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 'diabetesmine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622457&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FIyB9ZmS0Bkk%2Fdesign-challenge-1.php The DiabetesMine™ 2011 Design Challenge is open for entries, I hoping to see lots of great new designs related to living with diabetes.Talking with Amy, and looking at previous entries is helping me see lots of design issues with diabetes products - there are way too many of them. So I thought I'd just point out some challenges I've noticed, hoping it might generate some ideas. Solutions and fixes don't have to be big and complex, and I hope this will prove the point.See if you recognize this product (sorry for fuzzy phone shot). Can you spot at least three small ways it could be improved?The first part is easy. This is a jar of Dex4 dextrose tablets, love them or hate them you've probably used them and have some at home. By the way, these are Walgreens-branded Dex4 tablets, so some issue... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622457 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:23:21 +0100 4622457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4566286&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FJdOpjAb8uy8%2Fimproving-diabetes-product-design.php Do you ever think back to the world as it was 25, or even 10 years ago? In the diabetes world, insulin pumps were just starting to appear a quarter century ago...and they were the size of a small brick. Here's a picture of the first commercial pump, the Minimed 502, that I found on the Russian web site insulinpump.ru.Home blood glucose testing? Forget about it. Nowadays most of us in the first world have access to: a variety of insulin types; many different makes of blood glucose monitors; a choice of small insulin pumps; and continuous glucose monitors. In 1986 many of these weren't even a dream in a designer's eye. I wonder what we'll have in 2035, or even in 2025. Will we look back and pity our current selves for the primitive technology and they way we had to struggle to control our bl... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4566286 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:43:42 +0100 4566286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519643&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2F2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-closing-for-entries-tonight.html The 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge closes for entries at midnight tonight!  What? You didn’t expect me to post about anything else today, did you? I’m afraid I can’t really think about anything else right about now.  Too excited to see what happens when the clock strikes twelve… So at the risk of sounding repetitive — in [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519643 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:52 +0100 3519643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505084&cid=t_103699_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=3471991&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdesign-challenge-outlook-from-the-original-diabetes-entrepreneur.html Robert Oringer is currently Co-Chairman and Board Director of AMG Medical Inc. in Canada, which distributes professional and home healthcare products. But he’s also the man who pioneered private-label diabetes products in the US, including syringes, glucose products, and testing supplies. One might call Robert a serial diabetes entrepreneur — and at least as importantly, father [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471991 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:00:38 +0100 3471991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449079&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdesign-challenge-and-now-a-word-from-our-sponsor.html Actually, we have Veenu Aulakh to thank for putting the DiabetesMine Design Challenge on the map. She heard me give a keynote speech at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Project HealthDesign event a few years ago, calling for more patient involved in medical device design, and it seems that a light bulb went on: the [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449079 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:00:41 +0100 3449079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378678&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdesign-challenge-insights-from-last-years-big-winner.html I proudly present Samantha Katz as Exhibit A: the graduate student from Northwestern University who (along with project partner Erik Schickli) won last year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge Grand Prize, and was subsequently hired by Medtronic Diabetes to help design their next-generation insulin pumps. (See yesterday’s big Medtronic announcement.) Samantha is living proof that “crowdsourcing” exercises [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378678 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:03 +0100 3378678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339764&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FJP5UjyPtcio%2Fthe-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge.php Amy has announced the opening of the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge, and created this really neat little video to kick things off (I love this!)I love that Amy has had such great success with this contest.  Because of that great success, it keeps getting bigger and bigger, which is nothing short of great for those of us living with diabetes.  Take a moment to recognize that this gives a lot of creative people a chance to get their ideas in front of people who can help them bring that idea to life.  Something that doesn't happen often enough.Head over to The 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge homepage for contest details and check back often for news and updates.  