Your doctor has told you that you have “a touch of diabetes” … a bit of a problem with your body’s metabolism that has caused your blood glucose (sugar) levels to go above their normal, healthy range.Your doctor probably told you that because of this problem you need to watch what kinds of food you [...]
The diagnosis of diabetes is made under many different circumstances, for example, during a routine medical examination for insurance purposes or during out-patient or in-patient care for other conditions; but most people first learn that they may have diabetes from their family doctor. What happens next varies. Some family doctors continue to provide all aspects [...]
Tags: DiabetesDoctors and other health care professionals talk about you as ‘a diabetic’ or ‘a person with diabetes’ and you may also talk about being a diabetic or having diabetes. But this is a very poor description of you. You are a unique individual with your own lifestyle, work, hobbies, family background, home, friends, ideas and [...]
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