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 doctors'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239561&cid=t_307851_87_f&fid=38113&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.consumerreports.org%2Fhealth%2F2010%2F02%2Fthe-cdc-thinks-you-should-know-if-your-hospital-is-giving-people-infections-hospital-safey.html When you go to the hospital you expect to be treated for the condition you already have. The last thing you want is to get even sicker. Unfortunately, patients acquire about 1.7 million infections every year in U.S. hospitals, most of them preventable. The latest issue of Consumer Reports investigates a serious and common problem that is responsible for at least 30 percent of the nation’s 99,000 deaths from hospital-acquired infections. The problem is bloodstream infections introduced through central lines. A central line is a long flexible catheter threaded through a vein leading to a blood vessel near the heart and used to deliver medications, fluids and nutrition to critically ill patients. Studies have shown the risk of these serious, sometimes deadly infections can be nearly elimina... Consumer Reports Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239561 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:17:33 +0100 3239561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220519&cid=t_307851_87_f&fid=38113&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.consumerreports.org%2Fhealth%2F2010%2F01%2Fweighing-up-the-benefits-of-weightloss-surgery-gastric-bypass-safety.html For some people who are very overweight (obese), surgery to aid weight loss can be life-saving. But it’s not risk-free. Weighing up the pros and cons of serious surgery is hard to do. But new research just made it that bit clearer. Researchers have used a large amount of data about weight, lifespan, and gastric bypass surgery to design a decision-support tool that can tell people their likely gains from surgery, and risks. Some of the results seem unsurprising. The younger you are, the more likely you are to benefit. That’s because you have more time to get the benefits of your lower weight on your health. And the heavier you are, the more likely you are to benefit. Men get slightly less benefit from gastric bypass surgery, especially at older ages. That’s despite men being more l... Consumer Reports Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220519 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:18:33 +0100 3220519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2972018&cid=t_307851_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2Fcx3xSwh8Mr4%2F Hi, I’m a long time reader of Battle Diabetes, I’d like to first thank you for providing such a wonderful community to help others in need. My grandmother and my mother are both Type 2 and your blog has been a great resource for us. I am e-mailing today to suggest a new story. Last year, I watched a close friend of mine battle lymphoma, a truly terrible disease. As he fought for his life, I was struck by how little support took place within the current medical system. His doctor visits focused on the disease – not the man behind it. Without understanding, my friend became increasingly depressed. When he eventually lost his battle, he was afraid and without hope. Looking back, I think if he’d had someone else in his life that understood – just one other person who&#82... Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2972018 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:22:38 +0100 2972018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967472&cid=t_307851_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fadventures-in-primary-care.html In the years since my diagnosis, I’ve often wondered why I needed a primary care physician.  Since my health is all about controlling blood sugars and staving off D-complications these days, I literally have only seen our family doctor two or three times in the past six years.  And then recently, we got a letter [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967472 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:58 +0100 2967472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2930950&cid=t_307851_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FrzMooYSRhdM%2F Health policy wonks love to talk about “paying for quality,” and giving patients more information. Front-line docs are often skeptical about how, exactly, that “quality” gets measured, and what information would be useful for patients. In the context of that debate, it’s worth taking a look at this WSJ story about public report cards for Minnesota doctors. A nonprofit called Minnesota HealthScores has been measuring clinics and physician groups for a while, focusing on care of diabetes patients. The organization reports what percentage of a clinic’s diabetic patients meet targets for health measures such as blood pressure, LDL cholesterol and blood sugar. Under state law, all physician groups will have to participate starting next year. The report cards... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2930950 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:41:59 +0100 2930950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955318&cid=t_307851_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F450897348%2Fass-u-me-nothing-a-letter-from-the-other-side-of-the-fence.php Greetings, D-OC Blogosphere! I'm choosing to share an email that came to my Diabetes Daily account the other day from a man claiming to be a doctor. I have no reason to believe he isn't, though his spelling grates on... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955318 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:35:46 +0100 1955318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=796067&cid=t_307851_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2F133569004%2F Hi, I’m a long time reader of Battle Diabetes, I’d like to first thank you for providing such a wonderful community to help others in need. My grandmother and my mother are both Type 2 and your blog has been a great resource for us. I am e-mailing today to suggest a new story. Last year, I watched a close friend of mine battle lymphoma, a truly terrible disease. As he fought for his life, I was struck by how little support took place within the current medical system. His doctor visits focused on the disease – not the man behind it. (more…) Battle Diabetes, diabetes, doctors, invaluable information resource, social networking, web2.0Share This (Source: Battle Diabetes Blog) Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=796067 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:41:01 +0100 796067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620299&cid=t_307851_134_f&fid=35137&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiabetesupdate.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fdiabetes-porrly-served-by-ignorant.html I get a lot of mail from people who read my "What They Don't Tell You About Diabetes" site. They have been to the doctor, but they have no idea what is going on with their health. Many of them, like me, are not overweight but have very high post-meal blood sugars, often into the mid 200 mg/dl range or higher. Some can't get any treatment at all, because their fasting bgs are near normal though after every meal they go way, way up.Some are being put on drugs that aren't doing anything for their blood sugars and when that doesn't help, they're put on drugs that an educated doctor should know won't work for someone who has no response to the earlier drug. Some are being put on expensive new drugs that are not supposed to be given to people newly diagnosed and are not being given the cheap dru... Diabetes Update blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620299 Fri, 11 May 2007 19:24:00 +0100 620299