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Has diabetes made it difficult to get/renew a driver's license?

How likely are you to participate in a free webinar?

Alec Baldwin announced he has prediabetes, becoming the latest celebrity to reveal a diagnosis. How did this latest reveal make you feel?

What's your favorite form of exercise?

What do you do to keep your heart healthy?

Celebrity Chef Paula Deen has shared with the world that she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 3 years ago. What was your reaction to the news?

Do you track your blood sugar numbers?

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

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

What's your New Year's Health Resolution?

Do you subtract the grams of fiber from the total carbohydrates in your food?

What is the most common holiday concern your patients want to address?

Do you eat cereal? 

What diabetes habit goes by the wayside during the holidays?

What do you look at on grocery store product labels?

Have you taken any steps forward this Diabetes Awareness Month?

Do you talk about your diabetes with anyone other than your doctor?

This Diabetes Awareness Month, I declare...

Where is your diabetes education practice primarily based?

How truthful are you when discussing your diabetes self management with your healthcare provider?

When it comes to managing your diabetes, do you feel like you are in it alone?

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

How do you stay up to date on all the latest diabetes news?

Which diabetes sin are you guilty of committing the most?

Recent findings have linked diabetes and hearing loss. Have you experienced any hearing loss either before or since your diabetes diagnosis?

What type of primary care provider oversees your diabetes care?

Do you know anyone who has died from complications of diabetes?

What are your patients most concerned about when it comes to going to school with diabetes?

Do you avoid high-cholesterol foods?

What is your primary health vice?

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

How often are you hit by unexpected lows?

Have you ever stepped in to help a stranger having a low blood sugar emergency?

What kind of shoes do you wear?

What is your biggest exercise hurdle?

Do you feel overwhelmed by diabetes?

What is the biggest problem you have with taking your medicine daily?

What is your biggest weight loss barrier?

How would you rate your doctor's bedside manner?

Do you feel in control of your diabetes?

Which of these diabetes complications have you had?

When you experience a low, what is your preferred treatment?

Would you allow your child to participate in a clinical trial?

Do you talk to your patients about summer skin care?

Do concerns about hypoglycemia hinder your exercise routine?

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

My last A1C (blood sugar average) test was:

What is your biggest diabetes food challenge?

If you have high blood pressure, how do you primarily manage it?

What issues are your patients most concerned about during the summer?

Do you have a diabetes emergency supply kit?

How do you feel about dLife slideshows?

How do you get your diabetes medications and supplies?

Has testing or experiencing a low in public caused problems for you?

Does your employer know your rights?

Do your patients depend on technology to help them manage their diabetes?

Does diabetes stop you from doing your favorite activities?

May 16th – 20th is National Neuropathy Week. Have you ever experienced neuropathy?

Are you a testaholic?

How often are you hitting your blood sugar goals?

How do you deal with patients who aren't sticking to their diabetes management plan?

How green is your diabetes management?

Has diabetes complicated your allergies or vice versa?

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

What topic do your patients most often ask you for advice about?

How are you spring cleaning YOUR diabetes?

Is diabetes a star in your social networking?

Is diabetes a star in your social networking?

Japan is in crisis. If a natural disaster strikes, do you feel you'll be prepared to manage your diabates?

Do you have high cholesterol?

Do you recommend alternative medicines to your patients as part of their diabetes management?

Sleep Awareness Week is March 7 -13! How many hours of sleep are you getting on average?

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

If you are a diabetes caregiver, how involved are you in the care of your loved one?

Does your diabetes take a back seat on Valentine's Day?

Do you make yourself available to patients outside of normal office hours?

What's the hardest thing about eating right?

What is the biggest challenge of cold weather diabetes management?

Do you find your meter to be reliable?

What type of primary care provider oversees your diabetes care?

How do you help your patients maintain healthy habits during the holidays?

There are many styles of eating out there. What is your diet preference?

Illnesses such as Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) can masquerade as the flu and lead to a diabetes emergency. Have you ever experienced a diabetic emergency?

Does your diligent diabetes care go by the wayside during the holidays?

What would you like for Christmas this year?

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

Do you ever have dreams about your diabetes?

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

Who is in charge of your diabetes?

If you are a diabetes caregiver, how involved are you in the care of your loved one? 

November is American Diabetes Month. What is one change you'd like to make in your diabetes management?

Do you do Halloween?

What's your most effective teaching tool?

Would you consider having gastric bypass or another bariatric surgical procedure?

Do you know what LADA is?

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

What's you favorite dLife Recipe Finder feature?

Does diabetes inhibit your love life in any way?

Which diabetes myth affected you the most?

Have you ever experienced a low blood sugar while driving?

Do you think diabetes has impaired your brain function in any way?

Is diabetes interfering with your ability to perform your current job?

Are you planning to attend the AADE conference in August?

