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Making the Worst Your Best [ Type 1 Diabetes ]
Do You Tell Continued [ Friends & Family ]
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Getting By With a Little Helper [ Friends & Family ]
Doubling the Challenge [ Friends & Family ]
My Wall of Inspiration [ Friends & Family ]
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Six People You Need to Tell [ Friends & Family ]
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Relief for the Caregiver [ Friends & Family ]
Understanding the Patient [ Friends & Family ]
Understanding the Numbers [ Friends & Family ]
Relief for the Caregiver [ Friends & Family ]
Divabetic [ TV Show Schedule ]
Motivating Your Partner or Child [ Friends & Family ]
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Find the Right Home Health Care Agency [ Friends & Family ]
Self Blood Glucose Testing [ Friends & Family ]
Healthy Up Your Kitchen! [ Friends & Family ]
Fatherhood and Diabetes [ TV Show Schedule ]
Heart [ TV Show Schedule ]
Caregiving Issues and the Workplace [ Friends & Family ]
Smoking and Diabetes [ TV Show Schedule ]
Special Needs of Children & Aging Parents [ Friends & Family ]
Get Siblings to Help With Caregiving [ Friends & Family ]
Talking to the Doctor [ Friends & Family ]
Relationships [ TV Show Schedule ]
Roles and Responsibilities [ Friends & Family ]
Family
Where to Find Respite Resources [ Friends & Family ]
Caregiver Wellness [ Friends & Family ]
Complications and Other Risks [ Friends & Family ]
Support Your Loved One With Diabetes [ Friends & Family ]
The Diabetes Family Affair [ Friends & Family ]
More Than a Sip of Support [ Friends & Family ]
The Sweetest Surprise [ Friends & Family ]
Aunt Tillie, Leave My Diabetes Alone! [ Special Occasions ]
Are You Becoming a Nudnik? [ Friends & Family ]
Clap On...Clap Off... [ Friends & Family ]
Stress Busters!
Where to Find Respite Resources [ Friends & Family ]
Invisible Travails [ Friends & Family ]
Putting Diabetes In Its Place [ Friends & Family ]
Double Income (and Diabetes), No Kids [ Friends & Family ]
When Diabetes Has Company [ Friends & Family ]
"Should You Really Be Eating That?"
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My Partner in Lows
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Choosing a Health Care Facility
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The Diabetes World
Owning Diabetes [ Type 1 Diabetes ]
Diabetes Etiquette: Finding the Right Thing To Say [ Type 1 Diabetes ]
Relief for the Caregiver [ Friends & Family ]
Where to Find Respite Resources [ Friends & Family ]
Gentle Disclosure [ Type 1 Diabetes ]
When Diabetes Has Company [ Friends & Family ]
Do You Tell Continued [ Friends & Family ]
Counting Spoons [ Friends & Family ]
The Diabetes Family Affair [ Friends & Family ]
The Diabetes Family Affair [ Friends & Family ]
Getting By With a Little Helper [ Friends & Family ]
The Sweetest Surprise [ Friends & Family ]
More Than a Sip of Support [ Friends & Family ]
Doubling the Challenge [ Friends & Family ]
My Wall of Inspiration [ Friends & Family ]
The Type 2 Safety Net [ Friends & Family ]
Six People You Need to Tell [ Friends & Family ]
Share Your Story [ Depression ]
Caregiving Issues and the Workplace [ Friends & Family ]
Relief for the Caregiver [ Friends & Family ]
Understanding the Patient [ Friends & Family ]
Understanding the Numbers [ Friends & Family ]
Relief for the Caregiver [ Friends & Family ]
Motivating Your Partner or Child [ Friends & Family ]
Find the Right Home Health Care Agency [ Friends & Family ]
Self Blood Glucose Testing [ Friends & Family ]
Healthy Up Your Kitchen! [ Friends & Family ]
Caregiving Issues and the Workplace [ Friends & Family ]
Special Needs of Children & Aging Parents [ Friends & Family ]
Get Siblings to Help With Caregiving [ Friends & Family ]
Talking to the Doctor [ Friends & Family ]
Roles and Responsibilities [ Friends & Family ]
Where to Find Respite Resources [ Friends & Family ]
Caregiver Wellness [ Friends & Family ]
Complications and Other Risks [ Friends & Family ]
Support Your Loved One With Diabetes [ Friends & Family ]
Are You Becoming a Nudnik? [ Friends & Family ]
Clap On...Clap Off... [ Friends & Family ]
Stress Busters!
