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Diabetic Ulcers: Causes and Management

Ulcers are a common complication affecting people living with diabetes. Learn what causes diabetic ulcers and how to manage them.

Sarah Sanchez, NDTR
Dialysis

Patient Advocacy Or Political Ploy? Union, Industry Square Off Over Dialysis Initiative

Patient Advocacy Or Political Ploy? Union, Industry Square Off Over Dialysis Initiative – By David Tuller and Harriet Rowan for California Healthline This year, California dialysis clinics — and their profits — are in a powerful union’s crosshairs. On Nov. 6, the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West union hopes to deliver a stinging blow with a… Continue reading Patient Advocacy Or Political Ploy? Union, Industry Square Off Over Dialysis Initiative

Aimee Sharp
Ostomylife

OstomyLife Community Spotlight | Melissa Marshall

OstomyLife wants to share the stories of our amazing community members!

Laura Cox, LPC
Ostomy Terms

Overview of the GI Tract Before and After Ostomy Surgery

What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.

Laura Cox, LPC
OstomyLife with Laura Cox

Ostomy Misconceptions

What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.

Laura Cox, LPC
celebrities incontinence

Famous People with Ostomies

What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.

Laura Cox, LPC
Care team

Notes from the Hospital Bed | Care Team Successes and Failures | Episode One

As a patient advocate and public speaker I am lucky to get many opportunities to impact the way people see illness. Out of all of my talks I’ve given to groups of doctors, nurses and social workers over the last two years, this presentation is the one I believe is the most valuable.

Laura Cox, LPC
Diabetes

Mystery and Danger of Type 1 Diabetes

By Jane E. Brody for The New York Times Well Blog With mounting concern over the explosive rise in Type 2 diabetes, mostly among overweight and obese Americans, it is easy to forget that Type 1 diabetes, which is far less common, can be a much more serious disease that often seems to arise out… Continue reading Mystery and Danger of Type 1 Diabetes

Aimee Sharp
Diabetes

Major Focus of New Health Campaign Targets Prediabetes

For the Lawndale News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Medical Association (AMA) are on a mission to prevent type 2 diabetes in patients who are at risk of developing the chronic condition, MegPage Today reports. Their new joint initiative is called Prevent Diabetes STAT—short for Screen, Test, Act, Today—and… Continue reading Major Focus of New Health Campaign Targets Prediabetes

Aimee Sharp
Facts and more about World Diabetes Day.

World Diabetes Day 2014

Friday, November 14 is World Diabetes Day. This year has marked amazing discoveries, awesome support and a new theme from the International Diabetes Foundation: Healthy Living and Diabetes is the theme now through 2016. A lot of confusion still surrounds diabetes and how there are different “types.” This infographic from the International Diabetes Foundation is easy to… Continue reading World Diabetes Day 2014

Aimee Sharp
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