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… Quick Tips: Smart Snacking When You Have Diabetes On this page: Get Started Get Started Follow … handful of almonds, walnuts, or pecans. These treats each have less than 15 grams of carbohydrate. Choose filling … handful of almonds, walnuts, or pecans. These treats each have less than 15 grams of carbohydrate. Choose filling …
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… Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator … (ICD)? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … are several risks to getting an ICD. Problems can happen during and soon after the surgery to implant the device. …
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… Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … at average risk , about 13 will get breast cancer sometime during their lives. footnote 2 Out of 100 women who have
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… STI Testing: Should I Get Tested for a Sexually Transmitted Infection? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … have a baby (infertility). Syphilis can cause problems with pregnancy, nerve and heart problems, and death. Gonorrhea …
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… Statins: Should I Take Them to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … so that you can talk to your doctor about them. Statins: Should I Take Them to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? 1 …
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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Receive CPR and Life Support? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … are, the less likely it is to work. Pressing on the chest during CPR often breaks the person's ribs. People who do …
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… Why seniors should get the inactivated influenza (flu) vaccine Last … Document Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese What should seniors know about the inactivated influenza vaccine? … vaccine? Speak with a health care provider if you: Have had a life-threatening reaction to a previous dose of …
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… Depression: Should My Child Take Medicine to Treat Depression? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … about suicide while taking antidepressants, especially during the first few weeks of treatment. A combination of …
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… Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take to Prevent Stroke? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … doctor about them. Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take to Prevent Stroke? 1 Get the Facts 2 Compare …
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… Prediabetes: Which Treatment Should I Use to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … to your doctor about them. Prediabetes: Which Treatment Should I Use to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes? 1 Get the Facts 2 …