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Low blood sugars in children
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April 8, 2014
One of the most feared complications/situations for someone with diabetes, be it Type 1 or 2, is low blood sugar (hypoglycemia, in medical terms). The...
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Where is the cure?
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April 1, 2014
Recently, within the past year or so, there was a news article about a recent finding scientists had made, which could in future affect the course of ...
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A different diabetes: Type 1
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March 18, 2014
For the past two years I have developed a friendship with a beautiful family in St Vincent, our mutual worlds brought together by their daughter, who ...
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Change comes slowly
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March 13, 2014
Another successful mission has been completed! Our entire diabetes mission team returned to the United States this past weekend. Last week was a flurr...
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Diabetes and your liver
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March 4, 2014
Of all the places diabetes can affect, the liver seems to be one of the most unlikely. Everyone has heard about alcohol affecting your liver, right? A...
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Question from the audience
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February 25, 2014
This week will be devoted to answering a question I received from a reader:"I have a family history of diabetes. I am 42 years old and right now, my b...
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Our Diabetes mission
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February 18, 2014
As most of you know, for the past four years I have been blessed to be a part of the Diabetes medical mission, led by the Patsy Douglas Youth Empowerm...
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Are we closer to the Holy Grail?
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February 11, 2014
Some of you may be aware of a Time Magazine article that came out last year talking about a device, dubbed "the artificial pancreas”. The device is ...
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A close relative-peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
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January 28, 2014
Most of you have heard of heart disease (if not before, definitely after reading the last few weeks of Sugar Matters!). However a good number of you m...
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Diabetes and your looks
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January 21, 2014
This week I recall meeting a woman during one of our mission trips home. She was remarkably young appearing for her age - I would easily have taken he...
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When trouble strikes
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January 14, 2014
The recent past has seen horrible weather and disasters affect the region, amidst the most heart wrenching stories about lives and homes lost and many...
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Congratulations – what to do when things go right
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January 7, 2014
After months and months of beating the same drum about taking care of your diabetes, I am taking a break for all of you who HAVE been taking good care...
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The best gift
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December 17, 2013
I love Christmas, for many many reasons, not the least of which is all the socializing we get to do around this time. But, you knew a "but” was comi...
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Can high blood pressure lead to diabetes?
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December 10, 2013
Question - Does having high blood pressure over a few years’ time lead to diabetes?{{more}} Reader Dear Reader, Sometimes it really looks like high ...
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Planning your meals
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December 3, 2013
When planning meals for a diabetic, the big question is always the same: how much starch should you have? For adults, we often recommend about 60 gram...
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Hide and seek with sugar
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November 26, 2013
There has been a lot of research into the effects of added sugar to various drinks you can buy in stores, often under the names of "fruit juices.” Y...
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Is diabetes curable?
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November 19, 2013
I am frequently asked this question, and I have covered it before in our Sugar Matters column, but since it is so important, let’s go through it onc...
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A few cautions about the A1C test…
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November 5, 2013
I know for a fact that most of you reading this have an A1C drawn more often than you do a finger stick check, because from what I recall from our mis...
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When other illnesses intervene
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October 22, 2013
In the past we have touched on changes to make to your diabetes regimen during "sick days.” This week will be a version of that issue, but a bit bro...
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A great question about Bezide
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October 15, 2013
This week I received an email question from a reader. It was such a thoughtful question I thought I would share it with everyone: "Dear Dr. …I am as...
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A refresher is always good
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October 8, 2013
Just when you think you have it under control, that is when you let up and get slack! It is that way with everything, isn’t it my friends? It is alw...
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Where is the cure?
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October 1, 2013
Recently this year, there was a news article about a recent finding scientists had made, which could in future affect the course of Type 1 diabetes. I...
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Keep your mind open about insulin
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September 24, 2013
Not many of us start out life with the assumption that we will have a disease at some time. As we grow older and look around, and appreciate our own m...
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Just come clean: speak the truth
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September 17, 2013
Following on the heels of the non-compliant pregnant woman I spoke about last week, let’s talk about another woman I saw this week in the hospital. ...
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Remember: it’s not just you…
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September 10, 2013
This week I had a young patient in my clinic, 25 years old, pregnant and with diabetes. I remembered her from a few years ago when we were constantly ...
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Is diabetes curable?
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September 3, 2013
I have been asked this question so many times and have covered it a while back in our Sugar Matters column, but since it is so important, let’s go t...
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Low blood sugars – some basics to remember
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August 27, 2013
One of the biggest concerns for people who have diabetes is avoiding low blood sugars. This is not unreasonable, and in fact is essential to keep in t...
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Stagnation is not good
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August 20, 2013
This week I have seen one too many patients in the hospital as a consultant, whom on questioning, I found that several of them were in the same unfort...
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Diabetes in pregnancy: the major points reviewed
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August 13, 2013
Wrapping up on our discussion about diabetes in pregnancy, we should review some of the major points while they are still fresh in our minds. Agreed?{...
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Diabetes and Pregnancy – Part 4: Your goals
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July 23, 2013
This week we continue discussing management of diabetes during pregnancy, either in someone who had diabetes before she got pregnant or a woman who de...
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Getting ready for baby – Part 2
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July 16, 2013
For most women who are diagnosed as having gestational diabetes, meaning diabetes diagnosed and only lasting through pregnancy, their blood sugars wil...
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Getting ready for baby -diabetes and pregnancy
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July 2, 2013
For the next few weeks, I would like to talk a bit to those of you who are women, with diabetes, and planning on pregnancy sometime in the future. Her...
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Yes, you CAN do it!
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June 25, 2013
The recommendations to follow a better diet and get more physical exercise towards a goal of losing weight are commonly given in medicine. Research da...
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A tale of two ladies
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June 11, 2013
This week I would like to introduce you to two women: Lady A and Lady B. One of them is in her 30's and the other is in her 60's. Both have some thing...
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First comes “pre,” then comes what?
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May 28, 2013
Remember that game we all played as children: first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes so-and-so with the baby carriage, etc? Even as kids pl...
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What happens after gestational diabetes?
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May 14, 2013
I met a woman a few weeks ago in the hospital. The cardiologists asked me to see her to help manage her diabetes, which on first glance did not appear...
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