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A quick reminder: Diabetes hurts eventually
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July 17, 2009
I know, I know, —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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Treating Peripheral Vascular disease
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July 3, 2009
This week we will talk a bit about some easy treatments for peripheral vascular disease. I say “easy” because they are all within your reach as in...
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CPR-learn it, know it
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June 19, 2009
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: Somebo...
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A heart attack NOW!
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June 12, 2009
Today I completed my re-certification exam for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). All doctors have this training at some time, as do all nurses tha...
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Do I have heart disease?
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June 5, 2009
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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The trouble with cohabitation:
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May 29, 2009
Diabetes and heart disease in the same house Last week we talked about what heart disease IS and basics on why it occurs in people with diabetes. This...
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What’s the connection?
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May 22, 2009
Diabetes and Heart disease continued To continue on with our discussion about diabetes and heart disease, we will start with the one basic question-wh...
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The Pee test
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May 15, 2009
The first time your diabetes doctor says: “ I will need a urine sample,” you may accidentally give him/her a shocked look. What on earth could you...
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The skin you’re in
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April 24, 2009
We tend to pay attention to our skin when we think something is wrong and other people will notice, like with acne, burns or discoloration. Otherwise ...
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Quick pop quiz
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April 17, 2009
You knew this was coming, didn’t you? Come on, it’s been weeks since a test! Before we move on to finish up our initial series on diabetes-related...
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Creepy Crawlies-Diabetes and your feet
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April 9, 2009
Last night you got into bed and just as you started to relax, creepy crawly feeling start in your feet. Or BOOM, your feet jump. Maybe your mate turne...
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Diabetes and reproductive function
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April 3, 2009
This week is a bit less fun than last week, although perhaps reading about how diabetes can decrease sexual function was NOT FUN. This week we will fo...
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Privacy please: Diabetes and sex
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March 27, 2009
Hold up, before you either throw this paper away or hide it from your children: we will be discussing how diabetes can affect sexual organs, and I wil...
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Diabetes and your liver
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March 20, 2009
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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A sad story – Diabetes and pregnancy
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February 27, 2009
I am jumping ahead a bit to the effect of diabetes in pregnancy because of something that happened this week. I saw a patient this week that I have be...
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Diabetes and your lungs
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February 20, 2009
As we continue our journey through your body, we now stop in your lungs. As you know, your lungs are well protected behind your ribs. During every sec...
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Healthy hearts are happy hearts
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February 13, 2009
This week I want to touch again on heart disease by going through a few misunderstandings some may have about this disease. Have you said any of these...
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Now say: ‘Aaaah’!
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January 30, 2009
Considering that we use our mouth and teeth so much everyday, it is interesting that somehow this area of the body sometimes does not receive much att...
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Eyes revisted
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January 23, 2009
A few weeks 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 sadde...
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Care of the Temple: Complications continued
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January 9, 2009
Greetings, fellow Vincies! I hope you have all rung in the New Year on a high note and are well on your way to a fantastic year. Resolutions or not, w...
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Let the resolutions come
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December 23, 2008
Ah, 2009. What will this New Year bring? Only our Lord knows, but I am sure of one thing: many of you have high hopes for this New Year. Just in case ...
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The best gift
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December 19, 2008
I am taking a break from our series on complications since Christmas is on our doorstep. I love Christmas, for many many reasons, not the least of whi...
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What’s going on inside your head?
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December 12, 2008
Sure, you could make all sorts of cute jokes about “having sweet thoughts” when we start discussing the effects of diabetes on your brain. But jok...
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Complications, complications…
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November 28, 2008
Hopefully, most of you are still on speaking terms with me after last week’s riot act reading. Still friends? Good! Today we start a longer series a...
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The Riot Act: sometimes it’s necessary
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November 21, 2008
Those of you who know me personally will agree that I am generally an easy-going person, although I admittedly like to argue now and then (I can alrea...
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Some well-laid plans
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November 14, 2008
Ah, fellow Vincies, I need to call you to action. There are a few projects under my belt and I cannot complete them without your help. Where, oh where...
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Quiz time!
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November 7, 2008
Just when you thought your time for tests was over :) A few important points from our previous weeks’ discussions: TRUE OR FALSE: 1) The dose of med...
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Depression and Diabetes
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October 24, 2008
I know this week’s column may be a bit of a surprise to you because, as I recall in SVG, we don’t like to talk about depression, at least not in a...
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Diabetes in the Elderly
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October 17, 2008
In the midst of mentally going through topics I should discuss during our current series on diabetes in our elder population, I received an e-mail fro...
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Diabetes in the elderly – A different animal
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October 3, 2008
Given our successful focus on pregnancy during he past few weeks, I thought perhaps we could continue with looking at Diabetes in specific groups of p...
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Diabetes in Pregnancy-A quick review
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September 26, 2008
Okay Vincy Mamas, this is our last week devoted to diabetes in pregnancy. Hopefully, you are all hanging n there, enjoying your pregnancies and stayin...