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Diabetes treatment: Medications for type 2 diabetes
Confused by all the treatment choices for type 2 diabetes? Use this guide to better understand the medicines available to help control blood sugar.
Tips for choosing and using canes
A cane can improve balance and mobility. Learn about the choices that are available and how to use a cane correctly.
Poison ivy and other summer skin irritants
Take a look at these bumps, bites and rashes. Find out what causes them and how they can be treated.
Bone health: Tips to keep your bones healthy
Find out what you can do to promote and protect bone health.
Birth control pill FAQ: Benefits, risks and choices
The birth control pill is surrounded by misinformation. Get the facts on common concerns and questions about taking the pill.
Testosterone therapy: Potential benefits and risks as you age
Testosterone therapy — Explore the potential benefits and risks of increasing your testosterone level.
Insulin and weight gain: Keep the pounds off
Understand why weight gain is linked to insulin treatment, and find out how to dodge those extra pounds while still managing your blood sugar.
Gout diet: What's allowed, what's not
A gout diet isn't a treatment for gout, but it may help you manage your attacks.
Diabetic neuropathy types: Symptoms tell the story
Depending on which type of this condition you have, certain parts of the body may be affected. That can cause symptoms to vary.
How to take your temperature
Learn how to get an accurate temperature reading at home, using common types of thermometers.
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