Diabetes Self-Management

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AS SUMMERTIME APPROACHES, the heat inevitably sets in. For some, it is a welcome comfort, and for others, it is downright intolerable and provokes irritation. Fortunately, no matter what side of the fence you sit, there are intrinsic and extrinsic functions that help provide a naturally downregulating effect to cool the body during the heat.

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