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 'disclosure'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036236&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-psychiatrists-disclose-their-personal-history-to-patients%2F2011.07.16 Dr. Maureen Goldman talks about self-disclosure for psychiatrists and brings the topic up in the context of Marsha Linehan’s recent announcement that she was treated for a psychiatric disorder as a teenager. In Clinical Psychiatry News, Dr. Goldman notes: Psychiatric care and psychotherapy are different from the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship, where the mutual sharing of personal experience is an integral part of helping people maintain sobriety. I believe that there is middle ground between disclosing personal information and presenting myself as a blank slate. In my practice, I show myself to be a real person. I make mistakes and admit them. I joke about my poor bookkeeping skills and inferior technological skills. I look things up during sessions if necessary, and I tell patients... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036236 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +0100 5036236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862926&cid=t_122908_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fq283udIKjWI%2F In another effort to shed light on untoward relationships, the FDA has just issued a draft guidance on financial conflicts of interest for clinical investigators and the drugmakers that enlist their assistance. The document is designed to revise a 10-year set of rules and address an issue that has grown increasingly contentious in recent years. “During the intervening years, interest has grown in the public disclosure of industry financial arrangements with physicians,” the agency writes. The “FDA is striving to achieve a proper balance between transparency and the right to privacy of clinical investigators with respect to their financial arrangements as expressed in the agency’s protection of privacy regulation.” The guidance would require any drugmaker to submit... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862926 Tue, 24 May 2011 15:43:46 +0100 4862926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758732&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEJd6AXyKP1Y%2F By John SamplesIn an earlier post, I wrote about the problems with the Obama administration’s executive order to force government contractors to reveal their political activity. The administration defends the mandate by arguing “taxpayers deserve to know how contractors are spending money they’ve earned from the government.” For the first (and perhaps last) time, I rise to the defense of government contractors. The President apparently believes that anyone who sells a good or service to the government must account for the uses of the money received in the transaction in perpetuity? Obama’s press secretary said the President’s “goal is transparency and accountability. That’s the responsible thing to do when you’re handling taxpayer dollars.” I do ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758732 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:28:56 +0100 4758732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018184&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-self-referral-disclosure-protocol-now-in-effect%2F2010.09.28 The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services scrapped its old self-referral voluntary disclosure program in 2009 (it dated back to 1998, and was revisited in 2008), and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) mandated that it be replaced. Just like clockwork, on the deadline for its promulgation the OIG obliged, and the new Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol is now posted and effective. The new protocol could be clearer and offer more comfort, but it doesn’t. Makes one pine for the old policy’s clarity: In the old days, voluntary disclosure bought you a discounted fine for Stark violations — not like the new protocol’s wishy-washy, maybe-we’ll-give-you-a-discount language. The new protocol also fa... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018184 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:00:00 +0100 4018184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3981013&cid=t_122908_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F33pA4HZ1krY%2F No one at Arena Pharmaceuticals could accuse ceo Jack Lief of being a rat. In a conference call yesterday with analysts after an FDA panel rejected the drugmaker’s Lorqess diet pill due to safety concerns, Lief acknowledged that different forms of cancer had been seen in rats treated with high doses. But he stressed that “when we learned of the data, we promptly discussed it with the FDA.” But then Cowen analyst Phil Nadeau asked if the info was ever made available to the public or was the FDA briefing document released this week the first time investors might have learned of this finding. Lief replied by saying “…we believe that (Lorqess) does not pose a cancer risk to humans at the recommended therapeutic dose…There is an immense amount of data generat... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3981013 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:06:18 +0100 3981013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889168&cid=t_122908_118_f&fid=34702&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmspblog%2F%7E3%2FMGfFECfX8OM%2F “I care for you, I care about you, and I know you in ways no one else does; I am your doctor. ” The physician patient relationship is unique, sensitive, and vitally important.  Imagine for a moment, that you are the physician who made the opening statement, and that the patient to whom you spoke those words has suddenly, unexpectedly, died. You grieve, and you have a right to.  That patient and those who love him matter to you. Now imagine that the death is attributable, at least in part, to a medical error that you made.  How do you deal with the stress of that knowledge? Most physicians want to do what you or I would want to do if we made an unintentional error that harmed someone.  