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 'diabetes diagnosis'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314009&cid=t_139504_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fi-smell-health-trouble%2F2011.01.05 I was surfing around the Net one day and I found this article about scientists who are creating a machine that will detect acetone in someone’s breath. Acetone can be a sign that someone suffers from diabetes, so in theory this machine could use scent to diagnose this disease. That story brought to mind other stories I’ve heard about people using dogs to sniff out cancer in people. According to this article: “The results of the study showed that dogs can detect breast and lung cancer with sensitivity and specificity between 88% and 97%. The high accuracy persisted even after results were adjusted to take into account whether the lung cancer patients were currently smokers. Moreover, the study also confirmed that the trained dogs could even detect the early stages of lung ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314009 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4314009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134120&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FR0lYMiyFj4E%2Fwhat-would-you-do.php A 21 year old Caucasian female comes into your office in early February. She is 5'3" and according to your scale is barely over 100 pounds. You diagnosed her about 9 months earlier with Type 2 diabetes and advised her to control it with diet and exercise. You told her to come back and see you if she ever felt "really sick" or when she got pregnant. She thinks the reason she is not feeling well is because of her diabetes and brings you this paper.So here's the question: what do you do? (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134120 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:26:32 +0100 4134120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505084&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdiabetesmine-design-challenge-enter-by-this-friday.html There are exactly five days left to enter the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge, the web’s premiere open innovation competition to improve life with diabetes (nice tagline, ay? I just made that up) We’ve already received several-dozen entries this year, and garnered some great media coverage too, including: The Huffington Post (thank you, Riva!) Diabetes Forecast magazine – online [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505084 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:00:05 +0100 3505084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3276021&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fdodging-diabetes-how-andy-found-the-yellow-brick-road.html There are so many surprising and wonderful D-stories out there. Sometimes you just have to share. Andy Tiedeman, a 28-year-old self-proclaimed “geek” from the DC area, was 13 years old when he was diagnosed. We found each other recently through the web, and his unusual campaign to raise awareness. Dodgeball for diabetes, really? (I [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3276021 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:00:36 +0100 3276021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216786&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fthe-diabetic-partner-follies-act-23-life-in-the-supporting-role.html We have a special treat for today’s edition of The Diabetic Partner Follies, the series featuring partners and loved ones of diabetics. Today our guest is Andreina Davila, the behind-the-scenes partner at one of our largest online diabetes communities, TuDiabetes.org. Her husband is of course founder and diabetes advocate extraordinaire, Manny Hernandez. Andreina isn’t just a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216786 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:00:06 +0100 3216786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092872&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwayback-wednesday-diab-entity-crisis.html As a sort of addendum to this Monday’s post, I can’t believe I wrote the following testimonial four whole years ago. Ever more confirmation that the more things change, the more they stay the same: Diab-entity Crisis Sometime in the middle of last week, as I was gazing at my blog banner and mulling over my next [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092872 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:59 +0100 3092872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2995973&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fworld-diabetes-day-2009-an-intro-for-the-newly-diagnosed.html It was a great day this Saturday. Many more people came out for the San Francisco World Diabetes Day event than last year. Probably because the Ferry Building is centrally located and a wonderful place to catch the attention of passers’-by. See how pretty: I’ve got more photos to share, but before I go on, an announcement: [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2995973 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:04 +0100 2995973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2959016&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwayback-wednesday-when-a-family-member-gets-it.html In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, I’m trying to re-examine perspectives on this illness from all different angles.  I ran this across this post at the Mayo Clinic blog reminding me of how difficult a new diagnosis can be on family members. And yet, for adults newly diagnosed with diabetes, so many family members [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2959016 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100 2959016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734218&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fwayback-wednesday-type-1-diabetes-a-viral-thing.html A look back again at a post from September 2005. The only thing I know of that’s changed on this topic in the past years is the notion that the viral infection at issue was not necessarily a recent one, but rather an illness you may have had years earlier, long before the diabetes reared its [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734218 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:51 +0100 2734218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2653975&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fwhen-diabetes-happens-to-a-prima-ballerina.html Being diagnosed with diabetes at any age is a shock, but being diagnosed at 18 years old when you’re studying to be prima ballerina in New York City has to be a HUGE shock. That’s what happened to Zippora Karz, who now teaches dance from her home in Los Angeles. This November, at age 44, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2653975 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:00:38 +0100 2653975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591663&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fim-fine-if-you-dont-want-the-details.html I realized with a bit of shock that the anniversary of my diagnosis came and went this year without notice. Here it is July already, and it just dawned on me that on May 21, I hit six years with this exasperating illness.  