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What to Eat for DiaBeat

April 16th, 2012

The algorithms that fill my computer and iPhone screens long ago figured out that I have diabetes, or at least I am very interested in it. Aside from diabetes books and blood sugar supplies, it seems the next level of ads are promoting foods that help diabetics. Some ads imply that a new herb from [...]

Clinical Practice, Scott's Opinion
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Damn Hemoglobin A1C

November 22nd, 2010

In the past six months my HbA1c has gone up from 7.4 to 7.7. And I am certain my control is better. My readers managing autoimmune diabetes (T1D) may well be sputtering at my blasphemy. We are told: Be a good diabetic and get your HbA1c below 7. And 8 is dangerous! There are good [...]

Clinical Practice
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