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BCBSMT Connect Team
- June 13, 2019
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Protect your family, get a flu shot

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6 months and older should get a flu shot every year. Getting a flu shot every year is the best way to protect yourself and your family from getting the flu. The flu virus...
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Teresa
- May 31, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Learn about Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors

The more you know about Type 2 diabetes, the more you will be able to take steps to prevent or delay it. If you are new to the topic, one of the first things to know is what can raise the chance of you getting the disease, called risk factors. ...
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- May 28, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Depression and Anxiety: different, yet similar

One in 5 adults in the U.S. lives with a mental health issue. You likely know people who are depressed or have anxiety. Some people have both. They are different health problems, but they share some warning signs. Like a medical sickness, help...
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- May 23, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
It’s time to take your medicine. Or is it?

If you’ve been taking medicine for a while for health problems like allergies or high blood pressure, you may not even glance at the instructions when you get it refilled. But as time goes on, you may forget an important thing about taking...
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BCBSMT Connect Team
- May 21, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Living With Diabetes? Learn more about what it means

According to the CDC , “Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes...
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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
- Health and Wellness
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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
- Blogs
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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Who Has a Higher Chance of 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
- Blogs
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
- Blogs
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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