According to the American Diabetes Association, 23.6 million people in the United States have one form or another of diabetes, with another 57 million having pre-diabetes. Heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease, neuropathy, and amputation all go along with uncontrolled diabetes. Complications relating from these conditions led to diabetes being the seventh […]
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When she was a virgin of 19, she discovered that she had diabetes. She was devastated and found that she had no idea what the disease was or how it would affect her life. She was sure that the disease would end her dreams or maybe even make it impossible for her to achieve everything […]
I was diagnosed with Type I diabetes when I was seven years old and ever since that time I have fought the ups and downs of a very brittle lifestyle. My physician tried several different options as I was growing up but as I got older and more independent the diabetes got even worse because […]
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The Ascent Aura Diabetes Meter, made by Bayer, incorporates a new brand that claims to be its own manufacturer. Instead of individual stripping tests, it uses an “autodisc” that is inserted once and carried inside the meter. This allows ten continuous blood glucose measurements before it is necessary to insert another disc. Bayer’s massive advertising […]
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Some of today’s newer glucose monitors for diabetics make keeping your sugar under control simple for you and your doctor. The One Touch Ultrasmart is one of these new styles of glucose monitors, with features such as the ability to program it with your prescriptions (both pills and insulin), dosages, and the times of those […]
Many people know that insurance covers insulin, tests, and glucose meters. But what if you don’t have insurance? Those without insurance who need diabetes may find another option to get their as cheaply as possible. And with the money test strips an incredible boost of hitting heights recently He takes a bare-bones glucose meter. There […]
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Jul
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Last year we received a phone call from G.P. Len’s. to refine the blood glucose test, to lift his head to the pharmacy. We asked “Why” as it was a few months ago that Medicare gave him the Accu-Chek Aviva Blood Glucose Monitoring System. He told H.M.O. He wanted to expose him to cheaper experiments. […]
Fragile diabetes is known as groove diabetes or unstable diabetes. People with this type of diabetes have a rapid rebound in their blood sugar from extreme highs to extreme lows. It is very complicated to treat a doctor, and most people who have fragile diabetes see an endocrinologist. This is a doctor who specializes in […]
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Apr
Like its predecessor, the original Ascension Aura has a meter, the Aura two are essentially separated from other such devices by internal card storage. It, too, will use a ten test discs that is loaded prior to temptations. This eliminates the need to obtain and insert a separate strip for each test. The shot is […]
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