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AmyT on
November 4, 2009
In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, I’m trying to re-examine perspectives on this illness from all different angles. I ran this across this post at the Mayo Clinic blog reminding me of how difficult a new diagnosis can be on family members. And yet, for adults newly diagnosed with diabetes, so many family members are NOT particularly helpful.
It seemed a great time to revisit the following guest post from 2006, which illustrates family…
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AmyT on
November 28, 2008
So how did you hold up during Thanksgiving dinner? Darn it, I’m a bit late posting this, but in case you’re still up against some very large meals this weekend, have look at John Crowley’s useful Tips for Getting Through Thanksgiving with Diabetes. I especially like the notes on What to Do If You Blow It: “Don’t let one mistake at Thanksgiving spiral into five weeks of high blood sugar… from Thanksgiving all the way…
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AmyT on
November 25, 2008
What a fruitful week we have had strategizing in advance over how not to “lose it” with your diabetes control during holiday parties this season. DiabetesMine received nearly 100 entries for the first week’s question!! Thanks to everyone for your insights (and your sarcasm in spots ).
Now, I’d like to announce our first round of winners, nine of you! And don’t forget to read on to the end of this post for the Week…
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