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BCBSMT Connect Team
- April 11, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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What Do We Know Now About Autism?

Parenting means helping your children grow, develop and navigate the world. It’s no different for parents of children with autism, but they are faced with a unique set of challenges. Do you know someone who has autism or who is a parent of...
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- April 11, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Got Foot Pain? Here’s How to Get Relief!

You rely on your feet to get around, so it’s important to keep them in tip-top shape. . If your dogs are barking, there are ways to throw them a bone. The following tips can help you both relieve and prevent foot pain. Proper Care for Bunions...
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- June 23, 2016
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Oh, sugar! Less is Best for Lower Disease Risk

Sorry to tell you , but sugar is not one of the four food groups. Oddly enough though, sugar can be found in each food group. And a lot of the sugar we consume isn’t even in the foods that we think of as sweets.
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- February 11, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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Know Your Numbers for Healthier Living

If you have high cholesterol, you probably know that it can increase your risk for heart disease. To help reduce your risk for heart disease and heart attack, you need to look at the big picture.
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- November 23, 2015
- Health and Wellness
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Living with Diabetes

If you are one of the 21 million people who are living with diabetes, you may have many questions about how to live a normal healthy life. Learn more about your disease.
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- April 14, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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Why are Minorities at Higher Risk for Diabetes?

Close to 30 million Americans have diabetes and that number is steadily growing. Why are some adults from ethnic minority groups more likely to have Type 2 diabetes than white adults, and how can communities and health care advocates work together...
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Teresa
- February 19, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Diabetes Risk Factors Part 2

Important things to know regarding risk factors for diabetes, create a self-care plan for yourself.
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Teresa
- February 14, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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Diabetes Risk Factors Part 1

A risk factor is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection. Learn more about them here.
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Teresa
- February 5, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Gestational diabetes

It is so important to work with your doctor or health care provider to keep your blood sugars in safe ranges, while pregnant.
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Teresa
- January 29, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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Type 2 Diabetes

Some groups of people have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than others. Learn more here
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Teresa
- January 22, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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Type 1 Diabetes

Learn more about diabetes and the signs and symptoms that come with it
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Teresa
- January 13, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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What is Diabetes?

Learn more about diabetes and the signs and symptoms that come with it
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- March 20, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Reaching Out Can Make You Feel Better

Loneliness hurts. People often feel isolated or wish they had more friends. That feeling of being alone happens to people of all ages, even if they are busy and around people often. Studies show relationships are key for mental and physical wellbeing...
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- March 13, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Living with Hypertension

According to the Center for Disease Control about 1 of 3 U.S. adults or about 75 million (29%) people, have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- March 6, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Medical research should reflect our diversity

Health care today is often one-size-fits-all. But what if health care could be tailored just to you? That’s the purpose of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) All of Us Research Program—a historic effort to help...
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