

Other than diabetes, what medical condition most concerns you?

Need to lose weight for better control? What do you think will work best for you?

What's your primary source of diabetes-friendly recipes?

What is the biggest barrier to testing your blood glucose on a daily basis?

My #1 New Year's Resolution for taking care of my diabetes is:

For dry skin, do you normally use skin care products that are

To help me lose weight and get in shape this year, I plan on

How much do you spend each month on vitamins and nutritional supplements that support your diabetes health?

High blood pressure affects 20-60% of people with diabetes. If you have high blood pressure, how do you primarily manage it?

Which of the following foods do you eat most often as a snack or dessert if they are sugar free or low sugar?

Would you be willing to participate in a clinical trial for a new diabetes treatment?

Do you have high blood pressure?

What type of diabetes friendly recipes do you look for most?

March is National Kidney Month. Do you get an annual kidney function test from your doctor?

Do you or have you used any of the following diet programs to lose weight?

On average, how frequently do you get an A1c blood test?

What would you most like to see additional coverage of on dLife.com?

Do you wear medical identification jewelry for your diabetes?

Do you get an annual dilated eye exam to check for diabetic eye disease?

Do you think unauthorized or illegal immigrants should be given free medical care for their diabetes?

Do you use a computer to help track your blood glucose levels?

Frequent blood sugar testing is a key part of good control. What do you consider the biggest barrier to more frequent testing?

People with diabetes have to pay special attention to their feet. Where do you shop for shoes?

Breastfeeding may reduce diabetes risk for your child. Do you think breastfeeding is best for your family?

In the past year, have you ever hidden your diabetes from someone?

Which blood glucose meter do you use?

Do you have a diabetes emergency supply kit?

Do you have a certified diabetes educator?

Has an aversion to needles ever kept you from taking care of your diabetes the way you should?

Have you ever been unable to pay for your diabetes care?

What's your personal goal for good diabetes control?

What's the "right" way to refer to someone who lives with diabetes?

What do you usually use to treat a blood sugar low?

Would you wear a continuous blood glucose monitoring device?

Do you like the new dLifeTV newsmagazine format?

Does the heat take a toll on your diabetes control?

How do you track your blood glucose testing results?

What is the number one resource you visit dLife.com for?

Where do you go to get current diabetes information?

Do you participate in diabetes fundraisers?

Who do you tell about your diabetes?

Do you watch online video?

What is your number one reason for visiting dLife.com today?

Does your spouse or significant other support you in your diabetes management?

Have you ever experienced a low blood sugar while driving?

What's the "right" way to refer to someone who lives with diabetes?

Do you read diabetes blogs?

When the clocks fall back, does your diabetes management suffer?

Do you ask your doctor about the new diabetes treatments you read about?

Cold and flu season is here. Does your diabetes go out of control when you get sick?

What's your diabetes personality type?

The holidays are here! Is diabetes health on your gift list?

What's your biggest diabetes challenge during the holidays?

Do you typically pack on pounds during the holidays?

Who do you tell about your diabetes?

What's your biggest holiday carb temptation?:

What's your New Year's Diabetes Resolution?

What's the "right" way to refer to someone who lives with diabetes?

How much do you spend out-of-pocket on diabetes-related supplies and medication each year?

Do you take baby aspirin to decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease?

Which best describes your attitude towards carbohydrates?

What's your diabetes type?

Have you ever cut back on diabetes medication because of financial problems?

What was the hardest part of adjusting to your diabetes diagnosis?

What dietary strategies do you use to control your diabetes?

March is National Kidney Month. Do you get an annual kidney function test from your doctor?

If you took the Heart Disease Risk Quiz, what changes, if any, are you planning to make?

Are the people around you prepared to handle a diabetes emergency?

What do you hate THE MOST about diabetes?

Do you make diabetes blogs part of your regular net routine?

Does diabetes run in your family?

Do you get an annual dilated eye exam to check for diabetic eye disease?

How do you dispose of your lancets and syringe needles?

Do celebrities with diabetes have an obligation to come out publicly about their diabetes?

How do you manage your diet to manage your diabetes?

When you were first diagnosed, what was the hardest thing to learn about diabetes management?

Have you ever been to a diabetes education class?

What is the biggest challenge of warm weather diabetes management?

What dietary strategies do you use to control your diabetes?

How does exercise benefit you the most?

When choosing foods that best fit your dietary needs, what is most important to you?

What is your favorite way to get fit?

How many different medications, prescription and over-the-counter combined, do you take each day?

What is the biggest challenge of warm weather diabetes management?

How often do you exercise?

A recent study from the CDC reports that only 67.9% of people with type 2 diabetes reported getting an annual foot exam. Have you had a foot exam from a healthcare professional in the past year?

Do you have a sick day diabetes management plan?

Do you participate in diabetes forums?

