Name: Karla Reed Location: Bakersfield, Calif. I love someone with diabetes! I love every ounce of this someone with diabetes. I love him when his A1C’s are at 5.3. I love him when he’s frustrated with a site change. I love him when he’s writing a note to a fan telling them to never quit. I love him on the days he feels like quitting, but remembers fans are watching. I love him when he’s eating insanely healthy. I love him that one day in the month when he feels like eating an entire bowl of bread pudding, but then remembers he only gets a bite. I love him when he calls my husband for advice. I love him when he calls to tell me what advice
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Human stem cells may improve bone healing in diabetics
Adding stem cells from human bone marrow to a broken diabetic bone enhances the repair process, increasing the strength of the newly formed bone, according to a laboratory-based study presented at…
Diabetes Blog Week Day 4: Changes – Where The Hell Do I Start?
Today is day four of Diabetes Blog Week – And today’s topic is all about changes in all dimensions that you’d like to see re: diabetes.Here are my thoughts (OK, it’s a rant,) on the topic of “changes,” and I hope you can relate~#########Changes when it comes to diabetes – where the hell do I start? For starters, I’d like the Diabetes Blame Games to cease. I’d like people (John and Jane Q Public & media folks, THIS MEANS YOU,) to get the diabetes facts instead of perpetuating the diabetes myths – regardless of the type.Hey media – people with diabetes don’t attack, zombies do. Don’t report about someone going into insulin shock while driving and and needing insulin – Insulin is the last thing they need
Healthcare spending for privately insured children with diabetes rises sharply, 2011-2013
Spending for all privately insured people with diabetes rose 4 percent in 2013; was nearly $10,700 higher than for those without diabetesPer capita health care spending for children with diabetes…
Blueberry tea attracts attention as possible diabetes treatment
A herbal tea with blueberry as its base attracts the attention of medical researchers at the Menzies Institute for its potential to reduce insulin dependence in diabetics.