My diabetes support group has decided to initiate a series of meetings related to the basics of our disease. The group meets monthly and is a great place to be for learning about diabetes and hearing how others are dealing with it. Our facilitator is a CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator) and she’s dedicated to helping [...]
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If you’ve been challenged by weight, you’re not alone. Over my 69 years, I’ve gained and lost more than two adult’s worth of weight. For the past 25 years, I changed my lifestyle rather than dieting. That worked great as I lost more than 50 pounds; however, as I get older it is much more [...]
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I got the call just before the holidays. Someone who had heard me speak about diabetes was concerned about a recently diagnosed Type 2. He was deeply frightened. Would I please call him? Roger (not his real name) answered after the first ring. Years of sales experience taught me to ask good questions and then [...]
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