A recent CDC study found that 63.3% of people with type 2 diabetes reported getting a dilated eye exam. Have you had a dilated eye exam in the past year?

How much sleep do you get?

What do you feel is the biggest drawback to insulin pump therapy?

Does spirituality help you manage your diabetes?

Are you concerned about losing your job if you reveal you have diabetes?

If you have diabetes, do you drink alcohol?

Are tattoos, piercings, and other body art taboo for people with diabetes?

How often do you stray from your healthy eating plan?

What do you enjoy most when your weekly dLife newsletter, dLife Update, arrives?

Do you ask your doctor about the new diabetes treatments you read about?

Which of the following is the greatest challenge in managing your diabetes?

Do you feel you need to lose weight for better diabetes control?

It's National Diabetes Month. What will you be doing to raise diabetes awareness?

Has diabetes influenced your choice of profession?

Which Thanksgiving food presents the biggest challenge for you? (OR "is hardest to resist?")

Cold and flu season is here. Does your diabetes go out of control when you get sick?

What's your biggest diabetes challenge during the holidays?

If you could take a vacation from your diabetes what would you do?

Feelings of depression tend to peak during the holidays. When you are feeling blue, what do you do?

Is diabetes health on your gift list this year?

What's your New Year's Diabetes Resolution?

Which of the 7 self-care behaviors do you find the most challenging to teach effectively in your role as a diabetes educator?

The holidays have faded away and the weather outside is frightful. Are you...

How long have you or your loved one had diabetes?

What about diabetes frustrates you the most?

Which Presidential candidate has the most appealing health plan?

What do you keep in your diabetes emergency supply kit?

Being a person with diabetes and involved in a sexual relationship means:

If you have experienced neuropathy, what do/did you do to treat it?

What do YOU know about diabetes?

Are the diabetes police breaking down your door?

When it comes to managing your diabetes, are you your own worst critic?

Should dLifeTV move to 6:30 PM EST or stay at 7 PM EST?

Other than diabetes, what medical condition most concerns you?

The Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (Abbott) was approved by FDA this week. Would you ever consider going on a CGMS?

dLife is 3 years old! What is your favorite thing about dLifeTV?

What is your main creative outlet for dealing with diabetes?

What is your primary health vice?

Which diabetes sin are you guilty of committing the most?

What health insurance hurdles are most often in your way?

Does your diabetes care doctor take the time to talk to you?

The dLife forum has been redesigned! What feature do you enjoy the most?

Which best describes your attitude towards carbohydrates?

What diabetes concern will nag you the most during the Memorial Day holiday?

Are the people around you prepared to handle a diabetes emergency?

What is your main creative outlet for dealing with diabetes?

How do you express your inner Diva-betic or Dude-abetic?

How do you celebrate your diabetes anniversary?

A new study in The Journal of Pain reported that patients with nerve pain showed reduced pain intensity from smoking marijuana. Would you consider marijuana use to reduce your pain?

Beyond meeting in person, or in office visits, how do you keep in touch with patients the most?

Are you familiar with an ERP (Educator Resource Plan) and do you use it in your practice?

This month, expert columnist A. Paul Chous is writing about laser therapy. If you have vision issues, would you try laser therapy to correct the problem?

Studies confirm that pig islet transplants into people with type 1 diabetes can produce insulin. Would you be willing to undergo an islet transplant?

A prominent endocrinologist has called for a dramatic change in drug treatment standards for type 2 diabetes - metformin, TZDs, and Byetta right from diagnosis. Would you be willing to take three medications if it would improve your control?

Dry eye syndrome, or keratoconjunctivitis, is twice as common in people with diabetes. Do you have dry eye issues?

When you were first diagnosed, what was the hardest thing to learn about diabetes management?

Is your certified diabetes educator (CDE) making a difference in your management?

Does your cultural heritage or religion impact your diabetes eating plan?

Should there be more distinction made between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

A new study published in Cell Metabolism explains why many morbidly obese patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery show greater control of their diabetes symptoms within days. Would you consider having gastric bypass or another bariatric surgical procedure?

Would you ever use cell phone or wireless device technology that helped you track blood glucose and manage your diabetes?

What is the most challenging diabetes goal for your patients to achieve?

What kinds of online resources do you trust the most for diabetes-related information?

What is the most effective teaching tool that you use in your practice?

Do you bake or cook with sugar substitutes?

If a diabetes emergency occurs when you are alone, do you have a plan of action ready?

What is your idea of good diabetes control?

Do you prefer for inquisitive people to approach you about your diabetes on the job?

Do you think people with diabetes fit the category of "disabled"?

Testing is crucial. Do you test your blood glucose in public?

Is the current economic situation affecting your diabetes care?

How much diet soda do you drink?

If you could get good diabetes-friendly options at a fast food restaurant, would you:

It's National Diabetes Month. What will you be doing to raise diabetes awareness?

Which of the following is the greatest challenge in managing your diabetes?

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