Where to Find Respite Resources [ Friends & Family ]
Invisible Travails [ Friends & Family ]
Putting Diabetes In Its Place [ Friends & Family ]
Double Income (and Diabetes), No Kids [ Friends & Family ]
My New Type 2 Friend
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"Should You Really Be Eating That?"
 [ Friends & Family ]
Choosing a Health Care Facility
 [ Friends & Family ]
The Diabetes World
Relief for the Caregiver [ Friends & Family ]
Where to Find Respite Resources [ Friends & Family ]
It's Hard Enough Being a Teenager [ Children & Teens ]
Sweet Talk [ Children & Teens ]
Another Reason to Turn Off the TV [ Children & Teens ]
It's Not Your Diabetes (Continued) [ Children & Teens ]
Life with an Asterisk [ Children & Teens ]
The Second Shelf (Continued) [ Children & Teens ]
Diabetes-Free Kids by Sheri Colberg-Ochs [ Children & Teens ]
Best Friend (Continued) [ Children & Teens ]
Do You Tell Continued [ Friends & Family ]
Jesse Alswager's Fight for Diabetes [ Children & Teens ]
Managing Your Teen's Diabetes [ Children & Teens ]
To Ink or Not to Ink [ Children & Teens ]
Just Like Everyone Else [ Children & Teens ]
The Diabetes Family Affair [ Friends & Family ]
When the Worst Happens [ Children & Teens ]
My Wall of Inspiration [ Friends & Family ]
Diabetes a Touch of Sugar by James R. Gavin III [ Children & Teens ]
The Type 2 Safety Net [ Friends & Family ]
Six People You Need to Tell [ Friends & Family ]
Understanding the Patient [ Friends & Family ]
Understanding the Numbers [ Friends & Family ]
Relief for the Caregiver [ Friends & Family ]
Motivating Your Partner or Child [ Friends & Family ]
Reflections on Father's Day [ Special Occasions ]
Find the Right Home Health Care Agency [ Friends & Family ]
Diabetes Behind Bars [ TV Show Schedule ]
Self Blood Glucose Testing [ Friends & Family ]
Thyroid and Diabetes [ TV Show Schedule ]
Healthy Up Your Kitchen! [ Friends & Family ]
Diabetes Isn't Easy [ TV Show Schedule ]
Playing The Odds [ Children & Teens ]
Getting By With a Little Helper [ Friends & Family ]
A Countdown of Lessons [ Children & Teens ]
Paying It Forward and Back Again [ Children & Teens ]
Beyond Childhood [ Children & Teens ]
Change of Shift [ Children & Teens ]
Join the Crowd [ Children & Teens ]
My Wish List [ Diabetes Advocacy ]
Caregivers [ TV Show Schedule ]
Caregiving Issues and the Workplace [ Friends & Family ]
Diabetes Etiquette [ TV Show Schedule ]
Special Needs of Children & Aging Parents [ Friends & Family ]
Get Siblings to Help With Caregiving [ Friends & Family ]
Talking to the Doctor [ Friends & Family ]
Helping Your Child Manage Diabetes [ Children & Teens ]
Roles and Responsibilities [ Friends & Family ]
Where to Find Respite Resources [ Friends & Family ]
Caregiver Wellness [ Friends & Family ]
The Special Needs of Aging Parents [ Seniors & Diabetes ]
The Everything Parent's Guide to The Overweight Child by Paula Ford-Martin [ Weight Control ]
Complications and Other Risks [ Friends & Family ]
Support Your Loved One With Diabetes [ Friends & Family ]
Parenting 101 [ Children & Teens ]
Reaching Out [ Children & Teens ]
Best Friend [ Children & Teens ]
Those Tween Years [ Children & Teens ]
Do You Tell [ Friends & Family ]
United We Stand a Chance
Emergency Tactics [ Children & Teens ]
The Diabetes Family Affair [ Friends & Family ]
Counting Spoons [ Friends & Family ]
The Second Shelf [ Children & Teens ]