We’d want to offer a sincere, heartfelt apology, and tell those left behin... MSSPNexus Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889168 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:08:04 +0100 3889168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876652&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-advice-for-college-bound-kids%2F2010.08.17 Sending a child off to college? Call your lawyer first. From the Weekend Wall Street Journal: After a few clients ran into difficulty getting information about adult children who were ill, Sheila Benninger, an attorney in Chapel Hill, N.C., began recommending that clients’ children designate a health-care power of attorney after they turn 18 to identify who can speak for them if they can’t. She also includes a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, release form that allows patients to determine who can receive information about their medical care and whether information about treatment for substance abuse, mental health or sexually transmitted diseases can be disclosed. You don’t have to use a lawyer. Generic health-care power-of-attorney forms ca... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876652 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3876652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3833426&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-diagnosing-doctors-often-ignore-patients-social-factors%2F2010.08.07 A recent study from the Annals of Internal Medicine found that doctors often discounted a patient’s social situation when making a medical diagnosis. Lead researcher Saul Weiner “arranged to send actors playing patients into physicians’ offices and discovered that errors occurred in 78 percent of cases when socioeconomic concerns were a significant factor.” Evan Falchuk, commenting on the results, provides some context: It’s hard to expect even the most gifted clinician, trying to make it through yet another week of a hundred or more patient encounters, to get these difficult decisions right. Too much of the context of a patient’s care gets lost in the endless churn of patient visits that the health care system imposes on doctors.I suspect this is enormously frustrating for doc... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3833426 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:00:37 +0100 3833426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750061&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-cellphones-kill%2F2010.07.13 San Francisco recently passed a law requiring disclosure to consumers of the amount of radiation emitted by cellphones at the point of sale. Research has been inconclusive on whether there is a link between cellphone usage and cancer. More definitive findings could be years away. Understandably the law addresses a universal concern that we all have. We are more fearful of threats we can’t see, smell, hear, taste, or touch. Radon, carbon monoxide, and radiation fit these criteria. Yet, cellphones kill in other ways which are far more immediate, equally as subtle, and just as concerning. This silent epidemic is increasing at an alarming rate. Everyone sees it, but does nothing about it. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Saving Money and Surviving the Hea... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750061 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3750061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714444&cid=t_122908_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJSU5gTPTZaE%2F Earlier this week, the Archives of Internal Medicine published a few articles and editorials about statins, although one, in particular, generated some heat - a review of the controversial Jupiter study from 2008. The study, which focused on AstraZeneca’s Crestor cholesterol pill, measured levels of a protein called CRP that can indicate arteries are inflamed and point toward heart disease. The results prompted debate over the extent to which CRP should be used as a guideline for treating cholsterol and the wisdom in prescribing Crestor and other statins to people with low cholesterol. This week’s revisitation (see here) stirred anew the controversy, but also focused on allegations of poor methodology, bias and conflicts of interest (see here). However, as was noted yesterday, two ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714444 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:42:30 +0100 3714444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435220&cid=t_122908_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2Fdx-wPk_HaWQ%2Fparents-young-adult-cancer Kim, a thyroid cancer patient, responded to my last week’s post about tips for handling family during illness: “I think I might be the only person in the world who hasn’t told her own parents about her cancer diagnosis.  :P  From growing up, I know that my parents, esp my mom, would totally freak out if she ever found out about my thyroid cancer.  She would try to control every last food item that I put in my mouth and would probably try to come live with me (uninvited).  With my work and life, I couldn’t deal with any of that drama during and around my surgery, which was over 3 months ago.  Now, though, I wonder how long I can keep this secret from them.  Any thoughts or advice on breaking this type of news ‘after-the-fact’ would be appreciated! ... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435220 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:29:32 +0100 3435220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416238&cid=t_122908_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=3374389&cid=t_122908_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fthe-loneliness-of-an-alcoholic-doctor%2F The way I see it My very first drink loosened my previous, ever present inhibitions. Medical school facilitated my growing reliance on this chemical. Six years later, after qualifying, I found an identity to hide behind, at least during the day. I was the all knowing, devoted, and respected professional, who daily appeared red eyed and trembling. But I was forgiven by supervisors because I worked hard. After all, I was in my house jobs. Then I worked as a casualty officer, on the front line, mistakenly believing that I could cope with the stress, long hours, and unpredictability and daily masking my sensitivity to the extremes of human pain and suffering—until I left work. There was always an excuse to reward myself after a stressful day, such as spending the whole shift in “resus&... