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Diabetes Treatment More Complex, Costly

From the Archives of Internal Medicine

Treatment for type 2 diabetes is becoming more complex and costing more according to research. This trend is only expected to continue since experts project an increasing number of Americans will be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Read more.

Transparency

10/27/08 General

By Eric Devine

Transparency is a principle Eric Devine would like to apply to his diabetes care. If he could see the ingredients of baked goods and know their caloric breakdown, or if he could compare others' blood sugar levels to his own, it might make diabetes management easier.

Show Me How to Live

10/22/08 General

By Eric Devine

Living with diabetes is often a process of trial and error, especially for many people who are newly diagnosed and do not have a mentor to turn to. Eric Devine suggests that having someone to look to and model in diabetes care may be one of the most effective treatment plans.

Trick or Treat

10/03/08 General

By Eric Devine

As you may imagine, Halloween doesn't hold the same significance for children with type 1 diabetes as it does for other children. Read what Eric Devine remembers of Halloween as an adolescent diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Finding the Right Medical Identification Tag

09/11/08 General

By Eric Devine

Throughout his life with diabetes, Eric Devine has tried several types of medical identification tags. These tags help medical professionals be aware of patients' existing medical conditions.

Tomato, Tomahto

08/26/08 General

By Eric Devine

Living with diabetes does not define people, as Eric Devine has learned. Even the way a person living with diabetes expresses his or her condition can haven a significant psychological impact on that. Read more.

Strength

08/08/08 General

By Eric Devine

Living with type 1 diabetes means constant self-care. It also means learning to control diet and exercise. It takes a measure of strength and self-control to maintain the regimen.

A Question of Fate

07/15/08 General

By Eric Devine

Before being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 12, Eric Devine struggled with germ phobia. Looking back he wonders if that condition was related to his diabetes. It remains a question of fate. Read more.

Murphy's Law and Diabetes

04/28/08 General

By Eric Devine

Living with type 1 diabetes--complicated enough on its own--only becomes more stressful under Murhpy's Law. However, learning to field the unexpected has made Eric Devine quick on his feet able to handle such complications.

Tear Down That Wall

04/09/08 General

By Eric Devine

"All in all it's just another brick in the wall."

My head nearly lifted off my neck when I first heard Pink Floyd's wildly famous lyrics.

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