Category Archives: Diabetes

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Pat Wildes

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes. This total – which amounts to 8.3% of our country’s population – is one that only continues to rise.  Seventy nine million more Americans have pre-diabetes and are at risk of being diagnosed with … Continue reading →

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Paula Leibovitz Elected to Serve on the Commission on Dietetic Registration

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

CHC is proud to announce that Paula Leibovitz, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator working with our Obesity Intervention programs in New Britain and Meriden, was recently elected to serve on the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Friendly Cooking Tips and Recipes

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

 A guest post by Kara Ellis, MS, RD Nearly 26 million Americans are currently living with Diabetes, and the American Diabetes Association estimates that someone is diagnosed with Diabetes every 17 seconds.  Last month was Diabetes Awareness Month, so the … Continue reading →

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November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

A guest blog post by Dr. Stefanie Nigro who is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of CT School of Pharmacy. A few weeks ago, I was visiting my family in NY and ran into my old friend Kerri. … Continue reading →

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To fast or not to fast? How to manage diabetes during Ramadan

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

Recently, a bunch of us got into a discussion of how patients with diabetes should approach fasting during Ramadan. Dr. Stefanie Nigro who is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of CT School of Pharmacy wrote the following blog … Continue reading →

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Dr. Bernadette Thomas, DNP

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

It is with great joy that I share a blog post submitted by Margaret Flinter via her cellphone from Baltimore.  Thank you Margaret for submitting this:  Today Dr. Nwando Olayiwola and I came to Baltimore for the dissertation defense of … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Meditation

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

One day when my youngest daughter was in Kindergarten, she came home and told my wife that her yoga teacher said that someone had complained about yoga and the students would no longer be allowed to say Namaste at the … Continue reading →

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Viewing CHC Through the Lens of a Diabetic Retinopathy Camera

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

There is an old saying that if you’ve seen one community health center, you’ve seen one community health center.  It reflects the great diversity of health centers across the country, but perhaps does not do justice to our sites.  One … Continue reading →

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