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  • #dsma Chat n Reply – W18

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    TOPIC: Managing Diabetes during Activities Q1) How has diabetes affected the activities you do? Have picked up new interests, or stopped pursuing others? Being diabetic hasn’t changed what activities I do but then again I’ve never not know it as part of my life so its just normal to me in general. 1.5) Are there…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – W17

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    TOPIC: The cost of Diabetes Q1. Diabetes is an expensive disease (with insurance or without insurance) how do you find ways to save money? My folks when possible use their senior discount that they get the chance to do so – it helps with the cost of supplies but does nothing for the cost of…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – W16

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    Pharmacy and Social Media-Diabetes Awareness month Q1.Do patients think pharma companies should be involved with social media? It doesn’t hurt for them to at least have a connection and offering free stuff doesn’t hurt either. Q2. Can both “sides” learn a little something from each other? Pt’s learn from pharm com and them learning from…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – W15

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    Topics:Diabetes Controllable? and Unity Q1. Type 1, Type 2, Type 1.5/LADA and Gestational diabetes (just to name a few) are all hard to control. Do you think diabetes controllable? I think that one can control various things within their lives, but I do not think you can control all things and in that area all…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – W14

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    Week 14: Non-compliant, E-Patient and more Q1. What are your thought when you hear “non-compliant” and “compliant” when used by someone in the medical profession in reference to diabetes? just that someone is activly trying to take care of their Diabetes vs someone who is not taking care of their diabetes (aka someone who hasn’t…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – W13

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    Topics: Online and Offline Resources Q1. What items or tools do you look for when you searching for creditable diabetes information on the internet? Talking to others who have D is helpful since someone at least might well have had a similar experience thus they might be able to give their side which can be…