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Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

How do you rate your health? You’ve probably seen those survey questions at health care provider offices that ask if you would rate your health as excellent, good, fair, or poor. People who answer “excellent” are more likely to live longer. … Continue reading

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Diabetes, attitude, and life expectancy

While I realize there are many more factors involved, I believe that attitude plays a role in life expectancy. There is some research to back this up, and hopefully more will come around. This article reports that life expectancy is … Continue reading

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Live longer with diabetes

If anyone needed more support for taking care of themselves, lowering A1C, and interacting with other people…here it is! A study showed that people with type 1 diabetes die younger when they have a higher hemoglobin A1C and when they … Continue reading

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