Thank you Amy, and everyone that is helping you pull this together.  Your contest may well have a b... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339764 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:04:07 +0100 3339764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322569&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2F2010-design-challenge-get-your-posters-here.html More on the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge today —in part because I can’t think about much else this week I almost forgot to mention the beautiful and very official contest fliers/posters we’ve prepared. They’re available for downloading and distributing in PDF format here, as you like. For interested universities and other organizations – we can [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322569 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:05 +0100 3322569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318604&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fannouncing-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-open-for-entries-now.html After months of preparation, today I am indescribably excited and proud to kick off the 2010 DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge, an online competition to encourage creative new tools for improving life with diabetes! You know the drill: Do you have an idea for an innovative new diabetes device or web application? This is your chance to win [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318604 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:24 +0100 3318604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280148&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fcalling-all-grassroots-diabetes-advocates-unite-to-get-noticed.html If you run a diabetes blog, web site, or small organization doing some kind of diabetes advocacy work, you will want to know about this: a new ‘Diabetes Advocates Program’ that can help you and your work get noticed. Basically, TuDiabetes founder Manny Hernandez and David Edelman of DiabetesDaily put on their thinking caps after last [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280148 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:11 +0100 3280148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197831&cid=t_103699_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=3153576&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fgearing-up-for-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge.html I’m very excited to announce that we’re currently in the early stages of preparing for the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Look, we’ve even updated the logo: For those of you not familiar with it, this is an annual innovation competition to encourage creative new tools for improving life with diabetes. The contest is generously sponsored by [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153576 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:00:18 +0100 3153576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124669&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fthis-year-at-diabetesmine-2009.html Once again it’s time to reflect on what marked the year here at DiabetesMine.com.  2009 was surely eventful, both for this blog and for me personally.  Never a dull a moment when you’re a busy D-blogger, Health 2.0 advocate, and mother of three, I guess.  Here’s a list of some key milestones that stand out [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124669 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:57:06 +0100 3124669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023370&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FAbvRnb7wihg%2Fone-day-one-dollar-and-the-diabetesmine-holiday-survival-story-contest.php Hi everyone!I wanted to share some news on some really neat and worthwhile things happening around the blogosphere.One Dollar, One DayFirst, the folks at "Fight It!" are kicking off their "Fight It! Friday" fund-raising efforts today.  The Friday after Thanksgiving is typically the busiest shopping day of the year here in the US. It is nicknamed "Black Friday" because it is the day that many retail stores actually make some profits.  Well it is being hijacked and renamed to "Fight It! Friday"!  Christopher Thomas and his group of hardworking volunteers are hoping to make a real difference for some families this year.  Not only with some diabetes supplies, but also a kick of some hard-working cash.  Just one dollar from you can help make someone's holiday possible. ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023370 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:09:26 +0100 3023370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2995981&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FLDn17dhhVfQ%2Fdiabetesmine-launches-diabetes-health-plan.php Last week, Amy Tenderich launched the DiabetesMine Health Account Plan on Keas.com. Amy has created this plan in partnership with her co-author on Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes, Dr. Richard Jackson of Joslin Diabetes Center. Based on the book, this "interactive health plan" has the following goals: Learn more about their ‘numbers’ and why they matter Discover what each individual personally needs to focus on now (i.e. lowering A1C or blood pressure, making food changes, etc.) Choose their own tactics and get help improving their key test results – and their overall health Amy goes on to say that "[t]his is not just another web site for logging BG data; rather, Keas has created a way for us to share some of our best advice about managing diabetes with people in a smart and eng... