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Rediscovering Life’s Simple Pleasures: An Interview with a Heart Patient

Last week, we recognized World Heart Day on the blog and discussed why there is an urgent need for awareness about heart disease and stroke, the world’s number one killer. We also talked about how heart disease can be an abstract concept until you are exposed to someone’s personal story. That’s why we are pleased […]

Battling the Complications: An Interview with Diabetes Patient Michael Burke (Part II)

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Last week, in Part I of this interview, PatientsLikeMe member and blogger Michael Burke shared his sister Linda’s struggle with type 1 diabetes. Today, we learn about his own type 1 diabetes journey, including his June 2011 kidney transplant as a result of diabetes-induced kidney failure. 1. What diabetes complications have you faced? Diabetes is

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