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Forty-four goldfish keep Kamdyn out of danger
Yesterday was the American Diabetes Association Alert Day. A day late but a very worthwhile story out of our military. It was a hot May night in 2010 that changed the lives of the Wilds family forever. Her eyes welled with tears and her voice shook, as Master Sgt. Chelesa Wilds, 1st Maintenance Operations Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of Instructional Systems Development, recounted the events that led doctors to diagnose her 3-year-old daughter, Kamdyn, with Type … Read entire article »
Filed under: Medicine, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Influenza and Diabetes
Did you know that a pneumococcal (new-mo-Koc-kal) shot (or pneumonia shot) can be a lifesaver if you have diabetes? People with diabetes are about 3 times more likely to die with flu and pneumonia. Yet, only one third of them ever get a simple, safe pneumonia shot. Pneumonia is a serious illness for anyone, but if you have diabetes, you are more likely to be sicker longer, go to the hospital, or even die. One pneumonia … Read entire article »
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