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Calls on Congress to Reject Association Health Plan Legislation That Would Remove Coverage Protections for Diabetes Patients

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Mary J. Shomon, Thyorid Patient Advocate, Author, and host of the Thyriod.About.com, has revised her best book (in my opinion) on Hypothyroidism.
From her newsletter:
My big news — and the reason I’ve been delayed again in getting out a newsletter, is that my latest book has just been published! Back in 2000, my book “Living Well [...]

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Bubba is DONE with his radiation treatments. The poor boy hadn’t eaten much in 3 days they told me, so when I got him back to the house Friday night — he ate a pouch of soft dog food before we did anything else. He inhaled it actually. He still has the drooling problem, and [...]

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About two weeks ago, I started taking 1200 mgs of Alpha-Lipoic Acid. I purchased it from VitaCost.com. I have noticed a significant reduction in my BGLs fairly consistently. I take one 600mg capsule in the AM and PM, along with the other medications and supplements.
Below is some information I found on the internet that [...]

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… I made the decision to start insulin, and when I went to Publix yesterday, I picked up the latest Diabetes Focus magazine and there is a whole article “about” insulin. This is great! I was spending hours on the internet trying to read up on all the different types out there, and here comes [...]

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Black Tea, Green Tea Good for Diabetes
April 20, 2005 — Both black tea and green tea are good for diabetes, a rat study shows. They also prevent diabetic animals from developing cataracts.
The findings appear in the May 4 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Maybe this would make me jump up and [...]

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Going on insulin. I’ve made the decision. I have a doctor’s appointment on the 29th. I’m researching what type, and I believe Lantus might be what to start out with. Going to ask about the OptiClik pen, but not sure if the insurance will cover it and/or the needles. I may have to start out [...]

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Talked to Bubba’s student last night and he’s doing well after his latest treatments. We discussed the “drooling” that was going on this past weekend, and the student said they have Bubba on some medicine for it now. Also, they noticed he wasn’t eating, but I had told them Sunday night to put him back [...]

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Type 2 Diabetes: The More Exercise, the Better
From WebMD:
March 25, 2005 — Revving up exercise and physical activity could save the hearts and lives of people with type 2 diabetes.
Regular moderate physical activity is recommended for everyone, whether they have diabetes or not. Now, a new study spells out the benefits for people with type [...]

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Bubba has completed 6 of his radiation treatments out of 13. He’s a bit more tired this weekend than last, and you can tell he’s lost some weight. I’m sure a lot of it is not being at home. But we’re glad to have him home for a couple days, and Otis is licking him [...]

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