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2995981 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:34:51 +0100 2995981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974143&cid=t_103699_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=2855781&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fwhere-are-they-now-log-for-life-winners-of-the-diabetesmine-design-challenge.html Last year, the DiabetesMine Design Challenge was just getting off the ground but we had some amazing contributions! The winner of the Grand Prize was Ethan Mullis, a 25-year-old graphic and UI designer at Gnoso Inc. who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in eighth grade. His submission was Log for Life, “an online logbook [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2855781 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:00:46 +0100 2855781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645512&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fsummer-reading-2009.html You knew it was coming, and now is the time, Folks: launch of the 2009 Summer Reading Guest Post Series here at the ‘Mine. I’ll be traveling most of the next four weeks, first domestically, and then in Germany and Holland. And what will be happening here at the blog? Even more informative fun than last [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645512 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:51:27 +0100 2645512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2588408&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fthe-future-of-cgm.html Did I say I was finished reviewing the fabulous submissions in this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge? Well I lied, sorry. There’s one more design that came very close to winning that I’d like to share today. Remember how we said the Grand Prize winner LifeCase/LifeApp — a design concept that converts your iPhone [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2588408 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:00:10 +0100 2588408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448047&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fvisions-of-non-invasive-glucose-monitoring.html When will we stop bleeding daily for our diabetes?  Nobody knows.  But despite years of struggling with the “non-invasive dream,” you can rest assured that scientists and designers have not given up trying. I may have mentioned that we had a total of 16 entries in this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge that were concepts for new [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448047 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:00:15 +0100 2448047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442504&cid=t_103699_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=2442507&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdesign-challenge-envisioning-the-iphone-as-a-diabetes-life-device.html Today, meet the Grand Prize winners of the 2009 DiabetesMine Design Challenge, two graduate students who came up with the $10,000 idea for improving life with this illness. CONGRATULATIONS! They are: Eric Schickli, a 23-year-old grad student in Northwestern University’s Engineering Design and Innovation masters program (essentially a combined design and engineering program), and an aspiring product design [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442507 Thu, 21 May 2009 13:00:32 +0100 2442507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415698&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fannouncing-our-winners-the-2009-diabetesmine-design-challenge.html A huge congratulations and thank you to all who participated in this open innovation contest! This is truly “crowdsourcing” at its best — asking the community for its brightest ideas on how to improve life with diabetes. At final toll, we received over 150 entries from participants describing themselves as: Students – in Design, Industrial [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415698 Mon, 18 May 2009 16:36:12 +0100 2415698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390240&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdiabetes-innovation-by-the-numbers.html I’ve been up to my ears in sorting and cataloging the abundant entries we received for this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge, which closed for submissions last Friday.  So much so that I haven’t had time to think about — or write about — much else.  A quick numerical overview of the outpouring of creativity we’ve [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390240 Wed, 06 May 2009 13:00:55 +0100 2390240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365370&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fmedgadget-editor-loves-consumer-designed-devices.html Medgadget.com is essentially the “Engadget of the medical world,” if that tells you anything. The site bills itself as the “internet journal of emerging medical technologies.”  Four of its six editors are practicing MDs.  I’ve been privileged to know executive editor Michael Ostrovsky for several years. He’s a busy anesthesiologist with two small children who still manages [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365370 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:00:18 +0100 2365370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349464&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fgrand-rounds-coming-april-21-join-the-party.html Next week I’ll be hosting Grand Rounds here at DiabetesMine. That’s the weekly roundup of happenings in the medical and health blogosphere, now organized by Dr. Val and team over at GetBetterHealth. As it happens, next Tuesday April 21 is my birthday (how did I get hoodwinked into this timing?)  