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 education'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272292&cid=t_114096_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdiabetes-camp-how-you-can-help%2F2010.12.18 I loved diabetes camp. Actually, that should be in present tense because I continue to love diabetes camp, even though I’m not a camper anymore. Attending Clara Barton Camp for those five summers changed the way I looked at life with diabetes, and my health has always been better for it. But I’ve talked about camp before. I’d love to play a role in sending other kids to diabetes camp. And thankfully, we as a community now have that chance. The Diabetes Education and Camping Association (DECA) is in the running to win one of the Pepsi Refresh Project grants. If they earn one, they’ll use their winnings to send kids to diabetes camps and will also arm them with digital filmmaking skills so that the campers can chronicle their experiences with type 1 diabetes. As ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272292 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:00:31 +0100 4272292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214388&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2F1criDgjdpME%2F Last week, I was included in the hotly debated Chicago Tribune article “Diabetes’ Civil War” (which was also featured in the LA Times). If you haven’t read the article, I highly encourage you to read it now, but to recap briefly, there is a theory circulating that there is a “war” raging in the diabetes community between people with type 1 diabetes and people with diabetes. Why? Because people with type 1 diabetes believe that type 2 diabetes gets all the attention and that type 1 is either explained poorly in the media, or it is completely ignored. Some folks are even calling for a complete re-branding of the disease, opting to drop the name diabetes altogether. Since I was only given one line in the 4 page article, I thought I’d go into a bit mor... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214388 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:48:59 +0100 4214388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4168139&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FtddE7V1v-6M%2F On Saturday, I hosted my annual (and by annual I mean I’ve done this once before) World Diabetes Day event at the New-York Historical Society to see the exhibit Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin. I realize that Saturday was not actually World Diabetes Day, but there was a conflicting event with ACT1 Diabetes on Sunday and I didn’t want people to feel pulled in multiple directions. A small group of us met for lunch, and then we met with the rest of the folks at the museum for a guided tour with Steve Edidden, one of the co-curators of the exhibit. Steve walked us around the exhibit, which is housed in a single large room. Artifacts included some of the earliest descriptions of diabetes on record, photos and letters from some of the first patients treat... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4168139 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:53:59 +0100 4168139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4152117&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FRmFkqqfscss%2F For my non-D readers, 6 years ago, one of my good friends, Gina, created a “blogging holiday” so-to-speak called National D-Blog Day, where we were all supposed to write specifically as a group about diabetes, diabetes and blogging, or our health, or really anything to do with diabetes. It’s similar to what we all do every day, but since a lot of bloggers don’t write every day or even write about diabetes all the time, D-Blog Day is our time to all come together and to hear just how many voices there are with diabetes on the Internet. The results have always been really cool. This year, we have a writing prompt: what are 6 things you wish people knew about diabetes? Here’s my answer: You’re at risk for diabetes, too. And I’m not just talking about... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4152117 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:28:36 +0100 4152117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134112&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FZs4LDZvg-bk%2F A new exhibition chronicling the discovery of insulin has opened in New York City at the New-York Historical Society. Arthur Ainsberg wrote a book about Elizabeth Hughes, the daughter of a Supreme Court justice and one of the first people put on insulin in 192, and the discovery of insulin called Breakthrough, and the exhibition is in conjunction with the book. It’s fitting that this exhibition would be open during National Diabetes Month, and I decided to host my annual World Diabetes Day bash (OK, technically this is only my 2nd, but who’s counting?) at the museum. Due to conflicting diabetes events around town, the tour will be held the day before on Saturday, November 13. We will be getting a personal guided tour by co-curator Stephen Ediden, who will be taking us around. W... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134112 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:53:52 +0100 4134112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077470&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FiN1YaMvDQ2c%2F I am an educated patient. I make no bones about it, and never have. Although I am not always the most “compliant,” (hello forgetting to bolus for the Starbucks Pumpkin Latte I’m drinking!), I know stuff. I know about the latest diabetes technologies, I know about the latest in cure research, I stay up-to-date with the latest in diabetes publications and blogs, and I participate in a wide variety of patient support forums, both online and offline. Even as a teenager, I had parents of the children I babysit for ask my opinion about whether or not they should have their child go on an insulin pump and whether or not morning high blood sugars are “normal.” But one of the biggest insults that is regularly lobbed in my direction is actually in the guise of a complim... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077470 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:50:02 +0100 4077470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074332&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2F4yGAsUUTnOw%2F This afternoon, I was driving back from Princeton, NJ with a colleague of mine. She was familiar with diabetes, but still had some lingering questions about the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. It’s a common question that we, PWDs, hear from friends and family. They get the causes confused, or they get the treatments mixed up, or they think one is worse than the other. A couple of years ago, I heard this really great analogy on a blog called Diabetic in Calgary. Sadly it’s no longer updated, but the Pizza Guy Analogy has stuck with me and I use it occasionally to explain the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Before I explained the analogy for diabetes, I had to explain the analogy for non-diabetes. In people without diabetes, when you consume... