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Sarah's story: "I go home for Thanksgiving and the first thing my mom says to me is, 'Boy, you've lost a lot of weight.' Blink, blink. Well, as I'd been living in pjs for the last month, I hadn't noticed that my clothes were all a bit on the baggy side..." (read more)

Kirez's story: "I remember once waking at 3:00 with a craving so sharp, I began dressing and planning how I could find a store, open 24 hours, to buy chocolate. I lived in off-campus housing and without a car or bicycle, so I planned to walk more than a mile to a supermarket..." (read more)

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Welcome to Diabetes Wiki!

A wiki is a website that's created by the people who use it. Diabetes Wiki is a place where people with diabetes can share their personal stories, and build a database of helpful information.

If this is your first time on a wiki, then the first step is to create a user name -- it's free, and it only takes thirty seconds. Then visit the sandbox to try out your first edit!

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+:*'''[[Eye disease|New study uses insulin injections to treat diabetic retinopathy]]'''
-:*April 24 &#8226; [[Depression|Diabetes linked with depression in older adults]]
+:*'''[[Hypoglycemia|Tight diabetes control doesn't have long-term cognitive effects]]'''
-:*April 17 &#8226; [[Testosterone|Type 2 diabetes associated with low testosterone levels]]
+:*'''[[Depression|Diabetes linked with depression in older adults]]'''
-:*April 16 &#8226; [[Stem cell transplantation|New study uses stem cell transplants to treat type 1]]
+:*'''[[Testosterone|Type 2 diabetes associated with low testosterone levels]]'''
+:*'''[[Stem cell transplantation|New study uses stem cell transplants to treat type 1]]'''
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-*'''[[Martha's story]]''': "My mother's blood pressure was a shocking 220/124. Her blood sugar? Funny you should ask; it was over 600. While we were waiting for her to be admitted, I casually asked when she'd last seen a doctor..." <small>([[Martha's story|read more]])</small>
+*'''[[Sarah's story]]''': "I go home for Thanksgiving and the first thing my mom says to me is, 'Boy, you've lost a lot of weight.' Blink, blink. Well, as I'd been living in pjs for the last month, I hadn't noticed that my clothes were all a bit on the baggy side..." <small>([[Sarah's story|read more]])</small>
+*'''[[Kirez's story]]''': "I remember once waking at 3:00 with a craving so sharp, I began dressing and planning how I could find a store, open 24 hours, to buy chocolate. I lived in off-campus housing and without a car or bicycle, so I planned to walk more than a mile to a supermarket..." <small>([[Kirez's story|read more]])</small>
-*'''[[Ryan's story]]''': My Dad tells me of a time when a nurse came in -- by this time the only thing I knew about nurses was that they used needles to cause pain -- and I launched a toy fire truck at her." <small>([[Ryan's story|read more]])</small>
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 If this is your first time on a wiki, then the first step is to '''[[Special:Userlogin|create a user name]]''' -- it's free, and it only takes thirty seconds. Then visit '''[[Diabetes Wiki:Make your first edit|the sandbox]]''' to try out your first edit!
-My name's Danny; I'm the host of this wiki. If you've got questions about the wiki, then feel free to post a message on [[User talk:Toughpigs|my talk page]].
-I hope you enjoy Diabetes Wiki, and I'm looking forward to meeting you! -- [[User:Toughpigs|Danny]]
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