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374389 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:55:00 +0100 3374389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342637&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5nCD20hVZjk%2F By Ilya ShapiroUnder Washington’s constitution, a popular vote must be ordered on any bill passed by the legislature if a specified percentage of state voters sign a petition for a referendum. Washington’s Public Records Act makes public records, including such referendum petitions, available for public inspection. In 2009, opponents of same-sex marriage used the referendum procedure to attempt to reverse a state law which expands the rights of state-registered domestic partners. Proponents of the law sought access to the petition and two of the petition signers sought a preliminary injunction to prevent disclosure of their personal information, arguing that the PRA violates their right to speak anonymously. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the right to access trump... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342637 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:37:10 +0100 3342637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3335287&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FuJ2ZjA44jdk%2F By John SamplesDavid Price, a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina, has introduced a bill, the Stand by Every Ad Act,  to mandate disclosure of support for political speech by business and union officials. Rep. Price cites three harms from such speech: “the opportunity for corporations, unions and associations to dominate the playing field, intimidating public officials and drowning out the candidates’ own messages.” Notice that these alleged harms are caused by the speech itself and not by the fact that the speech might be anonymous. Notice also that Rep. Price provides no evidence at all that such harms will take place. Where would such evidence be found? Prior to McCain-Feingold, corporations and unions could fund speech. Several state... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3335287 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:11 +0100 3335287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307029&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fteens-with-diabete.html In the past few weeks, the diabetes community has suffered several tragedies in losing young people to diabetes. It is shocking and upsetting when diabetes takes the life of anyone, but somehow more so when it cuts a young life so short. Moira McCarthy Stanford is a journalist, a long-time JDRF volunteer and mom to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307029 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:00:42 +0100 3307029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302576&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fwayback-wednesday-finger-lickin-good.html Confession time: I test my glucose everywhere. I don’t care who sees. That includes the checkout line at Trader Joe’s, where some fellow shoppers looked especially grossed out the other day not simply by my drawing blood, but the act of licking my finger afterward. It’s none of their business of course (they don’t have [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302576 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:06 +0100 3302576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3276021&cid=t_122908_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=3243965&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsubtle-accusations.html Sometimes it’s the incessant sense of failure with diabetes that gets me down.  It’s not so much about strangers making stupid comments, or even me beating myself up for not doing a perfect job of managing my BG levels every day…  it’s more about the subtle accusations of people closer to me, those who I [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243965 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:08 +0100 3243965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235897&cid=t_122908_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fmeeting-with-my-first-therapy-client%2F I just finished a 40-day winter break from graduate school. After a quick but intense first semester, I was a bit crispy around the edges and welcomed the vacation. But now it is back to school and the next chapter in my journey towards becoming a clinical therapist. In less than two weeks, I will be contacting my very first clients to set up appointments. Bless these people for actually volunteering to share their stories with me, someone who has been told she is a “good listener,” but isn’t really sure at this point what else she can offer another person therapeutically. We’ve been told silence is golden. I’m hoping it isn’t also awkward. Yes, I did read my theory textbook last semester, and have my “favorite,” although by no means am I an expert in any of them! I was in... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235897 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:15:33 +0100 3235897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212547&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwayback-wednesday-keeping-illness-secret.html My 12-year-old daughter’s become obsessed with a website called FMyLife, if you’ll excuse the expression.  