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with Harvard Medical School, Joslin Diabetes Center is the world's largest
diabetes research center, diabetes clinic and provider of diabetes
education.
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These crispy flautas are bold in flavor
and perfect for dipping into fire-roasted salsa.
Finding the Right Diabetes Support Groups Sometimes
a person with diabetes can feel very alone and “different.”
Support groups are important and helpful to people with diabetes, because they
provide a venue to meet others who share similar medical and psychosocial
concerns, according to Marilyn Ritholz, Ph.D., Licensed Staff Psychologist, at
Joslin Diabetes Center.
A yearly flu shot is highly recommended if you have
diabetes, according to M. Donna Younger, MD, at Joslin Diabetes Center.
Diabetes puts you at a higher risk of getting the flu, particularly if your
diabetes is not well controlled. It’s important to get a flu shot when
you have diabetes, so you can prevent these risks.
The ABC's of Sugar Substitutes A sugar substitute
is a food additive that tastes like sugar, but has either few or no
calories. Sugar substitutes can be very useful to people with
diabetes. Gillian Arathuzik, R.D., C.D.E., Nutrition Diabetes Educator,
at Joslin Diabetes Center, goes over the basics of sugar substitutes and how
they can impact your blood glucose levels when you have diabetes.
Learn
how to better manage diabetes. More information in the
Joslin Library
Dr. Lori Laffel, Chief of Joslin Diabetes Center’s
Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Section, was honored by the Boston
Celtics as a "Hero Among Us" during their game on Friday, November 14, World
Diabetes Day.
