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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:10
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November 2, 2007
Myth #10-Once you have diabetes, you are stuck with it getting worse for the rest of your life - FALSE This week will be one of many pep talks you get...
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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:9
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October 26, 2007
Myth # 9-”I don’t need to see my diabetes doctor unless I feel really bad”-FALSE I am sure some of you are saying, “Well yeah, Doc will say th...
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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:8
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October 19, 2007
Myth #8-”This diabetes medicine worked for my husband/cousin/neighbour, so it is the best one for me”-NOT NECESSARILY TRUE Think about it: despite...
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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:7
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October 12, 2007
Myth #7-Being on insulin means you have “bad diabetes”-FALSE I had to address this myth soon because I still get looks of horror when I tell someo...
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Myths, facts about diabetes Pt:6
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October 5, 2007
Myth #6-”Diabetes medicines make you sick and have too many side effects”-perhaps, perhaps not. Dearest Vincies, do not use this as an excuse not ...
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Myths, facts about diabetes
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September 28, 2007
Myth Number 5-”If you feel okay, your blood sugar doesn’t matter-FALSE! This is one of those myths that I think people talk themselves into believ...
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Myths interrupted!
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September 21, 2007
We interrupt our series of common myths with an important question/comment from one of my favorite Vincy readers. His question was in regard to my art...
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Myths & facts about diabetes Pt:4
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September 14, 2007
MYTH # 4 -”If I stop eating sugar, my Diabetes will go away.”- COMPLICATED FALSE If I had a shilling for every time I heard this week’s myth, oh...
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Myths & facts about diabetes Pt:3
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September 7, 2007
Myth #4-”This herb/bush will take care of my diabetes.”-MAYBE, MAYBE NOT You may think that the next myth is only for Vincentians because we all l...
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Myths and facts about diabetes Pt:2
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August 31, 2007
Myth Number 2: Diabetes only happens to old or really fat people, or those with a family history-FALSE This week’s myth is a favorite of mine becaus...
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Myths and facts about diabetes
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August 24, 2007
Myth number 1: “Diabetes comes from eating too much sugar”- FALSE, BUT COMPLICATED . Now that we have a very basic understanding of what Diabetes ...
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How does the body handle sugar normally?
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August 17, 2007
Dearest Fellow Vincentians, As you sit and enjoy your coconut bread, (wish I had some now) we continue with the foundation of our understanding of Dia...
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What is Diabetes really?
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August 10, 2007
Diabetes basically means blood sugars that are higher than they should be. Groups of doctors and scientists looked at blood sugars from hundreds of th...
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Welcome to Sugar Matters!
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August 3, 2007
Dear Fellow Vincentians, It is with great excitement that I put pen-to-paper for this introductory letter, kicking off our Diabetes Education Corner i...
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Remembering starches
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September 25, 2012
One thing we noticed during our trip home in March was that many people are still struggling with what a “starch” really is, and what it means in ...