It’s a collection of mishaps and hard luck stories that might not be a bad model for the StupidDiabetes.com concept we discussed here, come to think of it. But what I wanted to point out was an entry about diabetes that [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212547 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:00:17 +0100 3212547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176071&cid=t_122908_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=3163989&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fa-funny-thing-happened-as-i-fell-off-my-spin-bike.html OK, I didn’t exactly fall, but it’s the closest I’ve come since I started taking spin classes a little over a year ago… On Dec. 31, hubby and I decided to attend the “New Year’s Special” combo class — 60 minutes of body conditioning followed by a 90-minute marathon spin session — run by our favorite [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163989 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:00:47 +0100 3163989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139099&cid=t_122908_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F01%2F04%2Fthe-dangers-of-facebook%2F The threats of the popular social network Facebook are: Identity theft Threats to personal safety such as stalking or threatening either online or in real life Social risks through participating in minority groups or stigmatized groups How do people differ in self-disclosure and what kind or how much of information has a high risk for these treats? In a recent study the researchers developed a tool to score the information disclosed on Facebook. This instrument can determine in Facebook profiles what personal information is disclosed and what is not. Next this scoring tool for personal information was used to explore means for examining identity threat. For this they divided the personal information on Facebook in 3 categories: personal identity information (gender, birth day, birth yea... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139099 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:40:36 +0100 3139099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092872&cid=t_122908_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=3063425&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fbetting-our-lives-on-guesses.html How many diseases do you know of where patients are required to calculate exact dosing, up to half-a-dozen times a day, of a medicine so potent that mistakes could literally knock them out or kill them? I hate to be fatalistic, but after a few serious insulin flub-ups lately, I just can’t seem to get [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063425 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:00:23 +0100 3063425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012569&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fguest-post-have-a-little-respect.html My D-blogger friend and intermittent correspondent Allison Blass has been living with diabetes since she was 8 years old. It’s pretty much all she knows. She copes with it her way, and strives to let others do the same. That’s why, this week, she’s musing on the theme of respecting each others’ choices in this [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012569 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:48 +0100 3012569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003990&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwayback-wednesday-what-makes-you-think-im-brave.html Courage and diabetes. This seemed an excellent topic to revisit on the second-to-last Wednesday of Diabetes Awareness Month. (Not to mention that I saw Wicked over the weekend with my oldest daughter ) Other than that I believe this post, from early 2007, needs no special intro: What Makes You Think I’m Brave? It’s happened many times [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003990 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:15 +0100 3003990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920427&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fhealth-and-girl-stuff.html Maybe that isn’t the most politically correct title for this post; I should grow up and say “women’s issues,” right? Naw. Just like any formerly repressed group, we get to refer to ourselves any way we want. And a girl might just change her mind, you know I’ve been feeling especially frustrated with all [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920427 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:29 +0100 2920427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908835&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fmy-first-vlog-from-the-heart.html I was tempted to call this post, “I’m better in writing.” I really don’t like seeing myself on film. But I know, it’s time to get with the program. That, and the American Heart Association provided the members of its Heart of Diabetes Connected Council group with free Flip video recorders - pretty cool! See Scott Johnson’s [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908835 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:00:17 +0100 2908835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890866&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fwayback-wednesday-devilish-raynauds-syndrome.html Do your hands go numb or turn blue sometimes? Especially now that the weather’s turning colder? I received this message from a reader not long ago, which reminded me of yet another add-on ailment I haven’t addressed in a while: I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a little more than 3 1/2 years ago. I [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890866 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:00:56 +0100 2890866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832352&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fnewly-diagnosed-week-get-your-head-in-the-game.html This week, over at Diabetes Daily, founders David and Elizabeth Edelman are running Newly Diagnosed Week, where the contributing bloggers are posting their tips. I thought it was a great idea — we need to talk a lot more about that free-fall we all experience when our diabetes begins — so I’ve asked friend and [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832352 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:28:23 +0100 2832352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796693&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fanother-diagnosis-in-the-family-lyme-disease.html Up until now it’s been all about me and my #$%@ chronic illness. That wasn’t so bad, for me. Far tougher is the realization that someone you love — someone who’s been the rock of your existence — may not be so invincible after all. Although nothing truly catastrophic has happened, a little [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796693 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:52:33 +0100 2796693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782262&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fthe-vincent-50-for-diabetic-feet.html Speaking of taking care of your diabetic feet, I was contacted this week by a European company called MeDaVinci working feverishly on a high-tech home scanning device that they hope will prevent amputations in thousands of patients who already have neuropathy. Their system is called the Vincent 50 — after the St.Vincent Declaration, a decree signed by [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782262 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:52:08 +0100 2782262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774847&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fhome-a1c-testing-vs-the-lab.html So it was time again for my A1C and other blood tests last week. Over-time, in fact.  