Your patients seek advice from you most often about:

What is your idea of good diabetes control?

Do you use a sugar substitute?

If you were diagnosed as a child, did you attend diabetes camp?

How much does diabetes affect your emotions?

Karen Hargrave-Nykaza has found the silver lining in her son's diabetes diagnosis. Do you think a diabetes diagnosis in childhood is ultimately to a person's advantage?

Travis Grubb wishes his doctor could walk a mile in his shoes. Do you find your diabetes doctor to be unsympathetic?

What is the biggest challenge of warm weather diabetes management?

What's going on your grill this 4th of July?

When was the last time you visited the dentist?

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

Does diabetes keep you from traveling?

If a natural disaster strikes, do you feel you'll be prepared to manage your diabetes?

Do your patients depend on technology to help them manage their diabetes?

What's going on your grill this 4th of July?

Has diabetes complicated your allergies or vice versa?

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

What is your favorite way to get fit?

Do you use any "alternative" remedies to manage your blood sugar?

Are you dreading your next A1C test?

Other than diabetes, what medical condition most concerns you?

How do you track your blood glucose testing results?

Do you think the healthcare reform bill will make a difference in your diabetes management?

How are you spring cleaning YOUR diabetes?

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

My type 2 diagnosis has been...

How much sleep do you get?

Is hunger your nemesis?

Have you ever been diagnosed with an eating disorder?

Have you ever struggled with depression related to your diabetes?

Does diabetes inhibit your love life in any way?

Does diabetes run in your family?

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

When you spot another person with diabetes, do you feel compelled to acknowledge them?

Do you believe the way you treat lows contributed to any weight gain you have experienced?

Was your diabetes originally misdiagnosed?

Viewpoints Columnist Rachel Baumgartel has been thinking about the future. Do you think you have planned sufficiently for your health in the future?

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

When you experience a low, what is your preferred treatment?

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

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

Do you typically pack on pounds during the holidays?

Who is in charge of your diabetes?

If you are a diabetes caregiver, how involved are you in the care of your loved one?

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

November is American Diabetes Month. What is one change you'd like to make in your diabetes management?

What do you like to see in the Update newsletter?

Have you or your loved one with diabetes been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?

Viewpoints Columnist Travis Grubbs got a diabetes tattoo. Would you get one?

Will you get a flu shot this year?

When choosing foods for yourself, the MOST important factor is that it is:

If you haven't joined the NEW dLife Community yet, why not?

Do you know your cholesterol numbers?

How do you think current health care reform plans will work for people with diabetes?

Do you think diabetes has impaired your brain function in any way?

Has diabetes been a hindrance in your life?

If you could not have diabetes for one day, what would you do?

How much does diabetes affect your emotions?

Have you ever experienced neuropathy?

The FDA is challenging current standards that allow glucose meters to have an error rate as high as 20%. Would stricter standards inspire you to test more often?

What's your diabetes personality type?

How do you log your blood sugar levels?

It's the 4th of July holiday. What kind of eating plans are you cooking up?

How much face-to-face time did you spend with your primary care physician/endocrinologist in the past year?

What do you use as a table-top sweetener?

Do you believe you have been the victim of diabetes discrimination in the workplace, school, or elsewhere?

What do you do when you crave something sweet?

Do you think Judge Sonia Sotomayor's diabetes could inhibit her ability to serve as a Supreme Court Justice?

Have you ever experienced a diabetes emergency?

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

dLife Viewpoints Columnist Kerri Sparling has a 4-legged CGMS helping her. Do you have an unconventional way to detect diabetes emergencies?

Diabetes applications for cell phones and mobile devices are becoming more commonplace. What kind of phone do you own/use?

Do you attend a diabetes support group?

What do you keep in your diabetes emergency supply kit?

What is your idea of good diabetes control?

What best describes your eating pattern on a typical day:

What is your favorite thing about dLifeTV?

Have you ever experienced a low blood sugar while driving?

Are the diabetes police breaking down your door?

What scares you the most about diabetes?

Does your health insurance meet your diabetes needs?

Generally, is your diabetes diet...

Which carbs do you find hardest to resist?

Are you a testaholic

If you have type 2 diabetes, do you see an endocrinologist?

Where are you getting the majority of your diabetes information?

How many grams of carbohydrates do you consume each day, on average?

Has testing or experiencing a low in public caused problems for you?

Did you gain weight this holiday season and if so how much?

Viewpoints Columnist Rachel Baumgartel has been thinking about the future in her latest column. Do you think you have planned sufficiently for your health in the future?

If you have prediabetes or type 2, do you worry about taking insulin one day?

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

Do concerns about hypoglycemia hinder your exercise routine?

How long have you or your loved one had diabetes?

What's your biggest holiday carb temptation?

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

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

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

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

How much diet soda do you drink?