I suppose it’s a good thing that that day no longer knocks [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591663 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:29 +0100 2591663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463216&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Finitial-tidbits-from-ada-2009.html It’s Sunday morning, and as predicted, my feet hurt already. Been so busy running around the halls of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center here in New Orleans, meeting D-folk and soaking up as much info as possible, that I haven’t had much time to post yet. Been twittering intermittently, though. Catch up my [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463216 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:18:45 +0100 2463216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210712&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FqTG4vKY02d0%2Fwaayback-memory.php I'm following Scott and Sara's lead with a memory of mine from 1972. Part of it was triggered by a book that I'm currently reading, 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes. Secret 11 is Respect the Power of Diabetes, and talks about how seeing the effects of uncontrolled diabetes can be an incentive to better control. When I was diagnosed in early September 1972, I spent two... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210712 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:21:26 +0100 2210712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2160464&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FHdXi4p6ngcI%2Fsix-years-ago.php tonight, I almost died. Today is my diabetic anniversary. I wrote about it on my other blog last November. My diagnosis was a long complicated story, but I consider my anniversary the day I was finally diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and given my first dose of insulin. Here's what happened today: ********************************** (I had not been feeling well (duh!), so I went to see my GP.... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2160464 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:00:00 +0100 2160464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879861&cid=t_139504_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fwhat-to-expect-with-diabetes-170-answers-from-the-ada.html The ADA sends me lots of new books to review these days — mostly cookbooks, come to think of it. I’m not always that intrigued.  But the most recent title definitely peaked my interest: “What to Expect When You Have Diabetes: 170 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes.”  Looking it over, I was both encouraged [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879861 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:15:55 +0100 1879861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346138&cid=t_139504_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F262795059%2F The FDA has just approved the FreeStyle Navigator Glucose Monitoring System - a glucose sensor that reports glucose values continuously for up to 120 hours.  Here is a copy of the FDA PMA letter.  This device is interesting to me since it works with a sensor inserted in either the abdomen or the back of the upper arm.   The device then continuous provides glucose readings and updated glucose trend information for viewing and contains a built-in alarm that can be programmed to alert the user when results fall below pre-set values.  Other similar devices have been approved that monitor for 7 days.  Potential for Future Robotic Diagnostics  I have written before that I predict a whole new field of chip based biologic disease screening and monitoring in the future.  This is anothe... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346138 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:24:45 +0100 1346138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828074&cid=t_139504_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F28%2Fcircus-acrobat-thrives-despite-rare-form-of-diabetes%2F Filed under: Type 1, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Drugs, PersonalitiesYou've heard about the sports stars and the rock stars who succeed in life despite suffering from diabetes. Now, here's something a little more unusual: a circus acrobat! Dolly Jacobs is Circus Sarasota's "Queen of the Air." She recently gave an interview to the Bradenton Herald about her life in the circus.Trim and petite like a dancer, Jacobs was diagnosed ten years ago. How did it happen? She had the warning signs most type 1s experience: weight loss and a killer thirst she just could not quench. Her mom already had type 1, so during a routine office visit, Jacobs asked the doc to check her blood sugar too. Whoa. It was 260 - way, way above normal. Jacobs was diagnosed not with type 1, but with a rarer form sometimes dubbe... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828074 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 828074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=800063&cid=t_139504_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F15%2Fthe-epidemic-is-over-exaggerated%2F Filed under: Type 2, Research, Opinion, CareIn my previous post, I looked at a RAND Corporation study of undiagnosed diabetes - something that continues to be a big problem. Now I want to zero in on one aspect of that study that really caught my eye. According to the sole author, James P. Smith, talk of a type 2 diabetes epidemic is over-exaggerated.Hang on a minute. Aren't we always hearing about the so-called epidemic proportions of diabetes' spread in the US and globally? And aren't cities like New York taking steps to track the spread of diabetes, keeping tabs on its growth just as you'd do with a contagious epidemic outbreak of, say, tuberculosis? Well, yes. But Smith isn't buying it.During the twenty-five-year period included in the study, Smith says diagnosis of men with diabetes mo... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=800063 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 800063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=799239&cid=t_139504_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F14%2Fthe-undiagnosed-men-benefit-most-as-disparity-evens-out%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, ResearchAccording to a RAND Corporation study, fewer and fewer diabetics are going undiagnosed these days. Specifically, the gap has closed dramatically over the last twenty-five years. So much so that Hispanics and African Americans are now no more likely than whites to be undiagnosed. Good news, to be sure. And the news is especially good for men. James P. Smith, who authored the study, says that twenty-five years ago about fifty percent of men with diabetes did not even know they had the disease. Jump forward to 1999-2002, however, and the number drops to about twenty percent.Smith concludes that even though ethnic and gender disparities remain, we are certainly doing a lot better at getting people diagnosed and into treatment. Diabetes programs that target ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=799239 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 799239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=734478&cid=t_139504_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F14%2Fall-star-dmitri-young-battles-back-from-diabetes-diagnosis%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Daily NewsMajor league baseball player, Dmitri Young, had a rough 2006. He dealt with a divorce, was on a one-year probation for domestic violence, treated for alcoholism and depression, released from the Detroit Tigers and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 'Down and out' is an understatement. At the youthful age of 33, Young nearly died from type 2 diabetes. He spent four days in intensive care. When he left the hospital, he could barely walk -- a future in baseball was nearly unthinkable. Young cleaned up his life and got a second chance in the minor leagues thanks to Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden. Young was inspired by the young players, and his batting stats exploded. The media loves great hitters and a good comeback story -- Young has ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=734478 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 734478