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074332 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:22:00 +0100 4074332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889083&cid=t_114096_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkids-with-diabetes-can-count-carbs-with-lenny%2F2010.08.20 Medtronic MiniMed has recently released a new educational game for kids and young adults that takes them through an educational tour to learn how to deal with foods when you have diabetes. A rep for the company tells Medgadget: Called Carb Counting with Lenny, it’s offered for free download on the Apple iTunes App Store for the iPhone, iTouch and iPad. It’s great for parents (and even adults with diabetes have enjoyed it too), as the app features a guide presenting nutritious food choices with associated serving sizes and carbohydrate values. The other key components of the app are fun, interactive games that help reinforce carb counting skills and keep children engaged. And just in case you are not fully familiar with Lenny the Lion, he is a global ambassador for children&#821... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889083 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:22 +0100 3889083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556297&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fdiabetes-blog-week-my-biggest-supporters.html Karen over at Bitter-Sweet blog has proclaimed this “Diabetes Blog Week.” For those who haven’t run into it yet, the idea is that the hundreds of us now blogging about diabetes participate in sort of an online rally.  With seven pre-defined topics to post about, we all “get a variety of unique insights on a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556297 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:00:48 +0100 3556297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538345&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fmy-most-excellent-life-as-a-pancreas.html Funny what you find when you clean out your closets. As I was sorting through some of the piles of diabetes-related materials in my office last week, I uncovered this cheery-looking little book called “My Life as a Pancreas” by Priscilla Call Essert: Someone had sent it to me for review a while back, and I [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538345 Thu, 06 May 2010 13:00:28 +0100 3538345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538048&cid=t_114096_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2010%2F05%2F06%2Fcounting-carbohydrates-an-easy-way-to-manage-diabetes%2F Filed under: DietCounting carbohydrates can help diabetics manage their type 2 diabetes and control their blood sugar. Preventing high blood sugar is key because it gives diabetics the flexibility to eat what choose their foods, and it increases their sense of control when managing diabetes. After a few attempts, most diabetics gain confidence as they measure the sugars and starches that they put into their bodies. To learn how to count carbs, find a registered dietitian or certified diabetes educator. Both have experience teaching diabetics about how to manage their diet. Check out more information on AOL Health. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Diabetes Blog) The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538048 Wed, 05 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3538048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511703&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fjessica-bernstein-rethinking-diabetes-from-the-ground-up.html Jessica Bernstein wants to take “control” out of the diabetes vocabulary. So read the headline when she was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle last week. Jessica is a San Francisco Bay Area psychologist who was diagnosed herself with type 1 diabetes when she was just a year old. She’s spent much of her [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511703 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:00:25 +0100 3511703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487307&cid=t_114096_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=3454116&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fsneak-preview-extreme-diabetes-makeover-underway-at-tcoyd-now.html If you enjoy “The Biggest Loser” or other reality shows in that vein, and you have diabetes, you’re gonna love this!! Several years in the making, the TCOYD “Extreme Diabetes Makeover” program is underway now; episodes will start airing in May on TCOYD.org and its own TV channel, on YouTube, and at RealAge.com, the popular consumer [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454116 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:00:01 +0100 3454116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420704&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fbasalbolus-mix-and-match.html I just knew that working with expert CDE Gary Scheiner was going to be eye-opening. After all, I’ve barely touched the settings on my pump since I started using it three years ago. What a sense of empowerment to start altering so many Pump Settings — which have frankly intimidated the heck out of me until [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420704 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:00:43 +0100 3420704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416238&cid=t_114096_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=3354518&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdesign-challenge-a-word-with-our-cde-judge-gary-scheiner.html As you all hopefully know, the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge is ON. We opened for entries last Monday. I’m excited about community voting this year (y’all get to choose the competition finalists). I’m equally delighted to have such a wonderful panel of expert judges whose role will be to determine the winners from your list of [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354518 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:05 +0100 3354518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311877&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fjdrfs-new-adults-with-type-1-toolkit-a-good-start.html One of the common criticisms of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is its overwhelming emphasis on children and parents of children with diabetes — with little to no recognition that kids with diabetes, well… grow up. Or that ever-growing numbers of us are being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as adults. God knows I’ve been [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311877 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:58 +0100 3311877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262826&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsmall-but-mighty-who-is-jimmy-insulin.html Today, our series on the many small, ‘maverick’ organizations making an impact the diabetes world continues with Jimmy Insulin — the alias for a new diabetes mentoring program. Who the heck? you may ask.  