MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bloggers'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:53:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181866&cid=t_104813_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FEJ4JRBYukLw%2Fshout-outs_30.html Health 3.0 Blog  is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to this week’s edition of Grand Rounds. You can find the medical blogosphere’s best next week at Covert Rationing. We’ve taken a different approach this week to organizing Grand Rounds. You can find all the submissions below in this post. But, we’ve also selected quotes from each blog and highlighted those on the main page. Consistent with our themes, we’ve also tagged all the posts related to health, happiness, design or innovation. You can search for these tags to see how each theme plays out. We’ve also added bits of commentary to some of the individual quotes and summaries - especially when we’ve read something recently that relates to the general topic or... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181866 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:01:51 +0100 5181866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159196&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F26%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-26-2011%2F I sometimes wonder if our focus on “doing things right” is what causes us more pain, anguish and difficulty than anything else in life. It’s almost as if those red marks on our graded assignments as kids stay with us when we become adults. In fact, our fear of impending negative feedback often grows as we grow older. We hold our vulnerabilities even closer, wrapping them up carefully like we would a glass vase or a precious piece of china. We’re fearful of sharing our feelings. We hold back our laughter, forgetting that as kids we let it all out from our bellies to our mouths. And to shield our pain, instead of crying, confronting or expressing ourselves, we avoid loved ones when they’ve hurt us. Yet, in order to fully live, to feel completely alive, we must f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159196 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:36:56 +0100 5159196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130756&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F9o1-UChiy-0%2F This week Ian Miller’s blog impactednurse.com along with his twitter account and Facebook page have been removed as a result of 'issues' with his employer (The Canberra Hospital). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130756 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:10:04 +0100 5130756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125909&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F08%2Fguest_post_for_all_the_ladies.html Carey Potash is one of my favorite writers.  Period.  Not one of my favorite bloggers or one of my favorite diabetes-centric scribes, but just plain one of my favorite writers.  His writing makes me think.  He makes me laugh.  (And he makes me cry while I'm laughing, but I don't realize it until my cheeks are wet.)  Carey has agreed to write a guest post for me today while I'm traveling, and I'm absolutely honored to have him.*   *   *Several years ago I stumbled upon a blog post that flat-out knocked me on my ass. It was a riveting and terrifying account of a young woman experiencing severe hypoglycemia while at the movie theater.  I was immediately pulled in emotionally. I couldn’t help but view this as a future window into my ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125909 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:38:55 +0100 5125909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107818&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F08%2Fguest_post_sleep_perchance_to.html Jessica Phillips guest posted on SUM a few years ago, talking about her first 500 days with diabetes.  (Which prompted me to do the math, and as of today, I've lived approximately 9,097 days with type 1.  Weeee?)  And today, she's back to talk about how her perception of sleep has changed for her since her diagnosis in 2008. Thanks for posting today, Jessica!  *   *   *There has been a topic of debate in my mind recently, and it revolves primarily around sleep and diabetes. Thinking back to my childhood, I fondly remember the arguments I would come up with whenever I was prompted by one of my parents to go to bed. My protests against what I now deem as the most glorious of all activities included: "No, I am not sleepy/tired/ready" or "... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107818 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:50:44 +0100 5107818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096216&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FanQlu37J9YM%2F This year we created a literary competition "Unzip your Talent" where we invited readers to submit a limerick relating to Jeans for Genes day. I had no idea our readers would find this literary challenge so difficult...we will have to set the bar much lower next year! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096216 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:32:54 +0100 5096216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096859&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F08%2Fguest_post_the_pods_people.html When I was at the Roche Summit in San Diego last month, I had the pleasure of hanging out with Brandy Barnes, founder of The Diabetes Sisters organization aiming to connect and inspire women with diabetes.  We were talking, as a group, about how Pharma has partnered with and supported diabetes initiatives across the country.  And today, Brandy has offered to guest post about her PODS program, which helps bring in-person support to people with diabetes and is an example of a quality partnership.  *   *   *"That’ll never work ... You can’t put type 1s and type 2s together and expect anything positive to come from it!"  That’s a sentiment I’ve heard numerous times since I presented the concept of DiabetesSisters to the ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096859 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:56:45 +0100 5096859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051060&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F07%2Fguest_post_nor_shall_my_pump_s.html I'm traveling again today, but thanks to the musings of my type 1 friend across the pond, there's something popping up here on SUM today.  Actually, I love this guest post, because Tom Hrebren gives a Brit's-eye-view of the American health care system, and it surprised me a little bit.  And he opens with a little William Blake ... *   *   *These feet (ulcer free) walk upon England’s mountains green. Albeit in not so ancient times but the present times and unlike those mentioned in that hymn which is an anthem to public schoolboys such as I; they still carry me from A to B unlike the feet of Mr William Blake who now spins in his grave thanks to me hijacking his hymn.Kerri has graciously invited me to do a little waffling here thanks to a few choice commen... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051060 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:08:39 +0100 5051060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975872&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Deits_ep042_ett.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975872 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:04:45 +0100 4975872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968815&cid=t_104813_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fwhose-blog-are-you-reading%2F Recently the news has included an interesting revelation that a popular lesbian blogger wasn’t a lesbian at all, but a straight, married man who posed as a gay woman for years while writing his blog. After his coming out (so to speak), another “lesbian” blogger admitted that he, too, was a straight male. As a blogger myself, I was outraged. At the very least, it is unconscionable that a person would address a group of people who feel not particularly accepted by all of society and are looking to connect with someone who lived and breathed and understood their lives as one of them. It made me wonder who I was reading. Who are the real people behind the smiling headshots and avatars decorating the web pages I confidently seek out when I feel like connecting? Is that woman &mdas... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968815 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:35:42 +0100 4968815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934120&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcJTiMD0imrw%2F By Julian SanchezIn his famous “Petition of the Candlemakers,” the great classical liberal thinker Frederic Bastiat lampooned the protectionist arguments of his day by imagining a campaign—launched by the producers of artificial illumination—against “ruinous competition” from that “merciless” scab… the sun. Via In These Times and the Lawyers, Guns & Money blog, I see that someone forgot to explain to the Newspaper Guild and National Writers Union that Bastiat’s petition was, you know, satire. Borrowing a page from writer Jon Tasini, whose meritless lawsuit against the Huffington Post was roundly and justly ridiculed back in April, those two groups are advocating a boycott of the opinion and news site. They complain that, though HuffPo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934120 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:53:24 +0100 4934120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934274&cid=t_104813_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fti_slRi8WQ4%2Fshout-outs_14.html David, Health Business Blog, is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.  You can read this week’s edition here. When I first hosted Grand Rounds six years ago, the iPhone, iPad and Twitter didn’t exist, and Facebook was not yet available to the general public. Barack Obama had not appeared on the scene and there was no discussion of the Affordable Care Act. Yet a lot of the topics in that edition would be familiar to today’s reader including firearms, RomneyCare, patient safety and Google. Two blogs (InsureBlog and Clinical Cases) that were featured in that early edition are featured here, too.. …….. …………………………… Yesterday,  NPR ran this  article by Carrie Feibel:  Heart With No Beat Offers Hope Of New Lease On Life  (photo credit... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934274 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:06:32 +0100 4934274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934174&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FwtkDNQWHJKA%2F I’ve always thought ‘GP proceduralist’ is a very understated term for people who should really be considered the ‘MacGyvers of medicine’. GP proceduralists in remote Australia are what most doctors were maybe eighty years ago — and what most of us dreamed of being when we went into medical school: having a baby? They’ll deliver [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934174 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:45 +0100 4934174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921662&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F06%2Ferin_oneils_guest_post.html Yesterday I wrote about a diabetes technology piece that works in my life.  But wearing a device - two or three devices, some of us - isn't for everyone.  Diabetes management varies like New England weather (hello, 95 yesterday and 68 today).  Today's guest post comes from Erin O'Neil, who eloquently shares her tale of why she went from pumping to injections.*   *   *“Ohhh no no no no no! Ohhhh my goodness, oh my goodness. You have GOT to be kidding me!”These are words of panic I had hoped not to have to utter on my trip to Thailand.After four years of staying close to home for university, my best friend and I had decided to get a little crazy and head overseas for an adventure.When I uttered those words, I was in a state of true panic, in a s... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921662 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:02:24 +0100 4921662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848004&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F20%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-20-2011%2F You probably noticed by now, but we’re all excited that it’s not only Mental Health Awareness Month, but a few days ago on May 18, our bloggers participated in blogging for mental health. It’s been a wonderful week spreading information about mental health and busting stigma that still exists on mental illness. Why is spreading mental health awareness and fighting prejudice so important? About ten years ago, I was talking to a college classmate about depression. He was just 20 years old and I was a few years older and several years ahead of him in terms of my experience with mental illness. I had witnessed the impact depression had on my grandfather when I was 16. When the topic of mental illness and depression came up, he passionately voiced his opinions to me. He felt t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848004 Fri, 20 May 2011 10:24:20 +0100 4848004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841847&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F05%2Fmegan_roys_post.html Today's guest post is from fellow T1 PWD, Megan Roy.  Megan has gone though some difficult times with her health, and she's bravely sharing her story with us.  Thanks, Megan, for being so honest.*   *   * 