Is the current economic situation affecting your diabetes care?

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

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

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

What is your idea of good diabetes control?

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

Do you bake or cook with sugar substitutes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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?

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?

How do you celebrate your diabetes anniversary?

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

What is your main creative outlet for dealing with diabetes?

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

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

Which best describes your attitude towards carbohydrates?

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

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

What health insurance hurdles are most often in your way?

What is your main creative outlet for dealing with diabetes?

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

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

Other than diabetes, what medical condition most concerns you?

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

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

Are the diabetes police breaking down your door?

What do YOU know about diabetes?

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

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

Do your patients depend on technology to help them manage their diabetes?

What do you keep in your diabetes emergency supply kit?

Which Presidential candidate has the most appealing health plan?

What about diabetes frustrates you the most?

Does diabetes inhibit your love life in any way?

How long have you or your loved one had diabetes?

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

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?

Is diabetes health on your gift list this year?

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

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

What's your biggest diabetes challenge during the holidays?

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

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

Has diabetes influenced your choice of profession?

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

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

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

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

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

How often do you stray from your healthy eating plan?

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

If you have diabetes, do you drink alcohol?

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

Does spirituality help you manage your diabetes?

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

How much sleep do you get?

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?

Do you participate in diabetes forums?

Do you have a sick day diabetes management plan?

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?

How often do you exercise?

What is the biggest challenge of warm weather diabetes management?

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

What is your favorite way to get fit?

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

How does exercise benefit you the most?

What dietary strategies do you use to control your diabetes?

What is the biggest challenge of warm weather diabetes management?

Have you ever been to a diabetes education class?

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

How do you manage your diet to manage your diabetes?

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

How do you dispose of your lancets and syringe needles?

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

Does diabetes run in your family?

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

What do you hate THE MOST about diabetes?

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

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

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

What dietary strategies do you use to control your diabetes?

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

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

What's your diabetes type?

Which best describes your attitude towards carbohydrates?

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

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

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

What's your New Year's Diabetes Resolution?

What's your biggest holiday carb temptation?

Who do you tell about your diabetes?

Do you typically pack on pounds during the holidays?

What's your biggest diabetes challenge during the holidays?

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

What's your diabetes personality type?

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

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

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

Do you read diabetes blogs?

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

Have you ever experienced a low blood sugar while driving?

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

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

Do you watch online video?

Who do you tell about your diabetes?

Do you participate in diabetes fundraisers?

Where do you go to get current diabetes information?

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

How do you track your blood glucose testing results?

Does the heat take a toll on your diabetes control?

Do you like the new dLifeTV newsmagazine format?

Would you wear a continuous blood glucose monitoring device?

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

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

What's your personal goal for good diabetes control?

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

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

Do you have a certified diabetes educator?

Do you have a diabetes emergency supply kit?

Which blood glucose meter do you use?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Do you wear medical identification jewelry for your diabetes?

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

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

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

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

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

Do you have high blood pressure?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other than diabetes, what medical condition most concerns you?

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

What was your last A1c test result?

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

What's your diabetes personality type?

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

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

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

What kind of insulin do you use?

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

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

Do you have high cholesterol?

How do you get your diabetes medications and supplies?

How much diet soda do you drink?

What type 2 oral diabetes medication do you take?

How often do you use a new lancet?

Does diabetes run in your family?

Do you ever have dreams about your diabetes?

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

Have you ever experienced neuropathy?

How close are we to a cure for diabetes?

How do you pay for your diabetes care and supplies?

How do you manage your diet to manage your diabetes?

Have you ever struggled with depression related to your diabetes?

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

How do you log your blood sugar levels?

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

What is the biggest challenge of warm weather diabetes management?

What is your relationship to diabetes?

What kind of shoes do you wear?

What type of primary care provider oversees your diabetes care?

Do you attend a diabetes support group?

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

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

Do you have a sick day diabetes management plan?

Do you examine your feet regularly for signs of complications?

Have you ever been to a diabetes education class?

What do you use as a table-top sweetener?

What dietary strategies do you use to control your diabetes?

What was your last A1c test result?

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

Do you "prescribe" dLife to your patients?

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

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

What dLife resources do you find most helpful for your patients?

What is your top 2009 goal for your patients?

Is the economic downturn impacting your patients and your practice?

How do you help patients deal with the temptations of the holidays?

In addition to regular diabetes care, which of the following do you routinely discuss with your clients?

Are you attending AADE this summer?

What is the average education level of your patients?

What do you do to raise awareness during American Diabetes Month?

Are you attending this year's AADE conference in Atlanta, or is the economy affecting your ability to travel?

How do you deal with patients who aren't sticking to their diabetes management plan?

What is the biggest challenge of cold weather diabetes management?

What is the biggest challenge of cold weather diabetes management?

How much sleep do you get?

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