My question exactly. To find out, I’ve been in touch with the man behind ‘Jimmy,’ Founder & Executive Director Jeremy Weisbach, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262826 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:00:41 +0100 3262826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197831&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fstupid-diabetes-winners-announced.html I asked for some input on what a new diabetes web site could offer, and I got it – Thank You! Ahem… ask a silly question, get a silly answer, right? I mean it should have been obvious that the No. 1 thing that fits under the heading “StupidDiabetes.com” is humor! The general consensus seems [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197831 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:58 +0100 3197831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182326&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwin-a-copy-of-diabetes-rising.html A little diabetes online fun for your Monday: Use your Noggin and three lucky readers will win a free copy of Dan Hurley’s new “epic” book, “Diabetes Rising.” First off, you may have heard a lot of buzz about this book lately. The full title is, “Diabetes Rising: How a Rare Disease Became a Modern Pandemic, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182326 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:13 +0100 3182326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159932&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fthe-diabetic-partner-follies-act-22-what-does-it-take-to-be-a-caregiver.html Welcome, partners and loved ones of diabetics. It’s been a while since we’ve visited this series by and for you all, where you can share your perspective on what it means to live with diabetes “from the other side.” First off, I’d like to announce that fabulous fellow D-blogger and author Wil Dubois is working on [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159932 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:00:10 +0100 3159932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133760&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fa-good-slide-into-2010.html In Germany, people wish each other a “Guten Rutsch” (or a “good slide”) into the new year. Here’s a little visual that might help with that expression Today, from the bottom of my diabetic heart — and my family’s — wishing you all a great slide into 2010. I did not get around to compiling a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133760 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:15:51 +0100 3133760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129638&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fmeeting-act1.html If you’re like me — or even if you don’t spend quite as much time browsing “all things diabetes” in cyberspace — you might have noticed that the incredible proliferation of new D-blogs and online communities is making it seemingly impossible to keep up. Which is actually a wonderful thing, I suppose. Quite by accident, in [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129638 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:00:17 +0100 3129638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3101008&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhat-to-do-about-unsupportive-partners.html A few days ago, I noticed an exceedingly active discussion thread over at DiabeticConnect that began with the header “Husband is not a supporter of diabetic food choices.” The woman who posted it explains how she struggles to cook separately for herself, her husband (a strictly meat-and-potatoes guy) and her two-year-old. This poor PWD mom is [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3101008 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:59 +0100 3101008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052334&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fgoing-rogue-for-diabetes.html It’s incredible to hear about the myriad of creative ways in which people are expressing themselves about diabetes and calling attention to this illness lately, both online and off-line.  Just a few short years ago, when I was diagnosed, it seems the Big Advocacy Organizations were the only games in town.  Now, individuals all over [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052334 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:00:28 +0100 3052334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039969&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Ffeeling-animated.html Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break.  We spent the weekend laughing and relaxing with friends. I’ll admit: we ate too much, and also geeked out just a little playing with some new Web 2.0 stuff. Um, just watch this … {{Grin}} Editor’s Note: Don’t forget to share your Thanksgiving with the Big D story (or Xmas [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039969 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:52 +0100 3039969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993900&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fninjabetic.squarespace.com%2Fstorage%2Fsugasheen%2Fallthediabetics-final.mp3 How are you celebrating World Diabetes Day this year? I’m heading out to San Francisco to see the historic Ferry Building lit up in blue, thanks to my great blogging and awesome advocate friends Manny Hernandez and Kelly Close. I hope to also grab a drink with dLife TV co-host Jim Turner. I love that WDD [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993900 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:15:16 +0100 2993900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981293&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwayback-wednesday-diabetes-appreciation.html Here’s a new theme idea for National Diabetes Awareness Month: making peace with your illness. For those of us who already have diabetes, expanded public awareness is nice to have, but doesn’t necessarily change anything.  