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Diabetes Still Isn't Easy
Diabetes Still Isn't Easy

FDI is dedicated to diabetes education, nutritional counseling, and wellness programming.

Latest Entries
  • Jun 05 2013

    Children, Insulin, and Schools

    By Gerald Bernstein, MD, FACP

    There is an issue that has been in the courts for a number of years. Essentially the question is as to whether a not health care professional should be allowed to administer a preset dose of insulin to a child with diabetes in a school setting....

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  • May 15 2013

    Finding Time for Exercise

    By Lynn Polmanteer, MS, RD, CDN, CDE

    A couple months ago I was on the phone with my sister. She was telling me about her job, her personal life, and how she started an exercise regimen. When she told me she started exercising before work I almost dropped the phone! My sister is no...

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  • May 14 2013

    Spring Cleaning: From the Inside Out

    By Shelley Wishnick

    The temperature is warming up and the flowers are blooming, which only means one thing - spring is in the air! With spring, comes spring cleaning. Not just cleaning up your home, but also cleaning up your eating habits and overall lifestyle. Af...

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  • Apr 30 2013

    Protecting Your Endothelium

    By Gerald Bernstein, MD, FACP

    When we look at an organ of the body, like the stomach, we see something with borders and shape. But the skin is also an organ. It spreads all over the body to cover everything and protect us from the environment. The skin from the scalp to the...

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  • Mar 19 2013

    Celebrate National Nutrition Month

    By Lynn Polmanteer, MS, RD, CDN, CDE

    March is National Nutrition Month. It’s important for everyone, whether you have diabetes or not, to have a healthy, well-balanced diet. Think of diet as a lifestyle, or a manner of living. It’s ideal to fuel your body with nutrient dense foods...

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