Tax Time

Tax time, whether you live on Park Place or on Baltic Avenue, is always a flurry of paperwork, receipts, and forms. Navigating the paperwork can be a daunting task, but keeping good records and being prepared for your filings can help make tax time less taxing. For a person living with diabetes, it’s important to remember that some medical expenses can be deducted when you file your return. Medical supplies like blood glucose meters, test strips, oral medications, insulin, insulin pumps, and other maintenance supplies can really take a bite out of your budget!

Check out the dLife Tax Tips for more on getting the most from your 2006 return, and find some tips on being best prepared for the April 15 deadline.

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Are you looking for the latest dLifeTV clips? Are you craving your daily dose of dLife? Check out the dLife Viewing Room to watch video clips from your favorite dLifeTV episodes.

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Knowing What to Heed When You Read

How your diet affects your health is a big topic in research these days, and this is reflected in the news headlines every week. The problem is that the research findings keep changing the landscape of what’s healthy and what’s not. Eggs were bad, now they’re good. Margarine was good, now it’s bad. Eat low-fat! No, now eat low-carb. For people with no health problems, trying to adhere to the latest dietary advice is simply confusing. For people with chronic conditions such as diabetes, it can be downright dangerous.

Read more on understanding the latest health news.

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