The first couple of years with diabetes, it honestly didn’t even affect my life much at all. I took shots in my belly and pricked my fingers and that was about it. I still was very active in sports, running and playing tennis whenever I wanted to. It wasn’t until I got into college that diabetes really started to affect me in a way that I wasn’t expecting. As my A1C began to creep up, my weight also crept up (it happens when you exchange long runs for nights out with friends). Emotionally, this began to weigh heavily on me (literally!). I did wh... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841847 Thu, 19 May 2011 13:27:12 +0100 4841847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4829190&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F05%2Falex_jordan_guest_post.html While I'm traveling this week, I thankfully have people like Alex Jordan, who are willing to jump in and offer up a guest post.  Alex is a PWD from England, and today he's sharing the story of two wonderful women in his life that made a huge difference in his diabetes care. *   *   * I’ve been a type 1 diabetic for the best part of 20 years now. I have also lived in 5 different countries, only one of which had a decent health care system. Interestingly, it has also been the case that almost the entirety of my health care has come from that one country. Further, for a period of roughly 12 years, my diabetic care all came from one hospital, and mostly one person. The reason for this is pretty simple. My father worked in the oil industry, and as such, where there was oil,... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4829190 Tue, 17 May 2011 12:37:42 +0100 4829190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4829192&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F05%2Fguest_post_alissa_carberry.html A gluten-free life doesn't mean you eat rabbit food all day long.  And thankfully, today's guest post is out to prove just that.  Alissa Carberry is a Clara Barton Camp alum, fellow person with type 1 diabetes, and rockin' a gluten-free lifestyle, thanks to celiac disease.  Today, she's offered to guest post about life with diabetes, celiac, and the power of a good old fashioned grilled cheese sandwich.  Take it away, Alissa!*   *   *It’s a double whammy:  I’m standing at a birthday party for a friend, and there’s a large birthday cake, waiting to be cut up and devoured.  It’s like that scene in Office Space, where everyone’s passing slices around and there’s that one kid waiting and waiting for his slice... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4829192 Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:00 +0100 4829192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803186&cid=t_104813_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FmlVUFM9lbFA%2Fshout-outs_10.html ePatient Dave is the host for this week’s “TEDx Maastricht” issue of Grand Rounds! You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds for May 10, 2011! I have a confession: I’m new at this. My initial exposure to Grand Rounds a while back gave me a warped view, and as I worked on this project, I was a little bit graceless. (Those of you who wrote to me about it know what I mean. I meant well…) This week’s theme is the TEDx Maastricht conference that happened April 4. But first - These news highlights were submitted: Dr. Ed Pullen’s “Medical blog for the informed patient” is not thrilled about Vimovo, a new drug for osteoarthritis. Pullen believes in letting people know what’s going on behind the scenes. … …………………………�... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803186 Tue, 10 May 2011 12:11:29 +0100 4803186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803232&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F10%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-10-2011%2F A friend once asked me how to handle her disobedient son. She was going through a divorce and her son was taking out his pain, confusion and anger about his parent’s relationship on her. She wanted to distance herself from him because he was being so hurtful. But I told her to reconsider. My mom and I have an imperfectly perfect relationship. We’re close. But we rarely see eye to eye on anything. We’re as different as we are alike. I like to find good deals. She loves brand names. She chose a traditional 9 to 5 job. I went the opposite way and designed my own career. At the same time, we’re both sensitive and emotional, which is the perfect recipe for personal and sometimes heated debates. But I have to say one thing. I grew up as a child of divorce too. And I told ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803232 Tue, 10 May 2011 11:50:07 +0100 4803232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803144&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FrPb51g8PkpU%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803144 Mon, 09 May 2011 14:21:59 +0100 4803144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803007&cid=t_104813_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F08%2F3rd-call-for-submissions-for-medical-information-matters-tools-for-searching-the-biomedical-literature%2F It takes some doing to breathe life into “Medical Information Matters” (blog carnival about medical  information). A month ago I wrote a 2nd call for submissions post for this blog carnival. Unfortunately the next host, Martin Fenner, didn’t have time to finish a blog post and has come up with a new (interesting) variation on the theme [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803007 Sun, 08 May 2011 21:25:49 +0100 4803007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803235&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F08%2Fhappy-mothers-day-2011%2F Happy Mother’s Day! For all the moms out there today, I wish you a very warm and thoughtful day full of the love and appreciation from your daughters and sons. I’m eternally thankful for my mom and try and let her know throughout the year of my appreciation. Because, after all, you don’t need a special day once a year to let your loved ones know how much you care about them. While you don’t need to let them know every day, just remembering to let them know from time to time is all that’s needed. People just need to know — and hear — they are loved and appreciated (even if they’re “supposed” to know it). Each year, our writers and bloggers put together some great entries for Mother’s Day. Here’s the batch from this year... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803235 Sun, 08 May 2011 14:30:04 +0100 4803235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789513&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F05%2Fguest_post_alabama_pwds_need_y.html This guest post is from fellow diabetes blogger Victoria Cumbow, and her message couldn't be more important.  She is a journalist by day and a diabetes advocate by night. She works a journalist for The Huntsville Times in Huntsville, AL, and is actively involved in her local diabetes community.  Victoria regularly blogs about her life as a young professional living with type 1 diabetes at Dia-Beat-This, and tweets as @victoriacumbow. And today she's writing about the tornadoes in Alabama and their effect on our fellow PWD.  Please read her post, see if you can help, and pass this info on!!*  *  *Last week, my state was devastated beyond belief after a series of tornadoes swept across the northern counties of Alabama. In Madison County, where I live, eight people di... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789513 Thu, 05 May 2011 01:16:58 +0100 4789513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789334&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F04%2Fpsych-central-roundup-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden%2F By now, you know the news: Osama bin Laden is no more. Whether he died in a blazing gunfight or was taken out by surprise (the reports are a little vague here), Seal Team 6 completed their mission. And for some people, that completed mission was cause for celebration.  Last Sunday evening and Monday morning, American flags were hoisted into the air, people stood out on the streets cheering and the internet was buzzing with elation. If you owned a Twitter or Facebook account, you saw it.  I certainly did.  In fact, I learned about bin Laden’s death before the President even announced it: I was Facebook chatting with the very friend who was sitting next to me almost 10 years ago when the twin towers came down and suddenly, status updates were exploding. “I think Osama bin La... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789334 Wed, 04 May 2011 20:52:45 +0100 4789334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742394&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F97wdnbqPnVw%2F We have added the data-table search function and sorting fields to assist readers finding the best emergency medicine resources, their twitter handles, FB pages and RSS feeds. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742394 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:51:50 +0100 4742394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734464&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F04%2Fguest_post_type_3_diabetes.html Today's guest post is from one of my favorite "kid with diabetes" moms - Moira McCarthy.  Moira is a champion for kids with diabetes and their parents, and she's recently joined the blogosphere with her blog at Despite Diabetes.  Moira, in her words, "hopes to be an unabashed voice in the world of working toward a cure."  And today, she's sharing her voice here on Six Until Me.   *   *   *Having been in – and quite visibly in – the type 1 diabetes world for a very long time now, it’s hard for me to go anywhere without some kind of D-nection (diabetes connection) surfacing.A recent ski industry cocktail reception was no exception. The room was full of outdoorsy types. Burly men, women’ with tele-butts, ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734464 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:45:30 +0100 4734464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704656&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-ten-types-of-doctor-bloggers%2F2011.04.12 One of my favourite blogs just featured a nice picture that presents the 10 typical types of medical bloggers. Here they are: Dr. Funny Dr. Mommy Dr. Boring Dr. Didactic Dr. Product Placement Dr. Resident Dr. No Longer A Doctor Dr. Political Dr. Miracle Dr. Whiny Which type do you belong to? Click on the image for the original source and size. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704656 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:00:32 +0100 4704656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696864&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F04%2Fsara_johnson_sailing.html Happy Monday (if such a thing exists)! This morning, I wanted to introduce you to the captain of the sailboat Wondertime - Sara.  Sara has been living with type 1 diabetes since 1986, and she is planning a two year sailing trip with her husband, her two daughters, and Xena the sailing cat onboard. Take it away, Sara!*   *   *I was diagnosed with type I diabetes on October 11, 1986 at the age of 11. In October of this year, my 25th living with diabetes, I will sail across the US border into Mexico for several years of traveling with my husband and two daughters aboard our sailboat Wondertime. It will be a time of celebration for sure as our years-long dream is realized even with the challenge of living with diabetes.My husband Michael and I have been sailing and liv... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696864 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:47:44 +0100 4696864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653497&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F03%2Fmtv_more_like_suck_tv.html MTV's "True Life" series is looking to do a segment on what it's like to live with diabetes, but their casting call leaves much to be desired.  And Abby has something to say about it.*   *   *Dear MTV, I feel like we’ve grown up together. I remember when I used to sneak and watch The Real World when my mom was in another room. I used to rush home after school to catch premiers of *NSYNC’s newest music video, and then vote for it a million times before dinner as if that would make JC want to marry me. I’ve even planned out my escape to Time Square to stand outside of TRL (OMG am I old) to hold a sign and become wicked famous, obviously. But, MTV, the past few years you’ve confused me a little, with your advertising of teenage pregn... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653497 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:51:45 +0100 4653497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592457&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-15-2011%2F There are just two things on my mind right now: Japan and the time change. One is weighing heavy on my heart and the other has turned me into a zombie. Both have affected the way I view my life. How can two things so different in severity–a natural disaster and a loss of an hour–have anything to do with each another? For me, it crowns time as King and places everything else as a lesser priority. What we choose to spend time in our lives suddenly becomes clearer. Like the grains of sand falling in an hourglass, time slips away putting a spotlight on the impact hardship and an hour loss have on what’s really important. It forces me to ask what moments should I be spending more time on and which ones should I lay to rest? As we begin a new week, our bloggers have a pulse on ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592457 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:25:35 +0100 4592457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592615&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F03%2Fguest_post_my_glamorous_life.html While I'm attending the JDRF Government Day events in Washington, DC, fellow PWD and mom, Rachel Garlinghouse has offered to guest post here about diabetes, motherhood, and adoption.  I've been reading Rachel's blog and her posts at Diabetes Health for several years, and she's an inspiring writer.  Today, she's writing about the decision to expand her family.  *   *   * My life as a mom can be summed up in one word: busy.  While I’m dressing a doll for my two-year-old with one hand, I’m holding a pacifier in my infant’s mouth with the other hand.  My days are full of diaper changes, baths, dancing to “Wheels on the Bus,” preparing meals, washing laundry, coloring, squeezing in a workout, running errands, removing spit-up from... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592615 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:19:00 +0100 4592615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565908&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F4IItw-MO2BQ%2F Reuben Strayer's blog Emergency Medicine Updates gets a good 'ole fashioned LITFL shout out. Some awesome links to click in this one. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565908 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:59 +0100 4565908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560500&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F03%2Fpositivenegative.html Abby (the person) queued up this blog post and it made me smile, not only because I agree with her points, but also because I wrote a very similar post back in 2009.  (Right down to the bullet points.  Ah, how I love a bullet point list.  Abby is a girl after my own non-functioning pancreas.)  Diabetes can suck at times, but there are moments that make you look on the bright side.Take it away, my kindred editorial spirit!*   *   *There is a lot to be said about the down sides of diabetes. Like, a real lot. Possibly more than I can even write about in one day. And those downsides are shoved in our faces on a daily basis.  That part sucks, too. But I like to think about the up side, the sunny side, the silver lining, the greener pastures. It&rsqu... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560500 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:56:09 +0100 4560500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4554609&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FeWTlFe6DJbs%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4554609 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:51:10 +0100 4554609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532574&cid=t_104813_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fbz21nVunmHE%2F Abbott Laboratories and its marketing of the Similac infant formula is again under a microscope. The latest episode involves a new mobile phone app that offers a plethora of tidbits and tools for tracking feeding schedules for babies (see this). And the app is getting some favorable reviews from some mommy bloggers (look here and here), but what is not evidently clear is that these moms were paid by a company doing work for Abbott. Now, not all of the reviews are entirely favorable, and the mom bloggers do appear to disclose that payment was received from a firm called Collective Bias, which describes itself as “an emerging media firm focused on the intersection of mobile/social media and social shopper marketing” (read here), although the moms insist their thoughts are their o... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532574 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:57:12 +0100 4532574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522238&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F02%2Fguest_post_diabetes_wishes_and.html I met Julie back in Philly a few years ago, and she's vivacious, hysterically funny, and a great sense of fashion.  (Every time I've seen her, I've coveted whatever dress she's wearing.  Can't lie.)  And I'm really happy that she's offered to guest post today.  Take it away, Julie!*   *   *I am a product of the Leach-effect…  No, not the leech effect that thwarted Gordie and his pals in Stand By Me (but wasn’t that an awesome movie), but the kind Robin Leach use to encourage at the close of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous with his signature phrase encouraging viewers to have “Champaign wishes and caviar dreams.”Growing up I would wish for a Barbie Dream House or for those purple jelly shoes that my mom didn’t wan... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522238 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:02:35 +0100 4522238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517305&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F02%2Fguest_post.html I'm doing some traveling this week, and I'm really grateful to have some wonderful guest posts on tap for while I'm away.  Today, Tamara from T1 Family offers up her story.  Tamara is the wife of a person with type 1 diabetes, and also the mom of a CWD.  (And she's a family physician, to boot.)  I'm really proud to be introducing her to the Diabetes Online Community - please give her a warm welcome!*   *   *Sometimes I sneak to the garage and eat Skittles -- they are for my daughter's lows and the only candy in the house.  Other times I have wondered "why me?"  But, most of the time I am so incredibly thankful.Before the year 1922, insulin did not exist.  Back then, I would not have had the chance to meet and fall in love wit... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517305 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:34:26 +0100 4517305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495370&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F02%2Fguest_post_get_your_opera_on.html When Michael Park emailed me about the opera he was writing that centered around diabetes, I couldn't say no.  Because, aside from picturing him wearing a giant hat like this while he emailed, I also loved the idea of a musical version of life with this crappy disease.  Michael, a fellow person with type 1 diabetes, is looking for some input from the DOC for his amazing project, and today he's guest posting about the how, why, and whoa of his diabetes opera ambitions.  To get involved, check out his call for submissions!  *   *   * As Kerri's tagline implies, we are all more than our diabetes, but it's fascinating to think about the role diabetes plays in how we define ourselves. Lately, I define myself first and foremost as a composer. Nevertheless, I spend s... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495370 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:39:37 +0100 4495370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477815&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F15%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-february-15-2011%2F You can come out from your hiding place. Valentine’s Day is officially over! Yes, a surprising amount of our Facebook friends said they hated the holiday. Some found it to be too commercial. Others found it to be lonely for singles. There were also many who thought it was a good excuse to celebrate love. In general, while everyone had their own reasons for loving or hating the holiday, I thought it was a great discussion about love and an opportunity to reflect on the four letter word itself. Our bloggers were no exception. Everyone had their own take on love. One blogger talked about how Valentine’s Day can bring up unexpected pain and sorrow in our lives. Another discussed the various stages of a romantic relationship (a perfect post for couples). A third mentioned the import... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477815 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:53:34 +0100 4477815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477768&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FPu9i7P_4BJg%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477768 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:57:32 +0100 4477768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4472952&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fu1oq8g52a_M%2F Happiness begets happiness...especially if you are central to the causation of happiness. A study from Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego found that people at the center of the social network tend to be happier...and they are more susceptible to the waves of happiness that spread throughout the network. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4472952 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:30:50 +0100 4472952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501682&cid=t_104813_115_f&fid=34678&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catscanman.net%2Fblog%2F2011%2F02%2Fa-parable-of-rigidity%2F … Note: This is a true incident. Though all characters in the story are anonymized, they are recognizable to the knowledgeable based on the events portrayed. That they have been anonymized reflects propriety rather than conformity to any hidebound traditions. … John Deer and Jane Doe are part of a small team of medical personnel doing voluntary work in an under-served Central African country that is only now recovering from a prolonged and bloody civil war. They are there treating poor villagers who often travel great distances over days to a hospital where they have a special clinic, the only one of its kind in a region that is bigger than some European countries. They are supported by the local doctors and healthcare workers in that hospital. One day, Dr. Deer sees a young alcoholic ... scan man's notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501682 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:56:30 +0100 4501682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4472954&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FS3kvp27hBxs%2F I just need to get a couple of thoughts from my rambling mind and allow them to scurry around the page for a while - a bit of fresh air will do them good (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4472954 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:23:29 +0100 4472954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445805&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fc2ECFg2qEN8%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445805 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:38:09 +0100 4445805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433261&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F02%2Fguest_post_roommates.html Today, I have the honor ot posting a guest post from Kim at Texting My Pancreas.  I'm not going to lie - Kim is one of my favorite new(ish - she started blogging last year in June) diabetes bloggers and her posts made me grin and think, all at once.  (Which makes for a weird looking grimace, but that's okay.  I really enjoy the reads.)  Thanks for posting, Kim!*   *   *I have one of the worst roommates ever.At least, that’s how I like to think of diabetes and I. We might both live in this body, but I was here first - which means I get the final say on things like decorating, and whether or not we should make room on the DVR for Glee.  (Answer: “Yes, of course”.)  On most days, I can accommodate my roommate’s eccentri... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433261 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:19:41 +0100 4433261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424282&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F01%2Fa-video-on-creativity-in-daily-life%2F A few days ago, my boyfriend sent me a link to a video he said I absolutely had to watch. He first saw it in a seminar at work. The short video introduces viewers to Dewitt Jones, a National Geographic photographer, who shares some of his thoughts on creativity and, essentially, everyday life. In the video, he talks about a key lesson he’s learned: There are amazing things for all of us to see every single day. Whether we actually see these remarkable things depends on our perspective, or as Jones says, on our ability to be creative. We all have the ability to be creative, he says. I’ve talked before about creativity and about connecting to my own creativity on my body image blog, Weightless. (Many fantastic bloggers talked about it too.) I’ve said that creativity is inside all o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424282 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:02:05 +0100 4424282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419146&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Dviolenceeditv2.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419146 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:14:07 +0100 4419146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394672&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F01%2Fguest_blog_hcsm_and_a_prescrip.html Today I am very proud to be hosting a guest post from Dana Lewis.  Dana Lewis is an interactive marketing specialist at a non-profit health system serving the Greater Seattle area. However, her tweets and thoughts (ranging from #hcsm to gluten-free cupcakes and elephants for BSparl) are always her own. She has had type 1 diabetes for eight years, celiac disease for two years, and is a fierce advocate for the idea that people with chronic illnesses are people first - and that no one deserves to be labeled by a disease.Dana created the #hcsm chats on Twitter back in January 2009, and the online discussion has engaged and inspired hundreds of patients, doctors, and health care professionals alike.  She's offered to share a little bit of her story, and I'm looking forward to seeing h... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394672 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:34:45 +0100 4394672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4389187&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Deits_epo33_neonatespart2.mp3 Welcome to the 3rd edition! The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team will cast the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4389187 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:54:09 +0100 4389187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382914&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F01%2Fforgetting.html While the snow piles up outside, I'm busy aiming to hit a writing deadline this morning.  So I talked with Abby the other day and it seems like she's hit a patch of burnout, much like the one I'm going through.  She's offered to post today about "forgetting," and how, even though it seems impossible, it's sometimes too easy to forget about the whole diabetes thing. *   *   *I’m 23 years old. I don't have Alzheimer's. I don’t have any kind of dementia. I’ve never lost my keys for more than three minutes. I remember my homework even though I have a planner that I write it in and never look at. But yet yesterday I didn’t check my blood sugar until 5 pm. Seriously? My average number of checks in my pump is like seven. I habitually... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382914 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:46:00 +0100 4382914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405874&cid=t_104813_115_f&fid=34678&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catscanman.net%2Fblog%2F2011%2F01%2Ffellowship-opportunity%2F … via Paul Levy’s blog post… … … Here’s a great fellowship opportunity in biomedical imaging being offered by the Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium program. Applications are welcome from people of all nations, and with a variety of backgrounds. Here is an excerpt from the description: With a focus on accelerating innovation in biomedical imaging, promoting translational research, and encouraging entrepreneurship, the Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium is currently recruiting bright young talent from all over the world - engineers, physicians, scientists, and entrepreneurs interested in biomedical imaging who are in search of a career-enhancing experience and want to make their mark on the world. Over the course of a one- or two-year fellowship in Madrid, Spain, and Boston, ... scan man's notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405874 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:18:09 +0100 4405874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4360989&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FnmWyCFtpKwE%2F For a forthright review of the Toxicology Handbook 2nd edition, the LITFL team turned to an esteemed emergency medicine educator, Dr Trevor Jackson. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4360989 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:15:52 +0100 4360989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355720&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fo9HPHxs5fFE%2F Welcome to the 2nd edition! The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team will cast the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355720 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:39:29 +0100 4355720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355906&cid=t_104813_154_f&fid=35773&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.openmedicine.ca%2Fnode%2F293 33charts. medicine. health. social media Twitter Bryan Vartabedian, M.D. blog focused on pediatric health and social media Becker Library Scholarly Communications Update Twitter Washington University School of Medicine's Becker Library Scholarly Communications Initiative Blogadillo Twitter NNLM - News from the South Central Regional Medical Library Bringing Health Information to the Community {BHIC} Twitter MidContinental Regional Medical Library blog for community and health based organizations focusing on increasing access to health information around health disparities issues. BMJ editor blogs Twitter Link to the blogs of BMJ editors Canadian Health Libraries Association blogs Twitter A jump page for blogs maintained by the Executive of CHLA/ABSC (Canada) Canadian Medicine blog Twitter ... Open Medicine Blog - blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355906 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:20:15 +0100 4355906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338192&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F01%2Fguest_post_pump_vacations.html In the midst of a very brief pump vacation myself (more on that later), Moira McCarthy's guest post today really resonated for me.  I know if I told my mother (or my husband, for that matter) that I wanted to take a break from pumping, they'd read "burnout" in that admission.  But sometimes deciding to take a break from certain diabetes things is the opposite of burnout - instead, it can be a sign that a PWD is trying to regain control, bit by bit.  Thanks for guest posting today, Moira.  Your perspective is invaluable.*   *   * My college-aged daughter, who has had diabetes since Sesame Street was still a viable TV option, came at me with some big news the other day. She was going to go on shots. Shots, the evil, ruin-my-life treatment plan that I s... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338192 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:02:33 +0100 4338192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331172&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F01%2Fguest_post_type_d_personality.html Jacquie's writing makes me laugh, makes me smirk with recognition, and makes me think.  You can read her blog over at Typical Type 1, and she's also written here before about diabetes and jury duty.  And I'm thrilled that she's agreed to guest post here again, this time writing about the "Type D Personality."  Take it away, Jacquie!*   *   *I often hear it (or read it online) from others who are living with diabetes: “I'm a control freak. Diabetes made me this way.” Non-diabetics expect the same from me, it seems. They’ll make statements like, “You must be super-disciplined to take care of yourself that way.”I wish the above statements held true for me, but they are as distant from my reality as humanly possible. In... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331172 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:16:29 +0100 4331172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326905&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fgn46HhwPEBs%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326905 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:04 +0100 4326905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405875&cid=t_104813_115_f&fid=34678&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catscanman.net%2Fblog%2F2011%2F01%2F10-commandments-radiology%2F … Shamelessly copied verbatim from this post by Chris Nickson of the LITFL team. … The ‘Ten Commandments of Emergency Radiology’ according to Touquet et al (1995): Treat the patient, not the radiograph Take a history and examination before ordering a radiograph Request a radiograph only when necessary Never look at a radiograph without seeing the patient, and never see a patient without looking at the radiograph Look at every radiograph, the whole radiograph, and the radiograph as a whole - remember the ABCS: alignment/ adequacy, bones, cartilage (joints) and soft tissues. Re-examine the patient when there is an incongruity between the radiograph and the expected findings Remember the rule of twos - two views, two joints (above and below the injury), two sides (for comparison... scan man's notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405875 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:14:23 +0100 4405875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309617&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FMLc9Bgh1ERU%2F A look at Cliff Reid's fantastic website: ResusME - Resuscitation Medicine Education. A great way to keep up with cutting edge research and developments in life-saving medicine. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309617 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:51 +0100 4309617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302858&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fglobal-health-communication-the-top-10-in-2010%2F2011.01.01 From Blog 4 Global Health — an “interactive blog from the Global Health Council’s Policy, Research and Advocacy team” — here’s The Top 10 in 2010 Global Health Communication. An excerpt: If global health communication was characterized by anything in 2010, it was the rise of Twitter and other social media among non-profit organizations as a way of bypassing increasingly irrelevant traditional media and taking their messages directly to their target groups. From the Global Health Council, we saw more and more of our members — large and small — embracing new media like blogging, micro-blogging and social networks like Facebook. At the year’s last meeting of our Global Health Communicators Working Group in November, I asked for a show of hands of those w... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302858 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:00:28 +0100 4302858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4298755&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F12%2Fguest_post_why_i_always_carry.html Today I am wicked (wicked!) excited to have my friend Karen guest posting.  (And I love her post.  The mental image of the buttons made me laugh out loud - you'll see when you get there.)  And once you're done reading, be sure to visit her Bitter-Sweet blog to read about the T1 Adult Outreach Program she's spearheading! *   *   *Quite a few years ago my husband Pete and I met up with a group of friends and hopped on a train to spend the day in New York City.  We went to Rockefeller Center to watch skaters glide around the ice in front of the huge Christmas tree.  We went to the Tkts booth to score half-price Broadway tickets and saw a show.  We walked uptown to see the unbelievable toy displays at F.A.O. Schwartz.  By the time we made ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4298755 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:21:33 +0100 4298755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281470&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F12%2Fguest_post_diabetes_in_spain.html If there's one regret I have, it's that I didn't take advantage of the study abroad program in college.  My first trip to Europe wasn't until last year, when Chris and I visited Barcelona for the filming of Buried.  But thankfully, some college students do manage to fly across the pond and literally broaden their horizons.  Melissa Moulton, a staffer at CBC and PWD of ten years, is spending a full year living in Spain.  She's offered to share some of her stories about managing diabetes while living abroad her on SUM, and I'm really pleased to be hosting her posts.  Take it away, Melissa!*   *   *Instead of getting on a train and going to Hogwarts on September 1st of this year, I went to JFK airport and got on a big scary plane and flew across th... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281470 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:34:11 +0100 4281470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251142&cid=t_104813_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2F0lwl5TA9lA4%2Farkansas-women-bloggers-meetup.html The first ever Arkansas Women Bloggers Meetup Scheduled! (photo credit) was held today at the Museum of Discovery.  I attended it with Methodical Madness, @gastromom (we’ll get her to actually blog and not just tweet someday), and @ksboulden.   I met several of the approximately 40 attendees.  Lunch was provided by Petite Jean Meats.  Elaine provided cupcakes for dessert.  Elaine blogs at Cupcake Crazy Arkansas. Two of the attendees gave short presentations.  La Tonya (40 Tude) gave one on finding your voice.  Kyran (Planting Dandelions) talked about how to measure your blog’s influence in more ways than just numbers (or stats from your sitemeter). There were door prizes!  I won (or rather my dog Rusty did) this one, homemade dog bonz fro... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251142 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:28:54 +0100 4251142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251161&cid=t_104813_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F12%2F10%2Fupdate-big-winners-from-obama-ehr-stimulus-hitech%2F I figured it was about time for me to do a post updating one of my top posts from 2009. This was a post I posted on February 19, 2009. It was REALLY early on in our understanding of the HITECH act and EMR stimulus incentive program. In the post, I predicted the Big Winners of the Obama EHR stimulus program. Let’s take a look at this list, see if anything’s changed and look at new additions to the list. First, I loved the premise of my original post that with the government spending $36 billion (in the previous post the estimate was $20 billion) there have to be some people who dramatically benefit from the spending. Here’s a look at my original list of Big Winners and my thoughts today: EHR Vendors – In the short term I think that EHR vendors have taken a real hit. Whi... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251161 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:28:09 +0100 4251161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238074&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F12%2Ffacebook_isnt_just_about_tendi.html Manny Hernandez isn't just a "friend" on Facebook; he's my friend in "real life," too.  I've always admired his dedication to improving the lives of people with diabetes, and how he uses social media to bridge the gaps between diabetic communities.  Which is why I'm very happy to have him guest posting here today about his Facebook diabetes management game, HealthSeeker.*   *   *  On Facebook, You Can Also Play to Manage Your Diabetes!Let’s face it: Facebook is a giant. More than 550 million people in the world use it for keeping up with friends and family, to stay informed, and to be entertained. At the end of 2009, seeing this trend and realizing how many people on Facebook were playing so-called social games (FarmVille is just one examp... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238074 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:10:56 +0100 4238074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082091&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fare-social-networks-compatible-or-competitive%2F2010.10.19 I was in Las Vegas, but it wasn’t all just spending quality time with blogging buddies.  There was work to do — we were there for the Social Health track of BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2010 to help inform others about the discussions taking place in the medical blogosphere, and the power of these communities.  The panel that I was participating on was Social Networks & The Medical Blogosphere:  Compatible or Competitive, with fellow panelists Kevin Pho and Bryan Vartabedian (see photo) moderated by the fabulous Kim McAllister. The big question was: “Are these social networking technologies helping or hurting the blogosphere?” We, as a panel, gave this a lot of thought as we prepared for our discussion, and we ultimately settled on the answer of “W... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082091 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:00:04 +0100 4082091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040563&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fo-magazine-2-of-4-best-doctors-blogs-are-by-better-health-bloggers%2F2010.10.07 Check out this preview article (dated October 20, 2010) by Madonna Behen on Oprah’s “O” Magazine website entitled “4 Doctor’s Blogs to Read Now,” where two of the four doctors’ blogs listed are regular Better Health content contributors. They are family physician Lucy Hornstein, M.D., author of “Musings of a Dinosaur,” and internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist Wesby Fisher, M.D., author of “Dr. Wes.” An excerpt: You thought physicians were robotic and cold? A new epidemic of personal blogs written by docs might change your mind. These medical scribes are boldly posting their real feelings (and worst fears) on the web, for all the world to see. Their journals provide us patients with an informative and hu... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040563 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:30:50 +0100 4040563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031532&cid=t_104813_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FMz6nZp5qoKs%2F With the Intense Debate system it’s easy to see who comments a lot. Here are five people that have high reputation scores and great blogs. If you leave comments with them, you will be sure to strike up a conversation. Daniel Decker: Has a great blog focusing on leadership, publishing, social media and marketing. Dan has insightful posts and is a must stop destination for aspiring writers, speakers, and social media creators. Dan is a very helpful guy, so if you have questions about the publishing or speaking arenas his blog is a great place to ask them. Featured Post: 10 awful Truths about book publishing, and 7 ways to overcome them ************************ Laurinda Bellinger: Do you want to be successful on your job and in life? Most of us do. Unfortunately there are usually a lot of... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031532 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:28:12 +0100 4031532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013420&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F09%2Fguest_post_a_recipe_for_inspir.html Today's guest post comes from another Barton Camp alum - Savannah.  (And, for the record, I first met Savannah by seeing her name over and over and over again on the Boathouse walls.  I had to meet the girl who had gotten her name up on the beam over the door.)  She's living with type 1 and is also a self-proclaimed artsy-fartsy type, and I'm happy to have her guest posting about finding inspiration.  *   *  *Though sometimes I might like to think it, diabetes doesn’t physically affect just my pancreas. Depending on my blood sugar, it affects anything from my ability to feel my body, to my emotions and coherent thoughts – basically anything from my head to my toes depending on the day and mg/dl. Hence, not surprisingly, it also has a large say... