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People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes may have a range of symptoms. These symptoms might include:
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Diabetes Risk Factors & Prevention
Risk Factors
Risk factors are characteristics that can predispose you to developing a condition or disease. Just because you have one or more risk factors...
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Childhood Obesity: Is a U.S. Epidemic Improving?
Overweight or obese children in America
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity affects 17 percent of all children and adolescents...
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Pill Splitting – A Safe Way to Save Healthcare Dollars?
Why split tablets?
Use of medications for chronic illnesses, such as hypertension, diabetes, or high cholesterol - all common U.S. conditions - can often run...
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Top 15 on the Health Insurance
1. What is a Health Insurance Exchange?
You have probably heard by now that there is a big transformation coming to U.S. health insurance. Through...
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Back to School Basics: 5 Common Health Questions From Parents
School Health Questions for Parents
For many kids in America, the next few weeks involve getting back to school after a long (or maybe not...
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