What About Me? [ Children & Teens ]
Connecting with Others [ Children & Teens ]
Goodbye, 2008 [ Special Occasions ]
Doubling the Challenge [ Friends & Family ]
Future Tense [ Children & Teens ]
Learning a New Normal [ Children & Teens ]
Adapting As Necessary [ Children & Teens ]
More Than a Sip of Support [ Friends & Family ]
The Questions I Keep Asking [ Children & Teens ]
In the Name of Research [ Children & Teens ]
Who is the Milestone For? [ Children & Teens ]
Of Mice and Men [ Children & Teens ]
The Sweetest Surprise [ Friends & Family ]
Good Riddance to You, 2009 [ Special Occasions ]
Between Two Extremes [ Children & Teens ]
Becoming Dr. Mom [ Children & Teens ]
Setting Our Kids Apart [ Children & Teens ]
Happy Mothers Day, Dads [ Special Occasions ]
An Open Letter to Bloggers [ Diabetes Advocacy ]
Taking Care of You [ Children & Teens ]
North Pole Delivery [ Children & Teens ]
Each One, Reach One [ Children & Teens ]
Thirty Four [ Blood Sugar Lows ]
Just How Far We've Come [ Children & Teens ]
Caregiving Issues and the Workplace [ Friends & Family ]
Relief for the Caregiver [ Friends & Family ]
You can keep control. Here's how. [ Children & Teens ]
Are You Becoming a Nudnik? [ Friends & Family ]
Clap On...Clap Off... [ Friends & Family ]
Beware the Food Police [ What Can I Eat? ]
Seems Like Just Yesterday [ Children & Teens ]
Adult Consequences For Kids [ Children & Teens ]
Diabetes Teen Angst [ Children & Teens ]
To Each His Own [ Children & Teens ]
Growing Up [ Children & Teens ]
Children with Diabetes [ Children & Teens ]
Why We Do What We Do [ Children & Teens ]
Wanting the Best for Our Children [ Children & Teens ]
It's Not Your Diabetes [ Children & Teens ]
Finding the Balance [ Children & Teens ]
Diabetes Milestones [ Children & Teens ]
Someone Who Will Understand [ Children & Teens ]
Pets and Diabetes
Like Mother, Like Daughter [ Children & Teens ]
When Mommy Has Diabetes [ Children & Teens ]
Fear and Lows in Leesburg, VA [ Children & Teens ]
Continuing a Family [ Children & Teens ]
Empty Nest [ Children & Teens ]
Empty Nest (Continued) [ Children & Teens ]
Where to Find Respite Resources [ Friends & Family ]
Invisible Travails [ Friends & Family ]
Putting Diabetes In Its Place [ Friends & Family ]
Double Income (and Diabetes), No Kids [ Friends & Family ]
When Diabetes Has Company [ Friends & Family ]
My Partner in Lows
 [ Friends & Family ]
Choosing a Health Care Facility
 [ Friends & Family ]
The Diabetes World

Expert Advice
Aunt Tillie, Leave My Diabetes Alone! [ Special Occasions ]
Are You Becoming a Nudnik? [ Friends & Family ]
Clap On...Clap Off... [ Friends & Family ]
Are You Becoming a Nudnik? [ Friends & Family ]
Clap On...Clap Off... [ Friends & Family ]
Are You Becoming a Nudnik? [ Friends & Family ]
Clap On...Clap Off... [ Friends & Family ]
Beware the Food Police [ What Can I Eat? ]
HELLO, MY DAD IS A DIABETIC AND JUST RECENTLY HAD A HEART ATTACK.HE WAS HOSPITALIZED AGAIN A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, HIS COMPLAINT WAS CHEST PAIN.BUT DOCTORS AFTER DOING TESTS, DIAGNOSED HIM AS A UNKNOWN CONDITION. ALL OF THIS SCARES ME! I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET SOME KIND OF INFO ON DIABETES. MY DAD IS RETIRED.AND MAYBE SUFFERS FROM DEPRESSION? I'M NOT SURE, ALL I KNOW IS THAT I REALLY NEED SOME HELP OTHERWISE IT WILL BE ME GETTING HOSPITALIZED NEXT FROM PANIC/ANXIETY!! PLEASE HELP!