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013420 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:49:06 +0100 4013420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3983524&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F09%2Fguest_post_from_pumping_to_pen.html Today I'm happy to host a guest post from fellow Clara Barton Camp alum Abby.  Abby helped orchestrate my visit to CBC this past summer, and I'm thrilled that she didn't mind telling some of her overseas travel stories here on SUM.  This post touches on that delicate dance between insulin pumping and pens ... and back again.  (And what the hell is in blood pudding, anyway??)*   *   *This past August, I traveled to Scotland with my family, and no matter how hard I tried to leave it behind, my diabetes tagged along. I’ve traveled overseas before, but not since I was 15 and then I was more concerned about which lip gloss to bring than how to best manage my blood sugars.  I had a lot of thinking to do this time. Working at CBC the six weeks before ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3983524 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:24:28 +0100 3983524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3980881&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fchange-of-shift-vol-5-number-6.html The newest edition of Change of Shift, the premier nursing blog carnival, is now up and running over at Emergiblog.I'm pleased to again be included as a contributor, and my thanks as always to Kim at Emergiblog for being a champion of nurse bloggers around the world. Kim has worked tirelessly to promote the many nurse bloggers who pour out their hearts and souls to describe the joys, frustrations, challenges and rewards of the incredibly varied profession of nursing. She remains ahead of the virtual curve, and inspires us all to continue writing and sharing our experiences with the world. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3980881 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:32:00 +0100 3980881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3969139&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F09%2Fguest_post_project_greenlight.html I couldn't be more excited to be hosting Lindsay's guest post today.  Even though she and I have yet to meet in person, she's definitely a kindred spirit.  She's recently married, itching to start a family, and dealing with type 1 diabetes every day.  She has graciously offered to share her words here today, about her quest for a little baby of her own.  *   *   *The anxiety sets in the second I set foot into the building, just like it always does.  There’s the all-too-familiar heartbeat that you can hear in your ears.  It’s so loud that you wonder if everyone else is hearing it too.  The stinging cold sweat that you can feel creeping up around you.  You know the one I mean.  I’m waiting at Dr. G’s off... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3969139 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:55:17 +0100 3969139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965635&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F09%2Fguest_post_after_an_open_lette.html This week, Chris and I are attending the Toronto Film Festival, where Buried will be screening tomorrow night.  While I'm away in the lovely (and frigging cold) Canada, I have some fellow PWDs who have offered to guest post.  Today's post comes from longtime type 1'er, Scott Strange, who wanted to share his discussion with the JDRF Grassroots Advocacy Program.  Below, you'll find Part I of his three part series, so be sure to check out his blog at Strangely Diabetic for the full story!Take it away, Scott!*   *   * First off, I would like to thank Kerri for the opportunity to be a guest blogger here on Six Until Me.  Kerri was one of the first D-bloggers I “found” when I started discovering the DOC, so this is really is quite an honor... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965635 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:32:13 +0100 3965635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965428&cid=t_104813_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F1Bp9qmiX4Zc%2F Life in the Fast Lane is proud (if a little surprised) to celebrate it's second blogiversary this week! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965428 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:01:15 +0100 3965428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929292&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fchange-of-shift-vol-5-number-5.html Please pay a visit to the newest edition of Change of Shift. I am very happy to once again be included in this fine collection of blogging by nurses. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929292 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:32:00 +0100 3929292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915223&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F08%2Fguest_post_walking_the_type_1.html Thanks to the move we have on tap for tomorrow and the fact that we're up to our eyeballs in packing tape and cardboard boxes (and also that we've accidentally packed Siah into three boxes now ... that cat had better be careful or she'll end up in the moving van), now is a great time for a guest post from a fellow diabetes blogger.  This morning's post comes from Jacquie of Typical Type 1, and I'm very honored to be sharing her writing talent here on SUM!*   *   *I swear I wasn't trying to get out of jury duty.See, I was in the juror pool, answering questions about my job, my home ownership status and the last parking ticket I'd received, when the judge asked one question of all of us: "Is there anything we should know about that may impede your ability to ser... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915223 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:41:54 +0100 3915223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3890517&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fchange-of-shift-vol-5-number-4.html Yet another edition of Change of Shift is up and at 'em, bringing the world some of the best nurse bloggers on the web. So, make yourself an iced tea (or maybe a gin and tonic), curl up on the hammock, and help yourself to some good summer reading! (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3890517 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:28:00 +0100 3890517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3867044&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FvIo2HvK4FfQ%2Fnewly-found-diabetes-sites.php On Wednesday of this week I learned about a twitter connected chat for folks involved in Diabetes social media (which means anyone reading or writing blogs or active on twitter/facebook/etc.). I was involved in the chat on TweetChat and met many new tweeple (people using Twitter) who have been affected by diabetes. This led me to many new blogs, now all included in the Diabetes Search Engine. Below is a list of the sites I encountered for the first time this week, together with Twitter handles where I have them. Check them out and please encourage the bloggers by leaving comments for them. A Sweet Grace (blog)Penny is Grace's mom. Grace, age 8, has type 1 diabetes. Penny also has two other daughters, she's trying to survive it all with grace and a sense of humor. She lives in Philadelphia.... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3867044 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:59:56 +0100 3867044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848932&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fchange-of-shift-vol-5-number-3.html I am honored to report that my most recent submission to Change of Shift (everyone's favorite nursing blog carnival) is featured as the "editor's choice" at the top of this week's edition. I hope you can stop by, peruse this week's offerings, and praise Kim from Emergiblog for her consistently excellent work. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848932 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:30:00 +0100 3848932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845146&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F09%2Fcongratulations-to-katherine-stone-postpartum-progress-2%2F Katherine Stone, the author of the wonderful Postpartum Progress blog, won the First Annual Bloganthropy Award at the BlogHer 10 event in NYC this past weekend. It’s an award focused on making a difference through social media. Given that this award was open to any type of blog on any type of topic, the fact that a mental health blogger won it is heart-warming and fantastic! Here’s a part of the announcement about the award: The Bloganthropy Awards recognize bloggers who have made a difference by using social media effectively to promote a good cause. Stone became an advocate for women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders after experiencing a severe bout of postpartum depression herself in 2001. Her feelings of fear and isolation inspired her to create Postpartum Progress, no... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845146 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:04:23 +0100 3845146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831398&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F06%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-6-2010%2F I remember being in my early twenties sitting in my beat-up Nissan right in the peak of traffic hour. I had no air conditioning. The music was not on. I think the only people who owned cell phones back then were doctors and dentists. It was so hot that my palms were sweaty and slippery against the hot steering wheel. The unforgiving heat from the cars all around me felt suffocating. This was an ordinary day and I was just on my way home from work. I would not have remembered it other than the fact that I had an extraordinary experience sitting there being very ordinary. Suddenly, I just felt plain loved. I felt grateful for being me, for every hardship I had ever endured, for every fear I had, for every imperfection that made me unique. In the midst of all that traffic while people were ho... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831398 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:23:27 +0100 3831398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816462&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F03%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-3-2010%2F What happened to the simple things? Things like staring off in space, hearing nothing but the sounds of the leaves whistling in the trees and sipping a hot cup of black tea. While I definitely can’t complain about all the conveniences technology has brought (including the new Kindle my husband’s bought), I do feel out of sorts when I’m too connected to the outside world and disconnected from simplicity. And it seems that the more time I spend plugging into the online world, the harder it is for me relax when I am away. Yesterday, for example, I spent the day biking. I was surrounded in nature. There was nothing but the ground below me, trees around me and the deep blue sky above me. Yet, I couldn’t shake away my thoughts. My brain seemed to be downloading new inform... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816462 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:27:22 +0100 3816462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784328&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fchange-of-shift-volume-5-number-2.html The latest edition of Change of Shift is now published over at Emergiblog. I actually managed to submit two blog posts to this edition, and I'm pleased to have been included. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784328 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:39:00 +0100 3784328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743720&cid=t_104813_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F11%2F10-tips-for-beginner-hospital-bloggers%2F When I attended the Healthcare New Media conference last month it was evident that hospitals were successfully adopting social networking into their marketing plans. But according to Ed Bennett healthcare marketers are slow to start blogging. 744 Hospitals total * 344 YouTube Channels * 530 Facebook pages * 557 Twitter Accounts * 96 Blogs Read more at Found in Cache Starting a blog can seem overwhelming, but in truth, it’s one of the simplest ways to build an online community with your patients and physicians. Follow these tips to ensure your blog is positioned for success :: [1] Define your hospitals goals :: Before you start a blog it is essential that you define your goals for it. Your blog has a greater chance of success if you know from the beginning what you hope to accomplish.... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743720 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:22:26 +0100 3743720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718398&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-highlights-from-the-new-media-academic-summit%2F2010.07.01 I recently spoke at the panel on transparency at Edelman’s New Media Academic Summit. Ben Boyd was the moderator and Ellen Miller from the Sunlight Foundation was my fellow panelist. Reviewing some of the #nmas10 tweets from the audience, I figured I should provide some links for the anecdotes I mentioned: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CEO Paul Levy’s blog is still the starting point when talking about transparency in medicine today. I had the chance to speak with him a few years ago. Ed Bennett has done an extraordinary job following hospital social media adoption and highlights effective new media policies as well. Hospitals are using twitter and billboards to broadcast emergency department waiting room times. This is not without risk, as billboards may not clarif... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718398 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3718398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718638&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F06%2Fthe_childs_reply_to_her_mother.html Steve at Without Envy broke my heart by answering, by way of poetry, the letters I wrote to BSparl while she was growing inside of me.  I'm very honored to be sharing his words with you guys today, as I read them to myself over and over again in the hospital, waiting patiently for my daughter to arrive.*   *   *The Child's Reply to Her Mother Dear Mommy,Were the world imperfect and only so cozycompared to your big pregnant belly,I would wish for these moments to last,To be as close as I am to you now.But Sound lends music to eager ears;Thoughts turn from angst and guiltless fears;And Galileo falls quiet;This child inside you stirs.Old Winter has gone, and blossoming flowers,Bibs, small dresses and candy pacifiers, are sprung in baby showers;While monitors, cultures, and bloo... