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Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Nov 6, 2019 • 1 comment

Type 1 Diabetes is a commonly diagnosed illness. What are patients' feelings on their diagnosis journey: the delivery of the diagnosis, misdiagnoses, patient care, treatment, and more.

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Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Parkinson's disease

Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Oct 30, 2019 • 2 comments

When Claire learned she had Parkinson’s disease, she set out to understand the signs her body had been sending her. Discover how in her...

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“I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

Asthma
COPD

“I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

Oct 28, 2019 • 3 comments

Walking, losing weight and carefully following his doctor’s orders: when faced with COPD, Joel refused to let the condition get him down! In his testimonial he talks about his fight to live a normal...

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Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

Oct 24, 2019

Occupational therapist, Jessica Saint-Martin’s helps patients re-master their everyday tasks, giving them a renewed sense of autonomy. She accepted to talk to us about the benefits her profession...

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What is biotherapy? A focused look at inflammatory diseases

Ankylosing spondylitis
Crohn's disease
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

What is biotherapy? A focused look at inflammatory diseases

Oct 24, 2019

To reduce the severity of psoriasis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease or even polyarthritis symptoms, some physicians may prescribe biologic therapy. But how does it work?

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Multiple sclerosis and misdiagnosis: One patient’s long journey

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis and misdiagnosis: One patient’s long journey

Oct 21, 2019 • 2 comments

The sooner patients begin treatment, the better the long term prognosis. But Chrystele had to wait 26...

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Ankylosing Spondylitis: A long wait for treatments that barely work

Ankylosing spondylitis
Arthritis

Ankylosing Spondylitis: A long wait for treatments that barely work

Oct 17, 2019

Carole went from physician to physician before finally finding one who took her chronic pain seriously. But even after she was properly diagnosed, the relief she hoped for never...

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Osteoporosis and Diet: Our Tips

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis and Diet: Our Tips

Oct 15, 2019

Are you or a loved one living with osteoporosis? Use our guide to make simple changes to your diet to help reduce symptom severity and avoid...

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Psoriatic arthritis diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Psoriatic arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Oct 14, 2019

50% of responding members said they were "determined to fight the disease" after they received their psoriatic arthritis diagnosis. Read more about Carenity members' experiences with their psoriatic...

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Carenity members share about their Parkinson's disease diagnosis experience

Parkinson's disease

Carenity members share about their Parkinson's disease diagnosis experience

Oct 7, 2019

28% of responding members said they felt "lost" when they received their Parkinson's disease diagnosis. Read more about Carenity members' experiences with their Parkinson's disease diagnosis and...

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Hodgkin lymphoma: symptoms, chemotherapy, nutrition and family support

Cancer
Hodgkin lymphoma

Hodgkin lymphoma: symptoms, chemotherapy, nutrition and family support

Oct 3, 2019 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

Isabelle's son was only 23 years old when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Thanks to effective treatments and an adapted diet, it is now in remission. His mother shares the journey of her and...

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I learned to breathe and manage stress better in the face of COPD.

COPD
Emphysema
Pulmonary Hypertension

I learned to breathe and manage stress better in the face of COPD.

Oct 2, 2019 • 1 comment

Respiratory rehabilitation may have saved the life of Maria, a member of Carenity suffering from stage 3...

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