Archives: 2011 May
LIVING WITH DIABETES: DRINKING, DRUGS, AND SMOKING
Some doctors say that people with diabetes should drink no alcohol. Others permit a drink or two. But drinking has some special pitfalls for someone with diabetes. First of all, alcohol has calories, and they count in the diet. In addition, alcohol lowers blood sugar at first. Alcohol also impairs a person’s judgment. Dr. Raymond [...]
WEIGHT IN PREGNANCY: SO LONG, STRETCH MARKS
A sudden weight gain for any reason can cause stretch marks, those first reddish and then pearly white lines that just never seem to go away. Well, the truth is that the best way to get rid of them is to nip them in the bud – obviously, easier said than done. If you are [...]
COPING WITH EPILEPSY: COUNSELING THE YOUNGER CHILD – JEB’S CASE HISTORY
“There’s another child I want to tell you about. Remember Jeb ? He was only six. He had the mildest of seizures, just a few absence seizures, and he was adorable. But what an anxious family. Mom, a former nurse, read everything available and learned of allergic reactions to medication the doctors had never seen [...]