So the theme was obvious: [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349464 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:30:07 +0100 2349464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260353&cid=t_103699_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=2227481&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2F2009-diabetesmine-design-challenge.html It's time to get your creative juices flowing for the 2009 DiabetesMine Design Challenge, which was announced by Amy Tenderich of DiabetesMine this morning. A while back, Amy asked me if I would be willing to participate in the video announcement for this contest; of course I readily agreed! I strongly believe that huge strides in diabetes management could be made by improving the design of current medical devices, without necessarily requiring huge improvements in the medical technology itself. (Although, I would love to see some diabetes products that don't require expensive and high maintenance disposable parts. And of course a super-accurate, noninvasive blood glucose meter is the holy grail!)View the video below, and check out the rules at the official contest page. There are top-notc... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227481 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:43:00 +0100 2227481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955248&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fcomments-are-back-up.html ** NEWSFLASH: COMMENTS ARE FINALLY RE-ENABLED ** Sincere apologies for the interruption in service for the last few days.  I was getting ready to fire-bomb Dreamhost, which for some inexplicable reason decided to disable my comments database.  But it seems we are now back in the business of interactive publishing, so feel free to comment away! Regards, The [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955248 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:37:10 +0100 1955248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911360&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fbrief-notes-healthy-skepticism.html My mom’s been complaining that my latest posts have been too long. So I’m attempting to keep this one brief — despite the humongously eventful week I have behind me. Extremely Brief Notes on Health 2.0 The second annual Health 2.0 Conference here in San Francisco was huge, up to nearly a thousand attendees from just half [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911360 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:01:29 +0100 1911360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1481190&cid=t_103699_134_f&fid=36985&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fsugarstats%2F%7E3%2F301306084%2F Recently my book The Joy of Diabetes was reviewed by Amy Tenderich at www.diabetesmine.com . I was totally blown away when she stated “This little book, with the seemingly contradicting title, turns out to be one of my very favorite books ever written on diabetes”.  Holy Cow!  (old man response …i know)   I am honored to [...] (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=1481190 Fri, 30 May 2008 17:08:49 +0100 1481190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1127437&cid=t_103699_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fdiabetes-etiquette-cards-ten-tips-how.html Award winning Diabetes Mine Blog by Amy Tenderich describes the "Etiquette Cards" by the Behavioral Diabetes Institute which advise others who don't have diabetes on appropriate behavior. The first tip is "Don't offer unsolicited advice about my eating or other aspects of diabetes." Being helpful or supportive without being annoying is often a challenge and the tips give some concrete guidance. The "etiquette" includes advice not to tell "horror stories" about others whom you have known who had diabetes, and don't offer the wrong type of reassurances, such as saying "it could be worse, you could have cancer."The privacy of a diabetic's blood sugar, and the request for others to avoid looking "horrified" when a diabetic checks blood sugar or administers an injection are other tips on the li... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1127437 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:08:00 +0100 1127437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=829967&cid=t_103699_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Famy-tracks-newest-gizmos%2F Filed under: Opinion, Products, CareWhat's small, green and cute? Nah, not Kermit the Frog. It's the Renew Lancing System. I was just checking out Amy T's review of this and other cool/interesting new diabetes-related gadgetry on her site, Diabetes Mine.The Renew Advanced Lancing System: it's sleek, small, and in cool colors - retro lime green and silver. But the name! "Renew Advanced Lancing System" - jeepers, couldn't they have thought of something a little catchier?? Anyway, it's a handy little self-contained, disposable lancing unit that contains twenty needles. Don't bother checking out the website, 'cause there's no info on there yet. Hmm...Amy gives the thumbs-down to another newie: the DUO-CARE, a combined blood glucose and blood pressure monitor. The idea is okay, but the design: ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=829967 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 829967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644728&cid=t_103699_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F5%2F30%2Fmr-universe-needs-your-help.html Mr. Universe, Doug Burns got arrested and has to go to trial. Why? Because he was acting drunk and, supposedly, resisted arrest. Why? Because his blood sugar was 29! Why? Because he is a Type 1 diabetic and he was experiencing a “low” related to a mismatch between his insulin dose and his insulin need.  This happens sometimes.Low blood sugar can have many different manifestations. Sometimes people pass out. Some people just get jittery and nervous. And, it is not uncommon for people to become confused and seem like they are drunk when their blood sugar gets too low. That is what happened to Doug. Unfortunately, Doug’s low occurred in a public place – a movie house – and police thought they had a public drunk on their hands. They arrested him and... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644728 Wed, 30 May 2007 15:04:02 +0100 644728