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How to Deal with Hypoglycemia

Most of the diabetics who suffer occasional bouts of hypoglycemia are those who take insulin. It is rarer, but not unknown, in people who take oral hypoglycemic agents. You have…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Treat Diabetic Ketoacidosis

If blood sugar gets so high that your body starts burning fat stores for energy, you may start producing ketone bodies which build up and spill over into the urine.…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Teach Your Diabetes Child to Understand the Significance of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring

As important as teaching children to give their own insulin is teaching them to understand the significance of self blood glucose monitoring and teaching them to use the monitor themselves.…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Do Chest and Breathing Exercises for Treatment Asthma

Providing a clear nasal airway is just the first step toward clearing the lungs. There are some simple exercises you can learn and use to improve your breathing between and…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Avoid Asthma Attacks During Pregnancy

There is nothing about asthma that makes pregnancy more or less likely to occur. Asthma does not interfere with conception, nor does it make getting pregnant easier. For the most…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Test Your Blood Sugar Level

The first thing you have to do is start lowering your blood glucose levels. The most important aspect of diabetes care is keeping your blood glucose levels within a normal…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Treat Diabetes in Children, Adolescents, and the DCCT

Treating children and adolescents with diabetes used to focus on keeping blood glucose in reasonably good control while steering them through their various hormonal and psychosocial changes and illnesses. Glucose…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Tell Your Child about Diabetes

You were probably floored when you found out that your child has diabetes. When you recovered from the shock, you may have experienced plenty of other emotions: anger, guilt, fear,…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Take Care of Your Teeth When You Have Diabetes

Good dental care can prevent gum infection, abscesses, and other dental problems that result in elevated blood glucose. There are four main elements: proper brushing and flossing, filling cavities, treating…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Take Care of Your Skin When You Have Diabetes

Diabetics have the same skin problems as everyone else— and then some, especially if their diabetes is in poor control. First, their skin can become excessively dry. This can be…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

Family & Relationships

How to Take Care of Your Foot When You Have Diabetes

Foot complications are common among diabetics, especially Type I. In addition to problems arising from peripheral neuropathy, there are other causes: There is a greater tendency toward blocked blood vessels,…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Take Care of Middle Childhood with Diabetes

Most youngsters in this age group can master at least part of their own diabetes management. Seven- or eight-year-olds can use a blood glucose monitor, and by age eight or…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Stay in the Military If You Have Diabetes

The military is a tough nut to crack. Although the actual rules about diabetics in the military have eased somewhat, you still may not enlist if you already have the…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Shop Smart to Manage Your Diabetes

An important part of planning meals is going to the grocery store and buying the ingredients for what you've planned to eat. "Come on," you may be thinking, "I've been…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

Health & Personal Care

How to Save Money Treating Diabetes

Much of your diabetes care is covered by health insurance, but some is not. However, even items that are covered (not including office visits to health professionals) require you to…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

Pets & Animals

How to Reduce Stress with Pets

Pets are the most relaxing "people" you will ever have in your life. Dogs and cats provide unconditional love, they are always delighted to see you, and they don't care…

Fred Goodson February 19, 2010

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How to Reduce Calories for Your Diet

People eat for a variety of reasons, many of them having nothing to do with hunger. They eat as a social function, because they're bored, depressed, or elated, or as…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to React in Front of Your Diabetes Children

The way you react to and handle problems of daily life has a profound effect on the way your children perceive those problems and the way they eventually learn to…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

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How to Prevent Kidney Problems When You Have Diabetes

Diabetic nephropathy, or disease of the kidneys, is caused by a mechanism similar to that of diabetic retinopathy: damage to blood vessels and nephrons as a result of long-term high…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010

Health & Personal Care

How to Prepare for Obstetrical Care with Diabetes

Some women, when they realize they are pregnant, wait a few months to begin prenatal obstetrical care. Diabetics should not do that. You must make an appointment with your obstetrician-gynecologist…

Andrew Reinert February 19, 2010