You know how I hate going in to the lab when I have to be fasting for lipid tests and can’t even have a latte on the way over in the morning. Ugh! And who ever said diabetics [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774847 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:00:35 +0100 2774847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2758032&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fwayback-wednesday-crap-high-blood-sugar.html Four years ago, I got really upset when my blood sugar surged. If you asked me then, I’d have sworn that in four year’s time, I’d have it all figured out and these surges would be a thing of the past - hah!! Thus, I bring you, from October 2005, an all-time favorite [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2758032 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:00:53 +0100 2758032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730312&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Ften-things-i-should-do-more-often.html Darn it, it’s tough returning from vacation. Somehow you feel like your life is all loose ends, and man, are you behind on tying things up!  Diabetes sort of makes you feel that way all the time though, doesn’t it?  As I attempt to “un-bury” and get back into my “more responsible” routine, it occurred [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2730312 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:00:17 +0100 2730312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725203&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fback-in-country-miss-me-much.html Greetings Dear Readers, We landed in SFO yesterday after a wonderfully smooth 10-hour flight from Dublin on Aer Lingus. When I say “smooth” I mean no one broke out in tears, kicked the neighboring passengers, or spilled their juice on the seats. Not even the kids To summarize our vacation very briefly, we spent long [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725203 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:19 +0100 2725203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712316&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fthinking-hard-about-the-siblings-of-diabetic-children.html Karen Talmadge is executive VP, co-founder, and chief science officer of Kyphon, a company focusing on cures for spinal fractures, which was acquired by Medtronic in 2007. She’s also an entrepreneur and mother of a type 1 daughter, turned diabetes advocate.  See my interview with Karen from last year here.  We were deep into [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712316 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:00:12 +0100 2712316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2702483&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Flow-blood-sugar-one-of-my-biggest-fears-as-a-parent.html I met John Crowley a couple of years ago when I started working with Alliance Health. He’s a sweet, down-to-earth, tech-savvy guy who made me realize — for the first time really realize — how much a child’s diabetes affects every aspect of the parents’ life, even long after that child is able to perform [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2702483 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:00 +0100 2702483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2691727&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fbeating-the-heat-with-my-diabetic-gear.html Sean Kelley is senior editor at Health.com, and author of the “Poked & Prodded” blog. He takes insulin and lives in hot weather and… well, I’ll let him tell you…   A Guest Post by Sean Kelley, PWD at Health.com Every summer I go through the same dilemma: What to do with my diabetes gear (glucose meter and [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2691727 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:00:53 +0100 2691727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674455&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fwayback-wednesday-crap-high-blood-sugar.html Four years ago, I got really upset when my blood sugar surged. If you asked me then, I’d have sworn that in four year’s time, I’d have it all figured out and these surges would be a thing of the past - hah!! Thus, I bring you, from October 2005, an all-time favorite [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674455 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:00:53 +0100 2674455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2653975&cid=t_122908_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_122908_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=2561515&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fwayback-wednesday-free-gifts-with-diabetes.html I’m taking a cue from my buddy Scott Johnson and other bloggers, and enjoying a look back at what I was on about here a few years ago, via the WayBack Machine.  