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Finding Diabetes Support

Finding Diabetes Support
A diabetes diagnosis will change your life. For help with the adjustments you'll need to make, reach out to diabetes support groups and organizations.
By Diana Rodriguez
Medically reviewed by Lindsey Marcellin, MD, MPHPrintE-mailWhile diabetes can be treated and managed, it takes effort and discipline to make the lifestyle changes that will help you live well with the condition. As you begin making changes to your diet and adjusting... read more

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Are You Testing Your Urine Enough?

Urine testing for diabetics and the 3 kinds of urine tests commonly done,


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The Benefits of Diabetes Support Groups

More and more people are turning to diabetes support groups to cope with some of the difficulties associated with the condition--both online and in their neighborhoods. We do here at DC What do we hope to gain?


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Tips for Taking Insulin Anywhere

You've carefully calculated the right dose based upon what you're eating and how much you're exercising. But do you know exactly how (and where) your insulin should be stored? A lot depends upon the temperature, experts say.


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Ten Easy Tips for Developing Good Diabetes Habits

Honestly, people are just like water and electricity: we like to follow the path of least resistance. What does that mean for managing and controlling diabetes? It means that we like to settle into comfortable routines. We want to “figure things out” and then put them on cruise control. Isn’t that true?


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Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought

And that may explain why the disease hasn't posed more problems, study says



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Diabetics connect, share on Web site

DiabeticConnect.com is now the largest online community specifically for people living with diabetes, a site that has more than 65,000 members and has attracted more than one million unique visitors monthly. This story was published on World Diabetes Day.


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My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu

Reporter recounts her bout with H1N1, made all the worse by chronic asthma



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Thiamine 'reverses kidney damage'

Doses of vitamin B1 (thiamine) can reverse early kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, research shows.


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Diet Sodas Not a Friend to Your Kidneys

Diet soda may help keep your calories in check, but drinking two or more diet sodas a day may double your risk of declining kidney function, a new study shows.


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