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718638 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:39:47 +0100 3718638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699546&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F25%2Fcongratulations-to-christine-stapleton-depression-on-my-mind%2F Earlier this month, Christine Stapleton, blogging for us over at Depression on My Mind, won a 2010 Media Award from Mental Health America, the national mental health advocacy group. This is a prestigious award honoring journalists, writers and producers who cover mental health issues during the previous year in newspapers, magazines and online. I “discovered” Christine through her wonderful column in The Palm Beach Post called “Kicking Depression.” But of course, tens of thousands of people were already aware of her writing! I thought she would make a great addition to Psych Central because she brought a journalist’s eye to covering her own battle with depression — a refreshing perspective to say the least. More amazingly, this has been a great fit for ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699546 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:20:29 +0100 3699546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3690913&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fchange-of-shift-santa-fe-style.html Well, after a long hiatus, I'm finally hosting Change of Shift once again, and I'm happy to do so from the comfort of our new home here in Santa Fe, New Mexico!For those readers who are new to Digital Doorway, my wife and I sold our home in Massachusetts last summer, sold or gave away most of our things, bought an RV, and have been traveling the country for seven months and almost 10,000 miles in search of a new place to call home.For the moment, we've settled (perhaps temporarily, perhaps not) here in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and you can read about our travels here. That said, this episode of Change of Shift (that most venerable of nursing blog carnivals) will be peppered with photographs from around northern New Mexico for no other reason than the fact that they're nice to look at, entertai... Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3690913 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:01:00 +0100 3690913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3666161&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=36985&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsugarstats%2F%7E3%2FVqiaOkURsaU%2F Had a business lunch today and only had 3/4 of a club sandwich…maybe had 20 or 25 homemade potato chips….Took additional insulin to cover and 2 hours after lunch and I am pinging 244 on my Dexcom…..What the heck?  It is times like these that you question yourself and your ability to estimate carbs. I’m [...] (Source: SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management) SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3666161 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:29:10 +0100 3666161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641222&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F06%2Fguest_post_diabetes_sisters_we.html The Diabetes Sisters Weekend for Women took place a few weeks ago, and as much as I wish I could have been there (something about a new baby and whatnot), I am so excited to be posting this recap from Sarah Condon, who was there for the whole thing!  *   *   * On Saturday, I woke up at 230am, hours before my flight took off. This was the weekend that my entire life would be reevaluated, redone, re-inspired. I arrived at Detroit Metro Airport around 4am expecting TSA to hassle me about my insulin pump (now that its tubeless) and all of my supplies that I needed with me in case of an emergency (insulin pens, pen needles, a plethora of new pods- hey I’m clumsy and I’ve managed to rip a pod off in some of the weirdest ways). I reviewed the TSA website prior to this w... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641222 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:56:01 +0100 3641222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610388&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fchange-of-shift-at-makings-of-nurse.html The latest edition of Change of Shift is now up at blog called "The Makings of Nurse". After a hiatus, I actually managed to submit a blog post for this edition, and I look forward to hosting Change of Shift myself at the end of June. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610388 Fri, 28 May 2010 16:31:00 +0100 3610388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607517&cid=t_104813_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2F28%2Fthe-may-2010-handover-blog-carnival%2F “And That’s When It All Came Together” There are moments in life when everything clicks. Synchronicity. Poetry in motion. Bliss. Those moments on our journey when the map suddenly seems so clear and our destination so much closer. It can be a moment of insight or learning, a realignment of our priorities or perhaps just a stunning instant of clarity. Regardless, they are sacred moments in our human experience. This month, in true EMT Spot fashion, I asked EMS bloggers from around the world to share with you their sacred moments of clarity when everything came together. I hope you enjoy the stories of these fellow travelers. All of us share the experience of stumbling down life’s road looking for a signpost to point the way. One of the most amazing things about br... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607517 Fri, 28 May 2010 13:12:04 +0100 3607517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603598&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-insurance-and-medical-loss-ratio-foolishness%2F2010.05.25 Like Ezra Klein, smart people keep saying foolish things about the health insurance business. This time it’s a pair of bloggers talking about the largest expense that health insurers face — their “medical loss ratio.” According to Richard Dale at the Venture Cyclist: [W]hy do they call it Medical Loss Ratio? Why is looking after me (or you) called “Medical Loss,” when the whole point of a healthcare system is to look after me (or you)? (Sigh.) Alan Katz, one of the leading health insurance bloggers, surprisingly links to this with approval, saying “words matter.” The problem? The word “loss” is probably one of the four oldest words in the insurance industry. I’d say the others are probably “premium,” “commission,” and “profit.” Should we start outlawi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603598 Wed, 26 May 2010 01:00:39 +0100 3603598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581787&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F05%2Fguest_post_painting_by_numbers.html I think "Instructions Not Included" is a very cool name for a diabetes blog (or, as I'm quickly learning, a mommy blog).  I'm excited to have Becky from Instructions Not Included stepping in today here on SUM to guest blog about all the freaking numbers.  NUMBERS!  People with diabetes know the drill - there are so many numbers to juggle throughout the day that if you aren't a math major, it can be pretty daunting.  Becky acknowledges that, but she also gives a beautiful twist at the end that I just loved.Thanks for posting today, Becky, and be sure to check out her blog!*   *   * I am twenty five years old. I stand at five foot and a debatable number of inches. My last HbA1c was 6.2%. Cholesterol was 3.4. By the end of today, I will have done approx... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581787 Thu, 20 May 2010 14:19:20 +0100 3581787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3564045&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fchange-of-shift-at-muse-rn.html A Nurses' Week edition of Change of Shift is now up at Muse, RN. Please pay her a visit and read some of the best nurse blogging around. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3564045 Fri, 14 May 2010 13:56:00 +0100 3564045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3564149&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F05%2Fguest_blog_dealing_with_the_to.html Mike Lawson offered to guest post, and I'm always one to encourage people to share their stories ... even when those stories hurt to share.  This afternoon, Mike shares a very tough experience with us, and one that I think anyone (diabetes notwithstanding) can relate to, on one level or another.  Thank you for sharing your story, Mike.*   *   *This is the one where I’m super-depressing. My apologies to Kerri.  I was originally going to write a post for Six Until Me titled “Twitter Your Way To Better Blood Sugar,” and it was going to be awesome…but with some recent events in my life I couldn’t help but do a quick switcherroo.  So now you have the super-depressing story of how diabetes has negatively affected my love... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3564149 Thu, 13 May 2010 23:30:19 +0100 3564149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538346&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F05%2Fguest_post_jumping_right_in.html Holly is a sweetheart who is jumping into the diabetes blogosphere with her blog, Arnold and Me.  She says that she used to have a lot of conflicting emotions about diabetes, but she's no longer ashamed.  Check out her post below and then be sure to skip on over to her blog and welcome her to the crew!! *   *   * Hello, my name is Holly!  I am 25-years-old and I’m from Alabama.  I am married to the most wonderful, patient man I’ve ever known, Trey.  I am the pet momma to two cats (Charlie & Elvis) and one dog (Roscoe).  I love SEC football.  I work as an environmental engineer for NASA.  And I love the weather, especially thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.  Oh yeah, and I have diabetes.  On December 11, 2006... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538346 Thu, 06 May 2010 13:55:21 +0100 3538346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534043&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F05%2Fguest_post_diabetic_parenting.html About a month before my daughter was born, my friend Elizabeth became a mom.  Her baby girl joined her family through the miracle of adoption, instead of the c-section that brought BSparl roaring into our family, and both Elizabeth and I share the experience of first-time motherhood and type 1 diabetes.  Her post, which I have the privilege of posting here on SUM today, echoes many of my own fears and thoughts.  I've had a few lows while watching BSparl, and the combination of panic, guilt, pride, and love is intensity defined.  Thank you, Elizabeth, for sharing your story here.*   *   * It was a bad one.    And of course I’ve had the bad ones before, plenty of times. Where you’re working so hard or playing so hard (or worst of all, ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534043 Wed, 05 May 2010 14:02:50 +0100 3534043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529961&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F05%2Fguest_post_balance.html Despite the fact that she feels I say her name wrong ("Saraaaaaah" vs. "Sara"), and despite the fact that back at CWD several years ago, the lady at the registration desk thought she was my daughter (ahhhh!), I'm honored to have Sara from Diabetes Daily guest posting today on SUM.  :)  She's very tolerant of my ball-busting, and I am pretty sure she might be one of the nicest people I've ever met.  So thanks, Sara, for lending your words today!*   *   * My whole life has been a competition. I have an older brother so I was always working to be as smart, athletic, funny, and creative as he seemed to so easily be.  When I was able to find those things that I was good at, like school, I worked very hard to not only be good, but the best. I&rsq... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529961 Tue, 04 May 2010 15:29:26 +0100 3529961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526906&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F05%2Fguest_post_twice_as_nice.html So, so awesome to have my good friend Karen guest blogging here on SUM.  She's the creator of a diabetes blog, a knitting blog, and Siah's yarn nemesis.  She's one terrific lady, and I'm very excited to have her filling in today.*   *   * Three years ago if you bet me a year’s worth of Blood Sugar Nirvana that I’d have a diabetes blog along with my knitting blog, I would have taken that bet.  I would have insisted I’d never have two active blogs.  And I would now have 365 days of constant highs and lows ahead of me, while you’d be enjoying a year of perfectly in-range numbers. I started my knitting blog in 2005 while teaching myself to knit with a book that had a chapter devoted to blogging.  With each knitting blog I visited, the... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526906 Mon, 03 May 2010 14:40:36 +0100 3526906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526905&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fwhat-we-can-learn-from-other-chronics.html Something else that struck me from my recent interview with D-psychologist Jessica Bernstein was her observation that “we diabetics tend to not see ourselves as part of the larger chronic illness community — which is unfortunate because we miss out on a lot.”  I am sure she is quite right. And yet… It’s simply human nature [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526905 Mon, 03 May 2010 13:00:40 +0100 3526905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515570&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F04%2Fguest_post_a_dmom_tweetup.html Nan from My Pump Gear is today's guest poster, and she does such a great job of introducing her post that I'm going to just hand it over to her.  :)  Take it away, Nan!*   *   * Okay … I am thrilled to be a guest here @sixuntilme!!  Kerri’s is the first diabetes blog I started reading.  I remember searching for answers to my questions like  “How in the world does a 3 year old wear an insulin pump?”  And there she was!...talking about diabetes and fashion!  Well, I scoured her sight and archived posts until my eyes were bloodshot.  It was the starting point in discovering that my daughter, Claire, can actually live a full and happy life with, yes … diabetes.When this opportunity arose to be a guest poster here... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515570 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:41:52 +0100 3515570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511704&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F04%2Fguest_post_a_family_affair.html I wish I had the chance to meet up with Traci when Chris and I were out at Sundance in January, but our schedules never synced up.  But thankfully, she's offered up her words as a guest post today, and I'm grateful to have her filling in with her perspectives on being the wife of a person with type 1 diabetes.