Here’s what DiabetesMine roughly looked like back in 2005. Wow! In the process, I stumbled on the following post, from April 2005, that [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561515 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:48 +0100 2561515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523620&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fshould-i-have.html It is summer, the time of year when our diabetes is most visible, at least for those of us who wear insulin pumps. This Tuesday, for the first time I can remember since starting on the OmniPod system, I wore a bikini. My usual modus operandi has been to place the pod on my belly all [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523620 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:00:21 +0100 2523620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523624&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fendo-tales.html I think I mentioned that I had an endo appointment earlier this month. I was excited to tout my latest A1c (5.9!) and show her my newest diabetes toy, the OmniPod’s new color PDM. As usual, I left work and the kids in a huge rush and drove to the clinic all concerned [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523624 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:00:13 +0100 2523624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523625&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fa-year-and-a-half-with-the-diabetes-monster.html I met David Lazarus years ago when he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle. Two years ago, he moved south to join the Los Angeles Times. And shortly thereafter, he became one of us. This is his view from ‘the inside’… A guest post by David Lazarus, business columnist for the LA Times The day I was [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523625 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:00:20 +0100 2523625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523627&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fvacation-all-i-ever-wanted.html Q: When is a weekend away truly a Getaway? A: When your diabetes cooperates. Relaxation is good for me. I know that now because I’ve tested it empirically. Whenever I’m on vacation, especially if it’s someplace hot where I can wear scant clothing and swim in a sparkling pool, my blood sugar evens out to a point [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523627 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:00:21 +0100 2523627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442505&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fproud-mama.html I suppose it was just a matter of time. No keeping my gals off the Internet for long: my 10-year-old has started her own blog. You Rock, Lelly!   (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442505 Sun, 24 May 2009 16:39:50 +0100 2442505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376218&cid=t_122908_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F28%2Fwhen-you-disclose-too-much-in-therapy%2F A normal part of the psychotherapy process is something therapists call “disclosure.” This is simply your telling the therapist your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, which is a normal process of most types of psychotherapy. Sometimes, though, we have thoughts or feelings which are very near and dear to our hearts, or feelings or experiences that we are deeply embarrassed about. When we share such experiences or feelings in therapy, we might feel like we have “disclosed too much.” And once you let the cat out of the proverbial bag, it’s hard to know how to continue on in the therapeutic relationship. Disclosing “too much,” however, is not that uncommon an experience. The psychotherapy relationship is an odd one, the kind of relationship that you... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376218 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:00:34 +0100 2376218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365369&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fencounters.html My 9-year old asks the best questions. A few mornings ago, staring at the OmniPod on my shoulder, she hit me with this one: “Mom, does it hurt more when it pulls out or when it gets pushed in?” “Um… neither hurts that much, really.  OK  — so when you pull it out, that’s just a second, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365369 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:00:30 +0100 2365369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349463&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fdiabetes-blogginglife-balance.html My friend and periodic contributor Allison Blass is tired of blogging about diabetes.  She announced this last week, and she worries about keeping her readers’ interest as her blog “will start to look like a blog about Allison, who happens to have diabetes, rather than a blog about diabetes, which happens to be written by Allison.”  [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349463 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:11:42 +0100 2349463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2326524&cid=t_122908_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3341 I’m going to try really hard not to make this personal, but it’s hard. It’s vow I’ve tried to maintain for sometime now. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Having participated in the at times controversial (depending on who you are) HIV stigma campaign, I’ve learned to hear different views. And I got to hear a lot of them. Everything from the campaign is great, contributing to stigma itself, to stigma only exists in one’s head. Admittedly it was a hard campaign to be on as the theme is such a highly individual experience seen through so many personalized filters that you can rarely say to someone they way you feel is right or wrong. Simply put we all have our own take on things, and the campaign was to create a conversation. People got so wrapped up on disclosure that they ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2326524 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:54:25 +0100 2326524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306734&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1BE9WuGaNhc%2F The Wall Street Journal reports, While Congress has been flaying companies for giving out bonuses while on the government dole, lawmakers have a longstanding tradition of rewarding their own employees with extra cash — also courtesy of taxpayers. And at the very time that Congress was mishandling the financial crisis and trying to direct popular outrage at Wall Street, not Washington, the bonuses were getting bigger: Capitol Hill bonuses in 2008 were among the highest in years, according to LegiStorm, an organization that tracks payroll data. The average House aide earned 17% more in the fourth quarter of the year, when the bonuses were paid, than in previous quarters, according to the data. LegiStorm is a pretty scary website for congressional staff members and privacy advocates. It ma... