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May 21, 2010
I was asked this question quite a few times during our trip home for the Diabetes Program in April. We did cover it a long while back in our Sugar Mat...
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May 14, 2010
Oh my, we saw lots of different kinds of shoes during our trip home. I am not talking only about the women here; so men donât you relax this week be...
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May 7, 2010
Story time: during one of our visits last month, we had the privilege of seeing a woman who walked into clinic with a blood sugar 0f 398 mg/dL. Yes, y...
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April 30, 2010
Last week I had the immense pleasure of meeting many of you on my trip home. Wow, I cannot tell you the array of thoughts and emotions I felt during t...
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April 23, 2010
The Ten Commandments listed here are really quite simple, but many people do not follow them for one reason or another. In some cases, it is time: â...
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April 16, 2010
All-RIGHT! We are near the end of our commandments for good diabetic foot care. In the spirit of forging ahead in time for our planned medical mission...
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April 9, 2010
LIKE last week, we will tackle two commandments at once since they go together. Let me remind you of Commandment 4: Do not soak your feet !!! And Comm...
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April 1, 2010
THIS week we will combine two topics into one talk because they have to do with what you put on your feet. Commandment 2: Wear socks or shoes at all t...
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March 26, 2010
Along these lines of good diabetic foot care, I would like to introduce you this week to one of my favourite patients, Ms M. Ms M is a lady in her 60s...
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March 19, 2010
LOOK AT YOUR FEET EVERY DAY. This is one that practically everybody knows, BUT THEY STILL DO NOT DO IT!!! Come on, you know it is true. Before you arg...
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March 12, 2010
As some of you may already know, a medical team from John Hopkins University and led by native Vincentian Ann Lee-Wilkins will be visiting St.Vincent ...
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March 5, 2010
As we wind up this short series on Type 1 diabetes, I wanted to touch on a number of important self-care pointers. Most are right in line with Type 2 ...
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February 26, 2010
THE ACTUAL diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes can be clinically based in some cases. For instance, if you are under the age of 18, very thin, and come into ...
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February 19, 2010
BY NOW you all are starting to realize that Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are a lot like second cousins: they are related but can look VERY different. Up...
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February 12, 2010
THIS WEEK we will start a brief trip through a slightly different land of type 1 diabetes. This column has focused mainly on Type 2 diabetes because t...
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February 5, 2010
This is a question that comes up very frequently in clinic, and also in normal conversation: Can stress make your blood sugars go up? The answer is th...
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January 29, 2010
There are some who might confuse last weekâs deadly sin, stubbornness, with this weekâs sin, willful ignorance. In fact I think they are quite dif...
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January 22, 2010
Gracious, if this were a sin for everyone, we would ALL be guilty some time! My family is riddled with stubbornness, including me. Sometimes it is hel...
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January 15, 2010
TIME TO QUIT SMOKING Yes, say it with me: ITâS TIME TO QUIT SMOKING!!! Resolution or not, whether you have tried in the past or not, whether it is y...
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January 8, 2010
QUIT SMOKING. How many of you made this New Yearâs resolution? I hope that EVERY SINGLE PERSON who smokes made this resolution. Even if you do not s...
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December 30, 2009
Happy New Year, Fellow Vincies! It soon will be 2010. Another decade. Wow! How many of you will make new year resolutions? Well, I have made one so fa...
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December 23, 2009
I definitely picked a tough time of year to try preaching this one, didnât I? The truth is that for many of us, the holidays are an excuse to get ex...
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December 18, 2009
Resolution time is coming! Hurrah!!! Well maybe not âhurrahâ, but it IS time to start thinking about how we can all make life better in the new ye...
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December 11, 2009
Here is a recent question I was asked that I found very interesting: âWhat are common foods thought to be âhealthyâ but are not as good as you t...
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December 4, 2009
The question: What are the 10 worst saboteurs that undercut weight loss and make it near-impossible to maintain a healthy weight? My answers: you will...
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November 27, 2009
Okay, this week you will start aggressively planning how to get around the usual holiday traps. Defense, what we discussed last week, is one version. ...
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November 20, 2009
You have two parties to go to this weekend? Hmm, sounds great. Whatâs that? They will have barbecue AND a ham AND stew chicken? Mercy. And a table f...
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November 13, 2009
Yes I know, Christmas is still almost two months away. And the New Yearâs festivities are even further. But holiday season is already on my mind bec...
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November 6, 2009
Yes, I am sorry about this: here is yet anther article you probably canât read during your lunch break. I never promised you a rose garden with thes...
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October 30, 2009
We have gone through several aspects of care and things you should do or think about when you are sick. I hope they made sense and you agree with them...
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October 23, 2009
As we head into flu season, we need to keep talking about the best way to prevent illness and take care of yourself if you DO get sick. This week we s...
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October 16, 2009
We all know it: flu and cold season is upon us and the so-called âswine fluâ has everyoneâs attention this year. For people with diabetes, the c...
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October 9, 2009
This week we will focus on reproductive function, meaning aspects of being able to conceive and produce a child. Given that the woman is the carrier o...
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October 2, 2009
One of the things I miss most about my Vincy home is the abundance of fruits. Oh, the mangoes, the sugar apple, the golden apple and Bequia plums...I ...
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September 25, 2009
Many people say it, and yes it is true-stress makes your diabetes more difficult to control. There are a few reasons probably. One of the big blame po...
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September 18, 2009
This past week, two events led me to thinking that we should do a quick refresher. First, one of my in-laws was diagnosed with diabetes. He is in his ...
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September 11, 2009
This past week a study received a good bit of attention in the news. I thought I should jump on this one quickly because some people are always lookin...
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September 4, 2009
This weekâs article comes to you by way of a wonderful e-mail I received from one of our dedicated readers of the Searchlight and Sugar Matters. He ...
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August 28, 2009
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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August 21, 2009
Several months ago we spoke about diabetes and its effects on your eyes. I wanted to revisit this important topic because eye disease is one of the sa...
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August 14, 2009
This week I need to get back on my soapbox about an issue that keeps coming up in my clinic. On Tuesday, a woman who has multiple issues, including di...
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August 7, 2009
This is an article some of you may have been waiting for all along. Aha! A way to make things better WITHOUT MEDICINE!!! You are correct that exercise...
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July 31, 2009
This will be EASY, I promise! You have all been paying so much attention and working on learning more, this will be a breeze... Question 1: Peripheral...
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