A new guide to ethical HIV testing practices was released today on the occasion of National HIV Testing Day in the United States. Lambda Legal, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and the Center for HIV Law and Policy argue that HIV testing should be informed, voluntary, confidential and accompanied by appropriate health care.
"I'm HIV positive and diabetic (as well as have high cholesterol) and some of my meds specify taking them with 'high fat foods' which I have to do twice a day. I've eaten as healthy as possible, but when it comes to high fat foods, I am in a quandary...about what to eat sometimes..."