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Being diagnosed with diabetes can be a scary thing. The good news is that there is a lot of information available to those who are diabetic. Many blogs are devoted to educating people about diabetes, including what symptoms to watch for, how people get diabetes, and how they can manage their health.

Although people with diabetes should not look to blogs as their only source of information (it is important that diabetics visit their doctors regularly), they can be an excellent source of information. Diabetes Care is just one example of a blog that discusses the many aspects of diabetes. You can also find blogs about diabetes at Diabetes Mine and even an online diabetes community at Voices Of Diabetes.

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• AACE’s New Diabetes Treatment “Algorithm” Leaves Us Cold

  
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  The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) proudly showcased their new “comprehensive algorithm” for diabetes treatment at their 22nd Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ, at the beginning of May, replacing their previous algorithm that’s been in place since 2009.Wait,… The post AACE’s New ...
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• Sunday Funnies: Ballroom Diabetes + Our D-Blog Week Faves

  
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  We skipped yesterday’s prompt on Diabetes Blog Week for our regular weekly advice column, so today we bring you two treats:First, our Sunday Funnies, addressing the Saturday D-Blog Week prompt… Diabetes Art.Hey, dance is an art form ya… The post Sunday Funnies: Ballroom Diabetes + Our D-Blog Week Faves ...
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• Sunday Funnies: Always a Mother…

  
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   No matter how old we get, our moms continue to fret, no…?  Thanks again to the talented Jerry King, an accomplished worldwide cartoonist who can always make us smile.And to all the superhero D-Moms in our… The post Sunday Funnies: Always a Mother… appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes ...
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• D-Blog Week 2013: Share and Don’t Share?

  
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  It’s D-Blog Week 2013! In its fourth year, this is a great “coming together” of the diabetes blogging community around selected topics of note to our community. The effort was spearheaded by Karen Graffeo of the blog Bitter-Sweet. You can… The post D-Blog Week 2013: Share and Don’t Share? appeared first ...
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• A diabetic can use this guide to buy Generic Viagra online.

  
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  A diabetic can use this overview of purchase Generic Viagra online. If you are a first time visitor to our buying guide, we desire to prevent perplexing you with our online information. Please see our buying tour guide like the signs in a traditional drug store. Such a drug store has indicators over the aisles. Those ...
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• Ask D’Mine: Encore Performance Under the Sea

  
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  Got questions about navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! Our weekly advice column, that is — hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.This week, Wil gets to hear about how his past advice helped a… The post Ask D’Mine: Encore Performance Under the Sea appeared first on ...
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• What Is Diabetes?

  
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  Diabetes is a common condition caused by your body being unable to break down glucose and use it effectively. Glucose comes from broken down carbohydrates, particularly found in foods such as bread, rice, sugary foods, fruit and dairy products. Glucose is important for providing us with energy for all sorts of things ...
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• Diabetes and Your Eyes

  
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  Diabetes can play havoc with your eyes, and sometimes there are no early sumptoms. So you may have no idea anything is wrong until your eyesight is in danger. Here are the main eye problems that can be caused, or made worse, by diabetes. Cataracts These are often described as a clouding of the lens of the eye. They ...
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• Your Mom Has Diabetes.

  
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  I struggled to think of a title for this post, but the one that stuck is the one thats up there.  Because this weekend plays host to Mothers Day, and I wanted to celebrate some of the BAMWD (Bad Ass Moms With Diabetes) Ive had the pleasure of getting to know through the DOC.  These eight lovely ladies, all living ...
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• On Becoming a D-Mom (Happy Mother’s Day!)

  
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  With Mother’s Day this Sunday (hope you didn’t forget!), we wanted to honor the many, many Superhero D-Moms out there, by highlighting how they have dealt with the transition from “regular mom-hood” to being a parental pancreas.It’s tough to… The post On Becoming a D-Mom (Happy Mother’s Day!) appeared ...
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• I’m a Diabetic and Medical Debt is Dragging Me Down

  
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  “Dear Steve, I have been diabetic since the age of 5 or 6 and not able to work but get a disablity ckeck I am 34 yrs now. 20 yrs ago I was in hospital and a 20k dollar bill has turned into close to 80k dollars. Please help me what should I do??? I [...]Read the full article at I’m a Diabetic and Medical Debt is ...
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• Thirteen Weeks, Week 12: I Can See the Finish Line

  
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  As I went back and read last week’s post in preparation for writing this one, I realized that I got so wrapped up in talking about freedom that I forgot to report on my progress! So let’s take care of business first… I weighed in at 165 this morning, so that’s down three pounds in the past two weeks. ...
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• Heal Station for Diabetics With Color Coded Modules For Quick and Easy Operation

  
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  Heal Station for diabetics features several devices to maintain the health of people with diabetes. It’s a one stop solution for diabetic patient, the device is color coding for simple, fast and easy for better user experience. The software applications are capable of synchronizing your health information with ...
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• Actress with Type 1 Co-Stars in New Diabetes Documentary

  
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  You might remember when Sanofi US announced last November it was teaming up with actress Elizabeth Perkins, a type 1 herself since 2005, on a new diabetes documentary aimed at the importance of having a support network when living with… The post Actress with Type 1 Co-Stars in New Diabetes Documentary appeared ...
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• Raspberry Jello Cake #Recipe

  
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  Yesterday we celebrated my daughter’s 12th Birthday. I really don’t know where the time goes and how exactly she suddenly became an almost teenager. It really does feel like it happened over night! She’s in happy land with her new Kindle Fire today! I will warn you though, if you are going to buy a Kindle ...
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• Diabetic Pumps – Do you want the right answer or the real answer?

  
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  Pumps are often talked about in online forums and much excitement is generated from this talking.  But do you really know what to expect from a pump?  Does science have the answers? Beam us up Scotty, as we are going to go beyond pump frontiers to see what to expect from… Your Insulin Pump.  Right answer vs ...
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• New “Dexcom Share” Will Top MySentry with Phone Integration

  
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  In the not-so-distant future, people with diabetes or parents caring for type 1 kids could have more peace of mind sleeping through the night thanks to a new device Dexcom’s developing.The California company that makes continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)… The post New “Dexcom Share” Will Top MySentry with ...
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• Resistant Starch: 4-Letter Word? Nope. Goal: Create Mashed Potatoes A Diabetic Can Eat Every Day

  
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  Heres the reference:  Prepare for the “Resistant Starch” Assimilation; Resistance is Futile . It started off slow, rather as Id expected, because: STARCH!  (Fingers raised across face in the sign of a cross.)   But, comments began picking up and even though the post is quite a ways down in the scroll, its ...
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• Concert Pharma To Get $300M+ Per Drug in Celgene Pact

  
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  Ben Fidler The past 15 months have turned into a partnership symphony for Concert Pharmaceuticals. On Monday, the Lexington, MA-based company snagged its latest collaborative partner, revealing that it will team with Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG ) to use its technology— which adds deuterium elements into existing ...
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• Lilly Diabetes Summit Sequel: A Peek at Insulin Giant’s Workings

  
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  Last week, for the second year in a row, I attended the Lilly Diabetes Blogger Summit in Indianapolis and experienced up close and personal the place that’s been making the insulin that’s been keeping me alive for almost 30 years.… The post Lilly Diabetes Summit Sequel: A Peek at Insulin Giant’s Workings ...
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