*   *   * I remember sitting on that hard plastic chair in the doctor's office. The list of things we had to do before the wedding just running through my head. And you, so calm, but running your thumb softly over my knuckles. You knew what he was going to say. You had been living with this disease for so many years. I only thought I knew. I had worked with patients on the floor of the hospital who had diabetes. I got this. I understood this. A quick glance from yo... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511704 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:18:24 +0100 3511704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508382&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F04%2Fguest_post_thingy_normal_and_m.html Today's guest post is from Amy, aka "collectingblues" on Twitter, who writes about her "thoughts on sewing, knitting, life, and that whole diabetes thing."  Take it away, Amy!*   *   *Sunday, January 10, was the first and the last time I said the phrase “the new normal.” I was three or four days into my transition to Cyborg Pancreas, and stood in the shower, sobbing at the looks of an infusion site and the Dexcom sensor on my stomach. As I got out and toweled off, I looked down, and said to myself, “Well, this is the new normal.” I didn’t like the sound of that phrase then, and I don’t like it now. What is normal? I’ve been type 1 since I was 3 years old. Quite literally, being diabetic is all I know and... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508382 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:49:07 +0100 3508382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499273&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F04%2Fguest_blog_patient_perspective.html Bethany Rose is a new diabetes blogger on the block (you can check out her blog at Me with the D) and today she's offered to guest blog here on SUM while BSparl and I are hanging out (and most likely cleaning up spit up).  Thanks for blogging, Bethany, and I hope you guys enjoy her words!*   *   *Let’s be honest.  Dealing with doctors isn’t always as pleasant as we’d like.  It’s difficult when we really do need them for help with something so pervasive in our lives.  Nobody knows our diabetes better than we do – we live with it every single day!  Still, we so often emerge from appointments with doctors feeling scolded, undermined, and/or unheard.  Why?  To be fair, there are some really good doctors out th... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499273 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:21:21 +0100 3499273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494488&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F04%2Fguest_post_testing_the_target.html I am honored to have Riva Greenberg guest blogging today, and she has some great insight on what might be happening in the bodies of those who don't have diabetes.  Check out her post about testing the target range below, and thanks to Riva for filling in today!*   *   *  Thirty-eight years ago, when I was diagnosed, I remember very clearly lying in my hospital bed being told by my insensitive young male doctor that having a baby was out of the question. Oh, baby, how times have changed. Happy to fill in Kerri as you put up your tootsies.If I asked you right now where you think non-diabetics’ blood sugar hovers what would you say? I would have guessed around 100 mg/dl and here’s why:1)    Pre-diabetes is considered anything over 100 mg/dl up t... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494488 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:12:34 +0100 3494488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490813&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F04%2Fguest_blog_the_pharmacy_hoedow.html Nick has a the most adorable little girl I have ever seen, and both he and his little one have type 1 diabetes.  He has offered to guest blog here today about some of the challenges he faces at the pharmacy, and I'm happy to host his words here on SUM today.  :)*   *   *   There are a lot of things that are not funny about being diabetic, but there are some that are. Thrush is not funny, but pretending to use your pump as a phaser on everyone that asks if you’re “brittle” is. Lows in the middle of the night are not funny. Looking incredulously at strangers and yelling “WHAT DID YOU DO” when your kid’s CGMS alarms is funny. Well, it’s funny to me anyway. I never in my life thought that a trip to the pharmacy w... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490813 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:02:12 +0100 3490813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487308&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F04%2Fguest_post_getting_back_on_tra.html Today's guest post is from talented photographer Amy Free, and she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a year ago, at 27 years old.  She tells the story of the fog of falling out of control and the hard climb back.*   *   *I hung up the phone and just wandered around our quiet empty house bawling my eyes out. Bristol, our great dane, followed me shamelessly as I ended up in a crumpled pile at the foot of our bed. The obvious concern in the nurse’s voice as she gave me my blood work results was enough to shame me. My blood sugar numbers along with my A1C were off the charts, and on top of that my cholesterol was also high enough to be of concern. I could not hide from reality any more. The numbers were there to prove me wrong. About a year ago, at 27 years old,... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487308 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:03:08 +0100 3487308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487307&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fbalancing-pregnancy-with-diabetes-the-book-the-interview.html Cheryl Alkon, journalist and D-blogger at Managing the Sweetness Within (pictured right) has written the book that many a would-be-mom with diabetes has been waiting for: an ‘insider’s guide’ to having a baby with this illness. Titled Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-existing Diabetes, it covers the whole pregnancy experience, from the months before you begin trying [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487307 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:15 +0100 3487307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483064&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F04%2Fguest_post_firsts.html I'm off figuring out how to change diapers and all that fun stuff, but while I'm out, I've had some very generous offers to guest post in my absence.  Today's post is from Sherry Roberts, who writes the diabetes blog Jenna's Pet Monkey, where she talks about her life with her two daughters, one with type 1 diabetes.*   *   * As parents our aim is to teach our children how to be independent of us.  It is a painstaking, bittersweet process spanning many years and encompassing countless achievements along the way—the first time a baby reaches for a toy, holds a spoon or takes a first step.   The first time a child sleeps over at a friend’s house, rides a two-wheeler, drives a car—each first represents a step closer to the goal of independence an... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483064 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:18:07 +0100 3483064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475895&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fchange-of-shift-at-nurse-me.html Nurse Me, yet another nursing blog worth perusing, is hosting this week's edition of Change of Shift. Change of Shift is, of course, everyone's favorite nursing blog carnival. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475895 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:14:00 +0100 3475895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416238&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdiabetes-support-or-suspicion-aka-dont-question-my-insulin-dosing-as-long-as-im-healthy.html Everyone lives with — and copes with — diabetes in their own unique way. But some of us are more unique than others? No, that’s not the point. Today, a perspective from yet another kindred spirit, Hannah McDonald, a self-proclaimed nerd who lives in Pennsylvania and has been blogging about the Big D since 2008: A Guest [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416238 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:00:50 +0100 3416238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398852&cid=t_104813_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beyondthebookcast.com%2Fwp-podcasts%2FBloggerAwardsPodcast.mp3 In my previous post I mentioned that the winners of the very first edition of the Research Blogging Awards are now known. In Beyond the book* you can hear the First Research Blogging Awards announced (see post). Here are the podcast and the  transcript of the live interview with the Award organizers Dave Munger of ResearchBlogging.org [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398852 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:38:31 +0100 3398852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385312&cid=t_104813_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F19%2Ffriday-foolery-20-what-is-in-an-elements-name-2%2F You probably know the periodic table of elements. The  table contains 118 confirmed elements, from 1 (H, hydrogen) to 118 (Uuo, Ununoctium). In Wikipedia. you have a nice large periodic table with chemical symbols, that link to the Wikipedia pages on the individual elements (left). As a chemist, David Bradley at Sciencebase must have been bored with [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385312 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:40:43 +0100 3385312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3335436&cid=t_104813_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fhimss-10-day-3%2F Today was a much more laid back day at HIMSS. I still had pretty much back to back meetings, but I’m learning little by little to manage the day at HIMSS. It’s still a work in progress, but I’m getting closer to managing this HUGE event. In kind of a surprise meeting, I had a chance to sit down and talk with Shahid from The Healthcare IT Guy. We had a really good chat and I can see us working on a number of projects together. It’s been really interesting to meet people in person that you’ve only ever known online. A few times I’ve come away disappointed, but the opposite was true with Shahid. I couldn’t be more impressed with Shahid. I had a number of really interesting interviews today and a meeting with the CMO of Verizon to talk about an interes... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3335436 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:01:42 +0100 3335436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3335439&cid=t_104813_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F03%2F01%2Fhimss-10-day-2%2F I’ve survived my second day of HIMSS. This is my first time to HIMSS and so I must admit that I’m a bit overwhelmed. Plus, it’s the first time I’ve been to a conference as “media.” I must admit that it’s really nice to be media at HIMSS. You get access to some things that you don’t normally get to access. Plus, the media room with food and internet has been great since I haven’t had time to breathe, let alone eat. The problem I’ve had is that there just isn’t enough time while I’m there to write too much content. Plus, it gives me no time to really process the content. So, if you want my latest updates about HIMSS, you can find them on my EMR twitter page. I went to town on Twitter during the CCHIT town hall. It shoul... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3335439 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:46:10 +0100 3335439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302432&cid=t_104813_115_f&fid=34678&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FScanMansNotes%2F%7E3%2F-u3o8Qwxh7U%2F … Just to note the passing of four years of existence of this blog … I really ought to put more effort into keeping this lively following the example of friends who have recently seen the light and friends who have been leading lights in the medical blogging world … (Source: scan man's notes) scan man's notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302432 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:22:27 +0100 3302432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302406&cid=t_104813_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F02%2F23%2Fmy-major-himss-10-event-plans%2F I’ll admit that I’m having an interesting challenge figuring out how to manage all of the various things I can do at HIMSS. I’m sure that many others have the same problem. Not to mention managing the mix of all the content that’s coming out and planning my own visit to HIMSS. A great problem to have I think. For those who are interested in meeting me, here’s a couple places where you will be sure to find me at HIMSS 10: HIMSS Meet the Blogger Panel – I’ll be on the panel on Monday, March 1st from 3-4:30. This is an incredible panel of people that I highly respect. This should be a really lively discussion. New Media Meetups at HIMSS 10 – These events are shaping up to be really incredible events. Looking through the list of people who have R... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302406 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:01:20 +0100 3302406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283776&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F02%2Fguest_post_pilgrimage.html There are some great new diabetes bloggers out there, one of them being Without Envy, a blog written by the father of a little girl with type 1 diabetes.  Steve has offered to write a guest post for SUM today, and I'm happy to share his words with you. *   *   * PilgrimageShortly after our eight year old daughter Lia had been moved to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit late in the evening of December 23, the same day of her diagnosis for type 1 diabetes, the nurse working nightshift came in to check her vitals and IVs and she asked how my wife and I were doing. We told her that it was a bit much to absorb in one afternoon and because she was a nurse working in a children’s intensive care unit she said that she knew what we were going through and offered a meaningful smi... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283776 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:21:56 +0100 3283776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259174&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F02%2Fguest_post_sorry.html Today, I have the honor of hosting a guest post from Scott Kasper, photographer extraordinaire and parent to three little boys, two of which have type 1 diabetes. He offered to share a diabetes moment he and his family had over Superbowl weekend, which I'm proud to share here.