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High Blood Sugar (Hyperglycemia)
High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) can be caused by eating too much food, especially carbohydrates, by not being active, or by not taking your medicine. Read on to learn more.
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Resources for People with Diabetes
Living with diabetes means making many changes in your life, and these changes may seem overwhelming. When you feel down, reach out to your family and friends, and to your healthcare team. Here is a list of other resources.
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Diabetes: Treating Minor Foot Infections
Diabetes makes it harder for the body to heal. Even minor problems, like a blister, can become infected. If not treated, infections can spread and damage nearby tissues. Prompt treatment by your healthcare provider can help clear up infections and restore your health.
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Diabetes: Treating Severe Foot Infections
To treat a severe foot infection, you may be hospitalized. You may also be referred to doctors who specialize in treating infections. In some cases, surgery is advised. Read on to learn more.
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Smoking
Ninety percent of new smokers are children and teenagers. In many cases, they are replacing the smokers who quit or died prematurely from a smoking-related disease.
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Creating a Hemodialysis Access
Before hemodialysis can be done, a way for blood to leave and return to your body (an access) is needed. A hemodialysis access is often made in your arm. The two main types of accesses are an arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) and an arteriovenous graft (AV graft).
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Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Bathing to Prevent New Infections
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is a cleaning product that kills germs. Daily bathing with CHG in the hospital helps keep infections from spreading. CHG bathing is especially helpful for patients in intensive care units (ICUs).
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Laying Your Baby Down to Sleep
Here are step-by-step images showing the correct way to lay your baby in their crib to sleep.
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Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
Peritoneal dialysis is a way to cleanse the blood to treat kidney failure. It uses the lining of your abdomen, called the peritoneal membrane, and a special solution (dialysate).
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