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 police'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:55:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4155347&cid=t_274688_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Fk3my7rH1kqs%2Frespect.php Yesterday was D-Blog day. The suggested topic for this year was "6 things you want people to understand about diabetes". In the posts I've read, perhaps the most common theme is the way diabetics are treated by other people in their lives. And the most common single concern is the "diabetes police" or the "food police" - having people around us try to tell us what we should and shouldn't be eating.   "Should you be eating that?" It's a question that bugs most of us, even when it comes from people we know to be genuinely caring. And that seemingly-innocent question can take extreme forms: I remember reading the story of a woman who was buying some candy to treat a serious low. The store clerk, learning that the customer was diabetic, dashed around the counter and ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4155347 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:52:23 +0100 4155347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4001688&cid=t_274688_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdiabetes-criminals-and-diabetes-police%2F2010.09.25 At TCOYD [Taking Control Of Your Diabetes], one of the sessions I attended was about Diabetes Police (Healthcare Providers) and Diabetes Criminals (People With Diabetes). And I was a little taken aback by the title of the session, but we used it to our advantage when we walked into the session a few minutes after it had already started. “Okay, we see a few late stragglers in here. It’s not like they had to be on time or anything,” Dr. Edelman quipped from the front of the room, giving us a smirk.   “I’m sorry we’re late. But what do you expect? We’re the criminals, man!” I shot back at him. And the crew of us “criminals” took up the last few rows, our smartphones at the ready to Tweet out the best of the session. (We were... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4001688 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:00:18 +0100 4001688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976646&cid=t_274688_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F8Ma6OLvdLCU%2Fnot-the-police.php (This post was much longer before the computer ate it. Now I don't want to type out the whole story again, so you get the shortened version.)I was having dinner with some friends last week while I was waiting for DexCom to finish approving my request. We were eating in a cafeteria so I jokingly mentioned how I was bolusing for food that I was going to gather later. That turned into the typical discussion of what would happen if bolused for food I didn't eat or the opposite - if I ate food that I did not bolus for. You know that this is the type of conversation that usually brings out the diabetes police - they never showed.Towards the end of the conversation, one of the leaders from my trip to Haiti returned to the table. She was actually the one that was helping me (encouraging me forcing... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976646 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:45:32 +0100 3976646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176071&cid=t_274688_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fflashback-friday-true-confessions-of-a-good-diabetic.html Due to recent exciting news events, I’ve moved my trip down memory lane to Friday this week… Another wonderful fellow D-blogger, Lee Ann Thill, recently posed a question on Facebook: “who exactly is responsible when people with diabetes aren’t ‘good’ diabetics?”  Over 30 replies ensued, as this perennial question brings up all sorts of fundamental issues [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176071 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:25 +0100 3176071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146167&cid=t_274688_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FzD5Pr9HDWz4%2Fone-at-a-time.php I have been at my current job for a little over four years now. During that time, my office of 5-6 people has gone through 3 office coordinators. Don't tell anyone, but I think this current one is my favorite. And not just because she always has candy on her desk. And let's talk about the candy - it's always the good stuff - name brand, real chocolate goodness. I walked by her desk today and her candy dish was overflowing. I made some sort of comment about how it looked good and she said that she was trying to get rid of it (it was leftover Christmas stuff) because she already had the new stuff to put out and that I should take as much as I wanted. Like I said, she had some good stuff there so I grabbed three pieces - two bite-sized peanut butter cups and one fun-sized crunch bar... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146167 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:03:23 +0100 3146167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056823&cid=t_274688_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fits-the-holidays-lets-commiserate.html What? Nobody made annoying comments about your having pie at Thanksgiving last week? I find that hard to believe… I’m just sure that all of us with diabetes have some Holiday Season stories to share (good, bad, and ugly).  You have exactly one more week now to enter the DiabetesMine Holiday Survival Sweepstakes — share your [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056823 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:56:03 +0100 3056823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993900&cid=t_274688_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=2959016&cid=t_274688_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=2645502&cid=t_274688_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FR03bCtl9Tlo%2Fwhat-i-learned-from-william-polonsky.php Yup, still working on the Friends for Life reviews. :)   I went to two sessions hosted by William Polonsky, Diabetes Etiquette and The Great Meter Makeover. I was going to combine them into one post, but the more I started thinking about The Great Meter Makeover, the more I realized it needed a post of its own or this entry would look more like a novel. Dr. Polonsky is the founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute. Gosh, I wish I knew about that place when I lived in California!   Dr. Polonsky reminded us that our loved ones typically really do care about us but they just don't know the best way to be supportive. Okay, right now I want you to think about something other than a pink elephant.       What are you thinking about right now? How many of you are... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645502 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:30:48 +0100 2645502