*   *   * SorryWe are a family of five … a mom, a dad, and three awesome boys aged 12, 10, and 6. We love to do all the stuff that every family loves to do. This weekend was packed with snowball fights, snow men, fire in the fire place, hot chocolate, movies, the Super Bowl, and of course the family board games … fun for all ages!!! Sounds pretty much like a normal, par for the course white picket fence family in suburban New Jersey doing what most normal families do … right? Well, ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259174 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:32:38 +0100 3259174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3201794&cid=t_104813_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2F2j0O9ghpvfQ%2F I’m getting very excited about the HIMSS Annual Conference. As someone who writes as much as I do about healthcare IT, I think that going to the HIMSS conference is going to be like a little kid in a candy store. I could be wrong, but I think it’s going to be a lot of fun for me. Extremely busy, but I’ll enjoy every minute of it. As I’ve started to put together my plans for the conference, I was thinking that it might be interesting to have a blogger meetup at the conference. Maybe it should just be called a New Media conference so people on Twitter could come as well as bloggers. Plus, I’m cool with readers of various blogs coming to participate as well. I know there have been blogger meetups at HIMSS in the past. I think that Shahid has helped out with those... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3201794 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:05:58 +0100 3201794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193952&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2F10-d-things-to-do-this-year.html Over at HealthCentral Network, the theme for 2010 is “This Year, I Get My Condition Under Control.”  For January, the bloggers are focused on “Pairs of Tens for Your Condition,” as in 10 Things You Should Know, 10 Myths Busted, etc., etc. For my part, I’m taking on “10 Things I’ll Do This Year.”  To make [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193952 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:47 +0100 3193952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3156531&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fdigital-doorway-nominated-as-top.html Digital Doorway has been nominated as a "Top Nursing Blog" by Nursing Programs Online. I am honored and pleased at the nomination, and invite readers to visit their website for more information about other outstanding nursing blogs. Thanks to the committee at Nursing Programs Online! (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3156531 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:51:00 +0100 3156531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142770&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F01%2Froddy_pippin_shannons_take.html I wasn't aware of this story until Shannon (fellow d-blogger at LADAdeeda) emailed me and asked me to help her raise awareness of this story.  Apparently, Roddy Pippin stole cattle.  And is being held for eight consecutive years, without proper medical care. Roddy has type 1 diabetes.Shannon has contributed a guest post about this issue, but I wanted to also add a link to a post on Roddy's Ride 4 Life page, about the crime he committed and the punishment he is receiving.  Check it out and draw your own conclusions as to whether this punishment fits the crime, and please read Shannon's post below for her take on Roddy Pippin.*   *   * Many years ago, I watched a movie called Return to Paradise.  A thrilling premise, it centered on a young man imprisoned in Mala... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142770 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:07:07 +0100 3142770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111482&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fdigital-doorway-on-list-of-top-50.html I am pleased to report that Digital Doorway has been included on the Nursense list of the top 50 nursing blogs on the internet.My humble thanks for this wonderful honor, and Happy Holidays to the folks at Nursense. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111482 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:49:00 +0100 3111482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092873&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2009%2F12%2Fguest_blogger_all_i_want_for_c.html Today, I'm honored to have Catherine Price (of A Sweet Life and The New York Times fame) guest blogging at SUM, and she's tackling the issue of the Christmas holidays and diabetes.  Enjoy her post, and welcome her to the diabetes online community! *   *   *December is scattered with diabetic land mines, and things only get worse on holidays themselves. In my case, that's Christmas, an occasion my family used to celebrate not just with large amounts of carb-laden foods, but by going to the Nutcracker, the world's most diabetically unfriendly ballet. Featuring a hula-hooping troupe of human candy canes, the entire second act is set in a place called The Land of Sweets, and stars the nemesis of every diabetic ballerina: the Sugar Plum Fairy.I was lucky -- I wasn't dia... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092873 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:46:44 +0100 3092873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089555&cid=t_104813_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FONr9xkes1S8%2Fwould-you-like-to-guest-blog-from.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089555 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:25:00 +0100 3089555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029967&cid=t_104813_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Flife-with-ms-holiday-blog-contest%2F How would you like to blog about living with multiple sclerosis?  That was the question posed to me nearly four years ago now. It’s hard for me to believe much of what my affirmative response to that question has meant.  The fact that we are creeping up on our 500th post here at Life With MS is astonishing to me.  The fact that so many of you have made checking-in a regular part of your life humbles me.  That so many of you leave comments about my thoughts is an honor. When, however, I read your words of advice, condolence, solace and encouragement to one another…I am proud! Now, Everyday Health and Life With MS announce your chance to blog, here on these pages!  How would YOU like to blog about living with multiple sclerosis? At the end of this year, during the holiday weeks, we ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029967 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:34:28 +0100 3029967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012433&cid=t_104813_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F19%2Ftwo-new-blogs-always-learning-and-the-y-factor%2F I’m pleased to announce the introduction of two new blogs here in the Psych Central family. The first is from Leigh Pretnar Cousins, MS called Always Learning. Leigh is a private tutor and is studying in educational psychology. Although her blog will focus on the topic of educational psychology and learning, she believes these lessons are of value to all of us throughout life: Every day my work teaches me some lesson that holds, not only for kids, but for all of us. I can hardly wait to share these things with you. I’m excited to have this place to talk about learning and all its facets… Learning and school, learning and work, learning and emotions, learning and relationships, Learning and Life. I agree. Learning doesn’t stop just because we don’t go to school any ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012433 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:27:02 +0100 3012433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958933&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34716&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNurseRatchedsPlace%2F%7E3%2F26S6EudmOeI%2F It all started so innocently. A couple of years ago I signed up for Google AdSense. It looked like a fair deal. I was working with a legitimate company—not a fly by night operation—so I figured that I didn’t have anything to lose. I won’t say that the money started rolling in. It didn’t. The checks were barely worth the postage, so I asked Google to hold onto my meager earnings and I started a Google savings account. It was my piggy bank. I was keeping that money there for a rainy day. Many months passed. Then one day I really needed the cash. I’ll spare you the details, but I tried logging into my Google AdSense account. My account was closed and my money was gone. This is what I found instead: Motherjonesrn, Hello,

 While going through our records recently, we found th... Nurse Ratched's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958933 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:36:47 +0100 2958933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2946980&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fhalloween-change-of-shift.html A thrilling edition of Change of Shift is up at Reality Rounds.....Enter if you dare..... (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2946980 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:59:00 +0100 2946980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916086&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4MAgFTaVjz0%2F Today the House of Representatives is debating H. Res. 672, which would call on the government of Vietnam to release imprisoned bloggers and respect Internet freedom. Here is an article or two about what is happening with Vietnamese bloggers. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916086 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:57:20 +0100 2916086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908685&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fchange-of-shift-direct-from-blogworld.html Here is a link to the latest edition of Change of Shift, sent from the BlogWorld/NewMedia Expo in Las Vegas by none other than Change of Shift founder, Kim of Emergiblog. (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908685 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:27:00 +0100 2908685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2901809&cid=t_104813_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fdr-kristi-funk-a-true-soldier-in-the-war-against-breast-cancer%2F There are a lot of commendable efforts and a number of special people involved in making a difference in the war against breast cancer. This October I wanted to highlight some of those efforts and at least one of those special people. When I heard about Dr. Funk, I knew I had to get to know more about her. You can’t help but notice that Dr. Kristi Funk is a beautiful woman. You only notice that for an instant though because the moment she starts talking you realize she is a brilliant doctor passionate about battling breast cancer. She is someone I want in my army! Fortunately, Dr. Funk has placed herself in the front lines of the army against breast cancer for all of us. She founded Pink Lotus Medical Center in Beverly Hills which has the distinction of being a women’s medical ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2901809 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:26:34 +0100 2901809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2809724&cid=t_104813_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fchange-of-shift-at-medic-999.html The newest edition of Change of Shift, the famous nursing blog carnival, is up and ready for visiting at Medic 999. Pay a visit! (Source: Digital Doorway) Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2809724 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:07:00 +0100 2809724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796542&cid=t_104813_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fcchits-latest-gambit Many of us have enjoyed a few good minutes of fun having our fortunes told by soothsayers who claim they can predict our future based on patterns of tea leaves in a cup or the playing cards we’ve pulled from a deck. We pay a few dollars for the entertainment and if the fortune teller is skilled, we are temporarily impressed by his “insight.” But once we leave the carnival, we come back to our senses. Fortune-tellers can’t predict the future. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796542 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:10:06 +0100 2796542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766117&cid=t_104813_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fsocial-media-disruptive-force-medicine Before the Obama administration set aside billions to accelerate the dissemination of EHRs, providers were slow to adopt them. As recently as 2 years ago for example, a study published in the NEJM revealed that only 4% of non-hospital based providers had fully implemented an EHR, and only 13% more had a partial installation. By contrast, the growth of social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs and virtual communities like Sermo and Physician Connect, has been explosive. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766117 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:26:17 +0100 2766117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741341&cid=t_104813_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjWPKqE-3z8Y%2F Some well-known bloggers are being terrible bullies, beating up on private schools. Felix Salmon kicks things off by hoping the government tightens the definition of a “charitable” organization and begins taxing private schools who don’t “do a bit more to earn it.” Matt Yglesias agrees that private schools are mooching deadbeats and ups the ante, calling them actively harmful as well. Finally, Conor Clarke at The Atlantic agrees, but makes the other two look like panty-waists by proposing the government radically narrow what is considered a charity in the first place. Yglesias even has the temerity to indict private schools for the failure of NYC public schools: And as best one can tell, their main impact on the common weal is negative, drawing parents with resources and social c... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741341 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:57:50 +0100 2741341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727357&cid=t_104813_134_f&fid=36985&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsugarstats%2F%7E3%2FBIYutduNzqE%2F Ahhhhh, the joys of flying while D….. Sir you’re gonna need to remove your pager…..Ummmm it’s an insulin pump. Oh….Ok, take it off please..Ummm, Id really rather not if I don’t have to…as I unclip it and show it to him. .Ok, I guess. You need to put everything else including your pager in the xray [...] (Source: SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management) SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727357 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:06:31 +0100 2727357