I am a diabetic but i have a lot more problems. i weigh 324 lbs, bi poplar, manic depression,and also a recovering alcocholic and addict. i take 75 units of lantis, 300mg of effor and i also have sinis problems. my life is a wreck and i dont know where to start at.i could use any advise ,help even frinds. reginna barr pasadena tex
My husband's BMI is 39. He has been type 2 for appproximately 5 yrs. He takes oral medication for the diabetes, elevated cholesterol and hypertention. He doesn't follow any diet, eats sweets, does not exercise, does not check his blood sugar, currently doesn't know where the glucometer is, and finally, did not get the requested blood work completed for the physician monitoring him. What are the logical physical consequences of this behavior? My urging is not working. I am worried.
I will occasionally get the shake's. Am I taking on to much pressure at this time of my life ?? I am an age 50 white male taking glucatrol xl plus oral medications for depression and anxiety. My wife is terminally ill with lung cancer and undergoing chemotherapy to treat this disease. She is staying with mother for the lenght of her illness.What can I be doing to make sure that I am not overwhelmed with all of this ? Sincerely, Michael D. King PENNSYLVANIA
How does smoking approx 1 package per day affect a type 2 diabetic? I am very concerned about my sister, along with the rest of her immediate family. We cannot get through to her the life/death dangers of smoking with her diabetes. Your attention and reply is most appreciated.
I'm diabetic and tested my mother-in-law who used to be type 2 before gastric bypass 5 yrs ago and after having oj and a peice of baklava it was 249 she claims her sugar reading are different because the surgery. I don't think so who's right?
How do you help or support a person who has diabetes that seems uninterested in doing the right things to maintain their health?
Husband just started taking care of diabetes. Has been getting very low. How to handle?
What are my daughter's rights in school? She has a 504 plan and it seems to be in order. Why can't she carry a meter with her?
I believe my 23-year-old daughter is in denial. How do I help? How do I ensure she is honest with her doctor and visits regularly?
I've been type 1 diabetic for 20 years. what are the chances of my children being diagnosed with diabetes?
I really need some suggestions for cheap meal ideas for a family of 5.
How do I step in to help my husband who has diabetes and should I?
I was just diagnosed with diabetes three weeks ago. Thanksgiving is next week and my family does not know what to cook for me. It's hard on me.
My mother is 97 years old with age onset diabetes. She is losing weight and refuses to eat protein rich foods. How can I get her to eat?
I HATE MY HUSBAND FOR DOING THIS TO US! My husband now has diabetes after years of eating crap. I feel angry and cheated. He could have prevented this
My mom has diabetes. Recently she got a toe infection. Her toenail is yellow, the rest of her toe is red. Her foot is swollen. what should we do?
My eight year old has begun sneaking food and not giving himself a bolus afterward - How do we stop him from sneaking food?
First, Could my neice be diabetic? and how do i get my sister and mom to let me test her sugar?
Hi.. I am not a diabetic patient. My brother is. He is 23 y.o. He is now studying med. Will this disease ruin his future? Thank you...
Does anyone know if there is a product developed to replace the Glucowatch? Is there anyway to constantly monitor blood sugar levels? My mother is a very brittle diabetic and her sugar levels can go down very quickly. We looked at the Glucowatch but, that was not a solution.
Should I be monitoring my daughter's sugar levels without a doctors recommendation?
Is there a place where a diabetic 1 can go and stay until their sugar is regulated? My daugher 35 can not get it under control..ac1 of 11 for a year.
my family member had an MRI which showed some vascular bleeding. Is this at all a common symptom?
my husband is not a diabetic yet but was told he needed to bring down his triglisorides(sp?) . how many carbs/sugar can he have in a meal, in a day?
