Anyone have a medical tattoo? Thoughts and opinions on them?

Today I made the mistake of mentioning in my LJ that I would like to lose some weight. My post was mainly about how I could really use some self-discipline so that instead of sitting on the couch (or in the computer chair) all day, I would actually get up and go out and get some exercise and, in the process, get away from food temptation at home ( Read more... )

Whenever there is a news story about health care, you always get the letters to the newspaper from people who have bright ideas about how to "fix" the health care system. These ideas are usually along the lines of "make people who cause their own diseases pay for it themselves." And by "people who cause their own diseases" they almost always mean " ( Read more... )

Quite frequently when someone finds out that I have diabetes and that I take shots, their reaction is along the lines of: "I could NEVER take shots! I'd DIE if I had to take shots ( Read more... )

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Hi everyone, I stumbled across this group and wondered if anyone could offer some advice. I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic when I was 9, and by the end of November, I will be turning 25 and I will be off my Mom's insurance. I am currently working but they won't let me work more than 30 hours so they don't have to offer me insurance. I am ( Read more... )

I wanted to share some amazing experiences with diabetes that I've been having for some time ( Read more... )

My kids just 'aged out' of the place they've always gone for their diabetes 'care'.

Do family practitioners/general practitioners do diabetes and write the prescriptions for insulin and testing supplies in the US, or do I need to find some kind of specialist? If so, what's the specialty called?

Thanks

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