Around the Diabetes Blogging World – Halloween 2013 Edition

Just before we strut into November — our big National Diabetes Awareness Month — it’s worth taking a moment to look back on what this past month has brought us from the Diabetes Online Community (DOC). There’s been a whole lot of action in Octob…

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Ask D’Mine: A Cry For Help (or Two or Three)… Part 1 It's no big secret that there's plenty to feel down about when it comes to living with diabetes, unfortunately. But airing and sharing your concerns can be empowering, rather than facing them all alone. So today at our weekly diabetes advice colum......
Press Release: Center for Oral Health receives grant to conduct oral health assessment of Older Adults POMONA, Calif. – The Center for Oral Health has received a $170,000 grant from The California Wellness Foundation (CalWellness) to conduct an oral health assessment of older adults in California over the next two years. “California is home to nearly 7 million residents who are 60 or older. Within a few years, one in five Californians will be 65 or older, and will be increasingly diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, financial resources and living conditions. As people age, they continue to be plagued by oral health problems; in fact, in the U.S. today, only 28 percent of older adults (ages 65-74) have...
Spring Has Sprung for Exercise – April 2013 DSMA You might say I'm excited about exercise these days.That could very possibly be an understatement.Not in many years have I had an exercise routine like I am currently embracing, one that I'm actually keeping up with for the most part. Perhaps it's......
Canadian Dental Hygienists Support Improved Health Services to Remote First Nations Communities The Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) is pleased to see that the 2015 Spring Reports of the Auditor General of Canada focus on the critical issue of access to health services and medical transportation for remote First Nations......
September 2013 DSMA Blog Carnival: Diabetes Doctoring Online We've reached the end of another month, and for September the monthly Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (DSMA) Blog Carnival asks what we people with diabetes would like our doctors and medical professionals to know about social media. Great question......