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searching for health insurance when you are diabetic

April 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Diabetes, unemployed

I am having a horrible time finding a decently priced health insurance that will accept me with Diabetes Type II. I keep running into walls. I am not eligible for many insurance programs since I have had diabetes for over 10 years. Just telling someone on the other end of  the phone that I am [...]

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New drug for Neuropathy

October 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Diabetes

There is a new drug on the market to help diabetics with neuropathy, the condition that can lead to the death of nerves in feet and hands. KU-32 can stop and even reverse neuropathy in mice. Neuropathy can cause people with diabetes to no longer having feeling the their feet and hands, which can be [...]

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Nioxin for thinning hair

February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Diabetes, General, My Opinion

About two months ago I had gone for a haircut. While the stylist did her job she mentioned my thin hair. I informed her I was diabetic and that I had constant problems with some hair falling out every time I shampooed or even combed my hair. She suggested Nioxin. Alex found this at Ulta. [...]

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CHOLESTEROL: HDL, LDL, TRIGS?

January 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Diabetes, Health

It’s important to learn more about cholesterol if you have been recently diagnosed. Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that helps cells in your body function properly. Too much and contributes to atherosclerosis and potentially heart attack. You get cholesterol from food and what is made in your body. HDL is the “good” cholesterol. This is [...]

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My Six Day Stay in the Hospital/ diabetes & shingles

June 28th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Diabetes

Sunday evening I had such severe stabbing pain in my lower back left side and felt like I was going to vomit any second. Alex rushed me to the ER where we sat for an hour before my being seen. Once in the ER I did begin vomiting and kept vomiting. A CT scan was [...]

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