Get practical advice about medications, insulin, and glucose meters to help you manage your diabetes.  With the free “Dealing with Diabetes” kit of publications from the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Women’s Health and USA.gov, you’ll find practical advice to make managing your diabetes–from medications to meters–easier.

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