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Cardiovascular disease is any disease that affects the heart or blood vessels, such as a heart attack or stroke and is the leading cause of death for those with type 2 diabetes. Many people, however, are unaware of the connection between these two dis...
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Flexibility In Your Diabetes Diet
By Kathy Wool, RD,LDN
If you are a newly “diagnosed with diabetes” person, all the information given to you to help manage it can be quite intimidating. Deciding where to start and how, can be overwhelming. ...
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November is American Diabetes Month®
20 million and counting…
Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, blindness, and non-traumatic amputation, yet nearly 25% of people who have it don’t even know it. In addition t...
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Diabetes, as a chronic disease, is constantly bringing new challenges to both patients and their health care team. Research is providing new information on the value of staying as close to goal as possible and is providing evidence that good control o...
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There will be a demonstration day of the new IBGSTAR at Apple Drug on October 18th. Interested individuals should call John Motsko at 410-759-8401 or email him at john@appledrugs.com.
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Changing Habits
The choices we make everyday impact our health. You can choose what to eat, how your food is prepared, how much to eat and when to eat. Additionally, you can decide when to exercise, how much to exercise, and how to be more ph...
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SUMMER VACATIONS: Tips for Traveling With Diabetes
Submitted by Kathy Wool,RD,LDN, with excerpts from Trac...
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Tri-County Diabetes Alliance Announces
Tri County Healthiest Restaurant Challenge Winners
The Tri County Diabetes Alliance is pleased to announce that SoBo’s Wine Beerstro and Market Street Inn were the 1st and 2nd place winners of theTri- Cou...
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Disaster Do's: A Diabetes Care Plan
Be Prepared!
Emergencies Can Happen To Anyone. The key is to be prepared and plan ahead. Prepare a bag or kit with:
1) MEDICATION AND MEDICAL INFORMATION - Always keep a 2 week supply of all medicines, including ov...
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It is time to celebrate an exciting annual event! Along with the arrival of the spring comes...
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Keep Yourself "Food Safe” in the Summer{By Kathy Wool, RD, LDN}
Staying healthy and on target is important all year long when you are managing your diabetes. We look forward to the warm summer months for many reasons. Those summer ...
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Leonardo Da Vinci said, “The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.” This might inspire you to think twice about your natural foundation, especially if you have diabetes. Diabetics can develop a mult...
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Archived Article From June 2007
Type 1 Diabetes
www.tridibetes.org
Type 1 affects 5-10% of all people with diabetes. Typically, it is diagnosed at an early age, usually less than 30 years old, but more individuals over age 30 are now also bei...
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Sugar Free Kids Retreat Is Right In Our Back Yard!
The Purpose of the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) camp program in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland is to provide recreational experiences and diabetes education for children with diab...
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Healthy Holidays Are Happy Holidays Eating right and staying healthy is a year-long challenge for everyone. It can be especially difficult during the holiday season for the 20 million Americans with diabetes. The most important thing about managing di...
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Reduce Your Risk for Heart Disease & StrokeDid you know having diabetes puts you at a much higher risk for having coronary artery (heart) disease, a heart attack, or a stroke? According to the American Diabetes Association 2 out of 3 people with diabetes ...
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Gestational Diabetes:What is gestational diabetes?
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. Out of every 100 pregnant women in the United States, three to eight get gestational diabet...
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Women and Heart Disease
All too often women don’t realize they are suffering from a heart attack until it’s too late. More women die of cardiovascular disease than from the next four causes of death including all forms of cancer.
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Meters, Testing Sites, Usage
For people living with diabetes, sticking their finger to test blood glucose levels is necessary to prevent the complications of poor glucose control. Use of the blood glucose monitors ...
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Fall into Fitness
A cornerstone for diabetes self management, as well as, diabetes prevention is physical activity. The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a landmark prevention study, demonstrated that type 2 diabetes could be prevented in thos...