This train of thought brought me back to my oldest daughter’s little challenge a few years ago… kids are wonderful [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981293 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:00:27 +0100 2981293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974143&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Ffirst-keas-diabetesmine-health-plan-goes-live1-on-d-blog-day.html Today, I’ve got butterflies in my stomach, which usually only happens when I sit in the back seat of a moving vehicle. That’s not because it’s D-Blog day today, either, although I want to start out by sending lots of love to all my fellow diabetes bloggers, and you wonderful people who read our [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974143 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:32:42 +0100 2974143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963275&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Fy8EyqpogpGk%2Fsix-steps-to-a-great-marriage.php I worked in the medical field for years before my husband and I got married. I didn't anticipate the work it would take, and I certainly didn't know as much as I thought I did about diabetes. Living and working with diabetes are two very different things. My husband and I came up with six steps to living and having a great marriage with alittle bit of diabetes thrown in to the mixture. While it's mainly for those just getting married, the advice is applicable for all married couples. 1. Educate Yourself...One of the best things my spouse did when we first got married is include me in one of his exams to see what goes on during a typical exam for him. The minute we walked into the office, he was very proactive on introducing me to the staff he worked with and telling them that I... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963275 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:28 +0100 2963275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963270&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fexercise-as-medicine.html I’m writing this post as I’ve just returned from a two-hour bike ride. The endorphins are coursing through my veins, and I feel I just have to share: Did you know that exercise is medicine? It really, really is. Good medicine.  Look: there’s a whole global initiative on it. We PWDs know that we’re supposed to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963270 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:11 +0100 2963270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2959016&cid=t_114096_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=2939494&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fsweet-book-sugarless-ballerina.html “Diabetes? I’ve heard of it. It’s one of those charity diseases, the kind they raise money for… There’s no way I can have diabetes. I’m a twenty-one year-old dancer with the New York City Ballet. Things like that don’t happen to people like me!“ — Zippora Karz, from the first chapter of her new memoir, “The [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939494 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:06:21 +0100 2939494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862689&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fthe-ultimate-diabetes-resource-a-touchy-feely-diabetes-video-contest.html The diabetes online community has long been in agreement about one thing, I believe: the need for a centralized web directory of all imaginable diabetes resources, so that patients and doctors would only have to remember a single URL to find all the good stuff online. And now it has arrived, thanks to Gina Capone, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862689 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:00:57 +0100 2862689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842729&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fauthor-dan-hurley-on-diabetes-part-1-try-harder-is-not-enough.html Dan Hurley is a journalist and science writer who contributes regularly to the New York Times.  He’s also written for the Medical Tribune and Psychology Today.  And he’s one of us PWDs.  His new book, Diabetes Rising, is an exposé on the academic world of diabetes, coming out January. Have a look at last week’s [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842729 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:33 +0100 2842729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2682098&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-hollywood-kills-diabetes-education.html Jennifer Dyer, MD, is an endocrinologist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. In addition to all her hard work as a doctor, she also is passionate about consumer health communications and health media to improve health literacy. She also happens to be one [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2682098 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:08:50 +0100 2682098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580436&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fon-your-own-now-off-to-college-with-the-big-d.html Since I got Type 1 diabetes at the ripe old age of 30+, I never had the experience of “leaving the nest” with the Big D. So I recently asked fellow blogger and advocate Allison Blass what that was like:  Did your parents fall apart? Were you scared to death, or more elated?  What [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580436 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:00:25 +0100 2580436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523621&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Ftype-1-diabetes-advocacy-meet-the-goulds.html As people with diabetes or parents of children with diabetes, we all know how difficult it is to manage the never-ending balance of food, insulin, exercise and myriad of other endlessly circumvolving variables.  Now imagine having to handle all of that turmoil for FOUR children. Meet Ellen and Dave Gould, parents of EIGHT children ages [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523621 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:00:34 +0100 2523621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442499&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fcarbohydrate-how-much-or-not-to-munch.html My recent post about Carb Intake for Type 1 Diabetics was pretty critical of new research and of the ADA’s recommendations. Today, please enjoy a counterpoint view:   A Guest Post by Hope Warshaw, nutrition expert and CDE As a dietitian and diabetes educator for more years than I like to count, (however, not a person with [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442499 Fri, 29 May 2009 13:52:27 +0100 2442499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442504&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fjerry-the-bear-for-diabetes-meet-his-makers.html The winning design concept in our “Most Creative” category this year was an interactive toy called Jerry the Bear with Diabetes:     So who is “Design for America” and how did they come up with the concept of an  interactive toy, and accompanying web community (something like Webkinz for diabetic kids)? Turns out that Design for America [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442504 Mon, 25 May 2009 13:00:02 +0100 2442504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424389&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35196&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiabeticliving.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Ffivr-years-into-my-diabetes-i-feel-like.html I cannot believe that it has been 5 years since I have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. So many things have happened since then.I feel like I have gone through a roller coaster of emotions and treatments. Though while I was going through them they did not seem this crazy.I have often thought about Diabetes as being a learning exercise. After 5 years of learning the basics, I think now I am going in for the Kindergarden stage. Now some more building blocks will be put in. I plan on reading up a lot more about the disease and maybe get involved a little bit on the science behind the suffering. "Don't just take it. Fight your Type2 diabetes." - www.fighttype2.com (Source: Living with Diabetes) Living with Diabetes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424389 Tue, 19 May 2009 15:49:00 +0100 2424389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390241&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdiabetes-british-isms-desang%25e2%2580%2599s-%25e2%2580%259cessential-guide%25e2%2580%259d.html Just for fun, I recently requested a review copy of Sue Marshall’s new book, “Diabetes: The Essential Guide” out of the UK. I read it on the plane to Boston on my birthday late last month. (Really, is this what I do for fun? Time to get a life?) I’ve long been an admirer [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390241 Tue, 05 May 2009 13:00:59 +0100 2390241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260353&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Finnovation-in-diabetes-getting-inspired.html As I hope you all know by now, the 2009 DiabetesMine Design Challenge is calling on everyone — including all you disgruntled patients out there — to get creative about “solving” daily diabetes problems.  What kind of gadget or web application would really make your life with diabetes better? Here’s your chance to help all of [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260353 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:39:53 +0100 2260353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222560&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fdiabetes-makeover-contest-and-the-winners-are.html Wow, and I thought picking winners for our Holiday Sweepstakes diabetes wisdom contest was difficult!  But for the NEW YEAR, NEW YOU Diabetes Makeover competition, what we ended up judging were people’s life stories — their hard luck and their struggles with diabetes and related health conditions.   How do you place comparative value on that?! Everyone [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222560 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:00:24 +0100 2222560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1951871&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F11%2Ftesting-testing-a-new-diabetes-rewards-system.html Are you on board with the notion of paying people to do the right things in life? I’m asking because I’m about to announce beta testing of a new diabetes education website that will offer incentives for engagement and progress (that means prizes to you and me). First, a bit about the whole notion of rewards: A [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1951871 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:18:16 +0100 1951871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939083&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fwhy-check-your-glucose-some-different-conclusions-from-dr-j.html * Special for Diabetes Awareness Month * My friend and co-author Dr. Richard Jackson of Joslin Diabetes Center often expresses frustration at the things his patients were never told about their diabetes.  Believe it or not, the reasons for checking your blood glucose are high on that list.  He has some great insights to share.  NOTE: [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939083 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:00:08 +0100 1939083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1891980&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fdiabetes-how-helping-our-world.html Johnson and Johnson Diabetes Institute is taking on the world, one diabetes program at a time.  Or at least that’s their intention.  Today this pharma giant is announcing Diabetes HOW: Helping Our World, a huge initiative aimed at identifying best practices in diabetes treatment and care, and expanding and building out these successful programs around [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1891980 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:00:56 +0100 1891980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879861&cid=t_114096_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=1489347&cid=t_114096_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F303432314%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesThe Best of Highlight HEALTH 2007 - The Year in ReviewGenomic Medicine: An Educational Resource from Helix HealthQuitWinLive - The Great American SmokeoutIrreversible Gene Expression Changes From SmokingSmoking Cessation Timeline: What Happens When You Quit (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1489347 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:15:53 +0100 1489347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=976452&cid=t_114096_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F174551369%2F Over at my other site Diabetes Notes I quizzed my eldest daughter about her diabetic I.Q.. She did fairly well. I was impressed and had fun doing that with her so I have decided to do the same thing here at A Hearty Life with my middle cherub. She is 5 1/2 years old and in kindergarten. We will call her Siddy for short. Protection and all that! So here we go. Her cardiac I.Q. quiz is on… 1. Ok, Siddy… what does your heart do? “Beats. It runs your body by the veins and blood” 2. How big is your heart? “As big as this.” (she put her fist up) “Daddy’s must be bigger then yours cause he is taller and has a bigger fist.” 3. Does your heart ever take a brake? “Yes, when I sleep. Wait, it does… it has to. No it can’t. I don&#... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=976452 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:54:12 +0100 976452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=835444&cid=t_114096_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F31%2Flobbying-the-feds-dont-come-cheap%2F Filed under: ServicesThe American Association of Diabetes Educators has spent big bucks this year ensuring its point of view gets across to our representatives in the federal government. The AADE spent $375,000 on lobbying in just the first half of 2007, according to a Senate disclosure form that has been picked up by the media. The law requires that such disclosures be made public. Members of the organization include big Pharma names like Eli Lilly, Novartis and Merck.The AADE is, obviously, a member organization for diabetes educators, with advocacy in Washington - for professionals and patients - coming as an additional service. The government-run site Healthfinder lists more about the AADE if you're interested. Given the amount of money involved, I'm surprised how little attention this... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=835444 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 835444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830029&cid=t_114096_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fwhy-glucose-wands-may-help-diabetes.html Since I have my blog reader search virtually every major newspaper in the U.S. for news stories on diabetes, I can tell you that most stories are from the major newswires (Associated Press, Reuters) and get published in multiple papers. Too often, the coverage is uninformative, uninspiring, underwhelming, and frankly, full of the same one-sided coverage (often omitting key facts) we see in the press all the time. The fact is that diabetes may be making the news, yet relatively few reporters seem to do their homework on the subject, or else their editors cut out important facts, leaving banalities in the articles that actually go to press. Recently, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has run a series of articles on "The Out of Control Diabetes Crisis". So far, I have found the coverage to be just ... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830029 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:00:00 +0100 830029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=823013&cid=t_114096_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F26%2Fscientists-to-discuss-epidemic-at-seattle-meetup%2F Filed under: Type 2, Research, Events, CareScientists from all over the world will meet up in Seattle October 22-23 to attend the Warren G. Magnuson Congress for a Global Diabetes Alliance. The initiative is intended to help fight the rapid rise of type 2 diabetes worldwide. International Diabetes Federation past president Pierre Lefebvre, who will be a speaker at the conference, says the need for such an alliance to fight the T2 global epidemic "could not be more urgent."More than one hundred diabetes experts hailing from over twenty countries will attend the congress. There's one main goal: the discussion of how to help under-served populations, such as indigenous peoples. However, the more general problems - prevention, treatment and the possibility of a cure - will also be on the table... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=823013 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 823013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=799240&cid=t_114096_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F14%2Fny-drug-store-chain-expands-free-diabetes-program%2F Filed under: Lifestyle, Daily News, Services, CareBack in a February '07 post, I described an initiative by New York drug store chain Duane Reade. The chain had announced it was opening a free diabetes center. The idea was to drum up business by meeting customer demand for diabetes-related advice and services. At the time, I thought it was an interesting story - perhaps the sign of a new trend on the rise. And definitely a sign of the commercial clout wielded by diabetics.A few months down the road and it looks like the concept has really taken off. A Duane Reade press release has announced that the center will be expanding its services to keep pace with demand. Yep. The Duane Reade Diabetes Resource Center will now be offering space in its support groups to anyone from the NY metro area, ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=799240 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 799240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=734477&cid=t_114096_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F14%2Ffederal-funding-urged-for-diabetes-prevention%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Daily News, Support, CareThis headline on the website Diabetes Health got my attention: "The Federal Government Hugely Out-of-Pocket for Diabetes Care." Here are the key numbers: In 2005, the federal government spent almost eighty billion dollars on diabetes care, writes Linda von Wartburg, reporting on a study commissioned by drug giant Novo Nordisk as part of its "Changing Diabetes" campaign. In fact, one in every eight healthcare dollars - or twelve percent of the budget - was spent on diabetes. Need some more perspective? Well, according to the Novo study, this amounts to more than the entire budget of the Department of Education. Phew.Yes, diabetes care is costing a lot of money. But the ballooning cost of diabetes treatment is only part of the problem. Of... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=734477 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 734477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675446&cid=t_114096_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F15%2Fdiabetes-summer-camps-for-kids%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood As a parent, sending your child with diabetes to overnight camp may seem a pipedream. You endlessly are assisting, reminding and checking up on them to help keep their disease under control. How could your child ever head autonomously away to camp? One answer is the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) diabetes camps for kids. The ADA is the largest provider of diabetes camps for kids in the world. Safety is their number one priority, as kids with diabetes are guided by well-trained staff, usually adult counselors with diabetes working within a climate that understands the daily regimens. Kids are surrounded by kids just like them, diabetes is the norm. Diabetes education within an experiential framework is an integral part of camp philosophy. Kids... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675446 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675446