My son's sugar level was 361. He doesn't have diabetes that I know of. My father took his sugar (my father is diabetic). Should I be worried?
I'm going to my niece's bachlorette party that is being held at a Mexican Restaurant. As a newly diagnosed diabetic, what would be my best choices?
How can I help my family cope with my 8 year old diabetic daughter? She has very moody, emotional, frustrated and unreasonable periods.
My son has type 1 and was diagnosed 4 yrs.ago. How do I get him to want to take care of himself?
Would Avandia have caused my Dad to gain 40 lbs this past year and be exhausted?
Hi...I have a new father-in-law that is diabetic and wants me to make him diabetic chocolate chip cookies...HELP!!! How do I do this? I need recipe!
WHAT TESTS ARE RECOMMENDED IN A PERSON WITH STRONG FAMILY HX OF DIABETES?
How do I go about getting some expert help for my mother in law that has type II diabetes?
Husband is a diabetic. Looking for recipes for blueberry jam & any other jam recipes. Want to use splenda and not have the jam look like a jello.
How do I get my sister who is a CDE to to stop trying to control my diabetes life??
My Husband also is a diabetic and he drives a semi what foods can i make or buy for him so he doesn't half to stop at fast food or truck stops to eat
My 5 year old niece's blood sugar is always high ranges between 300-410 and usually does not drop below 200. Why? Is this normal?
My son-in-law raised a good question today. If a PWD has a low that causes coma, how long before glucose must be administered?
What is happening to my son's brain function?
I have 1 child now 25yr old diagnosised at age 15 with type 1 DM Now I have a 26 yr old diag. at age 24 with type 1. Interested in genetic study.
Doc says this disease is genetic for me. Can I reverse it ?
Can you suggest some recipes from your website which would freeze well? I want to prepare some meals in advance for a family member who is diabetic?
How do I tell the food police to go away?
Sometime when I am at home I can go from just being a regular dad to the dad from Hell! How can i get that under control?
How can I lower my daughter's BG when she is under immense stress?
My mother in law has neuropathy from her type 2 diabetes. She has had it for about 6 months. Is there anything she can do to relieve it by diet?
My friend has a child with Type 1 Diabetes. She was just diagnosed around February of last year. Her daughter has blood sugars ranging from 360 to 39. She is getting ready to see her daughter's physician on Monday. What are some important questions that she should ask her doctor about this problem to help get this under control. Her daughter is not on any set meal plan presently and that is one option. What are some questions you might ask?
I am trying to help a low-income friend find orthopedic shoes he can afford. He's lost three toes, has a job that requires standing. (Lives in LA)
Have info about Harvey Diamond's "Fit for Life" eating plan, & diabetes? Seems it would cause sugar spikes, but has been successful for type 2 friend.
I have a friend with Type 2 and he was telling me that he sometimes has pain in his legs and arms. I think that he needs some type of activity. What do you think? All he sais is that his doctor changes his meds or increases the dosage.
high blood pressure
A friend is insisting that I have bariatric surgery because it will "cure" my diabeties. She had watched a program on 60 Minutes.
I believe my 23-year-old daughter is in denial. How do I help? How do I ensure she is honest with her doctor and visits regularly?
I have a friend that is t2 who experiments with crack cocaine. Is there any information that i could give her that would convince her to stop?
I have a friend who has been experiencing shaky hands for about two weeks. Sometimes it affects holding a glass and drinking or eating.
I have type 2 and I have a friend who's 15 yr old has type 1; he's got trouble managing;it's mixed with teenage rebellion. Could be deadly. Any help?
as soon as i tell someone that i have diabetes, they freak out and don't know what to do, therefore leaving me very upset. any advice?
Is it normal, with hypoglycemia, to have frequent 'episodes', even having eaten well on that day? Should my roommate be taking insulin also?
Is there such a thing as a type 3 11/2 diabetic?
Please Help me with this??
How do I get my boyfriend to check his blood sugar? He doesn't think it's necessary because he can tell when his sugars are low or high.
What are the best ways to find a CDE ?

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