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March 27, 2012
I am writing this weekâs article on the plane as our team from the Patsy Douglas Foundation heads home. Two weeks ago, on March 10th, all of us had ...
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March 6, 2012
Ah, our next Mission trip is just a blink away! Our last few preparations are in the works for this return trip of the Patsy Douglas Foundation Diabet...
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February 28, 2012
This week I would like to spend some time again talking about Type 1 diabetes, by touching on some specific issues that are very, very important. Many...
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February 21, 2012
This week we will start a review through a slightly different land of type 1 diabetes. This column has focused mainly on Type 2 diabetes, because that...
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February 14, 2012
This is a question that comes up very frequently in clinic, and also in normal conversations: Can stress make your blood sugars go up? The answer is t...
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February 7, 2012
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 âfruit juices.â...
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January 31, 2012
One of the reasons I love attending my conferences is that there is always some great overlap with other fields. The Nutrition-based lectures are alwa...
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January 24, 2012
CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation - you all know it well. Yes, you do; at least you can recognize it on TV and the movies all the time. The scene: s...
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January 17, 2012
Itâs that time again! We are starting preparations for our upcoming Patsy Douglas Diabetes Mission Trip to St Vincent, which will occur this year be...
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January 10, 2012
Yes itâs a new year! Another time to get ourselves motivated to make change, make things better! It does not matter if you donât make actual âre...
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December 20, 2011
As we are all in the throes of cooking and baking for Christmas, which is right around the corner, many of you will be already rationing to figure out...
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December 13, 2011
The full brunt of cold season will soon be on us. Do not be mistaken viruses can pop up at pretty much any time. In fact some viruses hang around all ...
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December 6, 2011
Editor, This week I had the challenge of needing to speak with two patients, both of whom were somewhat hostile on initial visit. The first was a man,...
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November 29, 2011
December is right round the corner; can you believe it? Where did 2011 go?{{more}} As always, we look forward to this busy, fun time of year, filled w...
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November 22, 2011
This week will be devoted to answering a question I received from a reader: âI have a family history of diabetes. I am 42 years old and right now, m...
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November 15, 2011
There is no doubt that by now you have realized there are many goals that your doctor is using in regard to your diabetes control. The goals are your ...
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November 8, 2011
I know, I know, â everyone is getting ready to swing into the holiday season and now look, I need to drop this difficult topic on you like a bad sor...
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November 1, 2011
How did everyone do last week on that quiz? Congrats to all who did well! For those of you who had no idea what the answers were, the back issues of t...
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October 28, 2011
Oooh, I LOVE to drop a surprise test on people!!! This one is super-quick, and will mainly serve to remind everyone about the importance of certain te...
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October 18, 2011
A short while back, I had the sad fortune of being called in consultation for a patient whom we had seen just a few weeks prior in the hospital. This ...
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October 11, 2011
For people with diabetes, there are a few particularly bad habits that need to be minimized or cut out completely. For some, moderation is indeed the ...
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October 4, 2011
For the most part, many doctors will approach people with type 2 diabetes as though they already have heart disease, meaning that the recommendations ...
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September 27, 2011
Given our recent review of diabetes-related complications, this week I wanted to touch again on heart disease by going through a few misunderstandings...
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September 20, 2011
Sure, you could make all sorts of cute jokes about âhaving sweet thoughtsâ when we start discussing the effects of diabetes on your brain. But jok...
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September 13, 2011
As we continue talking about complications, this week we address diabetes and its effects on your eyes. I wanted to revisit this important topic becau...
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September 6, 2011
Today, we start a longer series about complications related to diabetes, and some may actually surprise you. What are âcomplications?â This is any...
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August 23, 2011
We have talked alot about monitoring blood sugar levels themselves, both with your own glucose meter as well as with the A1C lab you get drawn every t...
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August 16, 2011
Just when you think you have it under control, that is when you let up and get slack! It is that way with everything, isnât it my friends? It is alw...
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August 9, 2011
I know for a fact that most of you reading this have an A1C drawn more often than you do a finger stick check,{{more}} because from what I recall from...
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July 26, 2011
I know, I know, â everyone is high off the recent Carnival festivities and just slooowly getting back into the swing of things. And now look, I need...
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July 19, 2011
The past few weeks have been spent with us discussing some of the ways in which everyday life, and sometimes not-so-everyday life, can affect how well...
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July 12, 2011
Over the past weeks we have talked about mainly big events or changes, or singular events affecting your diabetes control. This week weâll touch on ...
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July 8, 2011
This week, we approach the opposite of last week when we talked about stress. This week, in honor of Vincy mas, we discuss what happens when you actua...
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June 28, 2011
So you are chugging right along, diabetes is pretty well controlled and you feel like you have a GOOD handle on this disease. Then BANG: You change jo...
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June 21, 2011
Yes, you did read the title correctly: how Life affects diabetes, not the other way around! It occurred to me that we spend a good bit of time talking...
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June 14, 2011
Not to worry you any further, but this is important information. As you know after our discussions, Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, meaning ...
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June 7, 2011
Before we move on to another topic, I would like to round out our time talking about Type 1 diabetes by touching on some specific issues that are very...
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May 31, 2011
Despite discussing this at various times, many patients seem to forget what their target numbers are in regard to their diabetes. If you are fortunate...
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May 24, 2011
AHA! Caught you unawares, maybe. Before we go on to further discussions about Type 1 diabetes, time for a quick quiz this week. I hope you have been p...
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May 17, 2011
This is a common question we get in clinic, and from random interested folks out in the community. And I KNOW many of you in Vincyland may have asked ...
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May 10, 2011
Last week we touched on some of the myths/misconceptions about Type 1 diabetes. As I have mentioned in the past, it is similar to Type 2 diabetes in s...
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May 6, 2011
This week, we will go through some basic facts and myths about Type 1 diabetes. You may be asking: Why bother? Isnât Type 1 the same as Type 2? Trut...
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April 29, 2011
During this yearâs mission trip, we had the honor of meeting some remarkable people, including five who really touched all the members of our team, ...
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