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306734 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:01:01 +0100 2306734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2297363&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fa-way-of-life.html This weekend I stumbled upon a European diabetes teens site with a tagline that stopped me in my tracks. Under the site header, the text reads: “We wish that people would understand that diabetes is more than an illness. It is a way of life.” What an awesome statement. This is exactly what I’ve been [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2297363 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:00:50 +0100 2297363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2297364&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fjury-duty-diabetes-yech.html I’m supposed to report for jury duty tomorrow morning, and I am not happy about it. Not to be unpatriotic, but the truth is, this could be a major interruption of my work and family life — and I’m a bit worried about the diabetes side of things as well. The letter I received from the [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2297364 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:00:48 +0100 2297364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222552&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fsurviving-on-hope.html Another post that first appeared on the Diabetes OC site when I was “Featured Blogger of the Week” over the holidays.  This one kind of sums up what keeps me going, even on the worst D-days… Hope If I’ve learned anything about living with diabetes (see my previous post here), it’s that attitude is everything. When other people [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222552 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:56:55 +0100 2222552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2211652&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=37069&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolicymed.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fcme-grant-disclosure-2008.html We have compiled a list of grant disclosure reports for 2008. At the end of 2007 only Eli Lilly reported their CME grants and charitable donations.  In 2008 seven pharmaceutical companies have published grants/contribution reports.     Several additional companies have stated they will be publishing their grants in the coming year. Company 2008 Amgen 1st Quarter   2nd Quarter   3rd Quarter   4th Quarter     Astra Zeneca 1st ½ of 2008   2nd ½ of 2008 (not yet published 2-23-09) Glaxo Smith Kline 4th Quarter 08     Johnson and Johnson Companies               Jansen 1st 2nd and 3rd Quarters   &#016... Policy and Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2211652 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:53:28 +0100 2211652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222557&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F02%2Faad-syndrome-ambiguity-about-diabetes.html In the aftermath of my recent cancer scare, I’m feeling lucky to be alive these days.  But it doesn’t make the diabetes any easier.  Ironically, the days I work out hardest are often my worst BG control days, since I’m so hungry and craving carbs… All of these thoughts brought me back to this post, which [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222557 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:24 +0100 2222557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2188070&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F539976257%2Fnews-of-note-this-past-week.html ~ Gender disparities persist in treatment of stroke. Guess which direction this one cuts. ~ TANSTAAFL: Pfizer to disclose payments to doctors, researchers starting in 2010. All right, let’s hear it! ~ Second Stryker sales rep pleads guilty to misbranding a medical device. A felony. ~ Ovaries can be safely saved in some endometrial cancers. ~ 9 flawed genes found in risk of heart attack. Ah, the plot thickens! ~ Are you what you eat?: Mediterranean diet could cut risk of dementia. Quick! Get me some fish and olive oil. ~ Bone drugs may help fight breast cancer. Nice added benefit. ~ Damaged spinal cords in mice improved by transplants of neural stem cells produced with human induced pluripotent stem cells. We can rebuild them . ~ Are fears over bioterrorism stifling scientif... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2188070 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:46:35 +0100 2188070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2097896&cid=t_122908_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D2190 I really wanted to post a clip from CNN’s New Year’s Eve with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, but alas, Wordpress, and Scribefire have both failed me at the same time. It really is time for me to get away from crack house set up. If anyone knows a good web designer pass him my way. A photo will have to do.  On the weekend, a friend and I cooked up a few crazy ideas. After securing killer great tickets to see Kathy Griffin at the Madison Square Gardens in New York, my friend B. suggested making a Facebook Group. Before I give the title, I’ll note that the context is in a post I made a few days prior. So it’s called, “Make My Wish Come True: A million sign ups to meet Kathy Griffin.” If you are on Facebook please sign up, and please please pass it around to your f... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2097896 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:22:40 +0100 2097896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2026952&cid=t_122908_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F10%2Fa-teenagers-confidentiality%2F A thorny issue that arises time and time again occurs when a teenager undergoes treatment for a health or mental health problem. Dr. Klass discussed this problem earlier this week over at the New York Times from a medical perspective, but the same confidentiality challenges a doctor faces are also faced by therapists. Doctors and therapists have what is called doctor-patient confidentiality — anything told to the doctor or therapist is protected by that right. But since only adults can enter into contracts, these kinds of rights are not absolute and often are not extended automatically to teens and adolescents. There are no black and white answers, unfortunately, regarding this issue. Teenagers are right to feel uncomfortable with outright disclosure to a professional they’re ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2026952 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:30:52 +0100 2026952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2011078&cid=t_122908_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F04%2Fdr-fred-goodwin-update%2F I have little to add, but wanted to provide a roundup of updates about Dr. Fred Goodwin, the one-time director of the National Institute for Mental Health, a well-respected bipolar researcher, and host of a public radio program called The Infinite Mind. The Infinite Mind was called on the carpet earlier this year for what was largely a biased program emphasizing that there was little evidence linking suicidality to antidepressants (contrary to what the actual research shows). Undisclosed to listeners of the March 2008 broadcast (Prozac Nation: Revisited) was that all four of the commentators — including Dr. Goodwin himself — received funding from the very same pharmaceutical companies whose products they were defending. You can read a very interesting point-by-point analysis of... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2011078 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:43:28 +0100 2011078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1980626&cid=t_122908_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F21%2Fdr-fred-goodwin-and-the-infinite-mind-ties-to-undisclosed-drug-payments%2F On May 9, Slate published a rebuke of the independence of an episode of the Infinite Mind, a public radio program on mental health, brain and behavior topics. The show is hosted by Dr. Fred Goodwin, a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health. In question was a program devoted to discussing the link between antidepressants and suicide — a link that has been all but accepted now by mainstream researchers and clinicians. But in a bias not disclosed during the program, all four of the experts on the program, including Goodwin himself, have financial ties to the makers of antidepressants. That information was never told to listeners during the program and only finally disclosed because of Slate’s reporting. Naturally, such a report caught the eye of Sen. Grassley... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1980626 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:03:06 +0100 1980626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1976076&cid=t_122908_87_f&fid=37069&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.policymed.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fcentocor-joins-in-reporting-3rd-quarter-reports-for-eli-lilly-and-pfizer.html Centocor and Ortho Biotech joined in this week with disclosing their Educational Grants Centocor 1st and 2nd Quarter 08 Report Ortho Biotech 1st and 2nd Quarter 2008 Report Eli Lilly and Pfizer have now posted their 3rd Quarter Results Eli Lilly 3rd Quarter 08 Report Pfizer 3rd Quarter 08 Report For a listing of available year to date reports (Source: Policy and Medicine) Policy and Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1976076 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100 1976076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943357&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F11%2Ftrue-confessions-of-a-good-diabetic.html I read other PWD’s blogs, and they always seem like they have it so together.  But then again, when fellow diabetics meet me in person, they seem to think I have it all figured out, too.  Closer to the truth is probably that we’re all just taking it day by day.  And man, do I [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943357 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:15:30 +0100 1943357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1964600&cid=t_122908_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2Fv1PX-vIx6ag%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Other Articles You May LikeWhat You Believe Can Kill YouThe Cancer Genome Atlas Reports Molecular Characterization of Brain TumorsThe Promise of Stem Cells to Repair the HeartMapping Connections in the Human BrainIncreased Coffee Consumption Associated with Lower Risk of Liver Cancer (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964600 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:09:53 +0100 1964600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924481&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fwhats-really-scary-on-halloween.html I love dressing up in costumes, and the whole aura of Halloween festivities.  But I don’t need to remind you fellow PWDs why this holiday is really scary: it’s the #$%@ high-fructose-corn-syrup-laden store-bought candies, that’s what. They’re everywhere at this time of year, just begging to be eaten. As author and advocate Laura Plunkett (mother of [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924481 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:00:53 +0100 1924481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1686524&cid=t_122908_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F357694317%2F Last month, a couple of journalists wrote a piece for Slate about a few prominent people who discussed antidepressants on a public radio show without disclosing they received funds from pharma. The article prompted debate about conflicts of interest and disclosure (back story). In the aftermath, the journalists - Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee - promised to create a list of pharma-free experts for journalists. That created still more debate about the extent to which the people on the list are, themselves, free of conflicts if, say, they serve as expert witnesses in lawsuits filed against pharma. And so Brownlee has written a reply… Our list seems to have created quite a stir, at least some of which is based on a poor understanding of the criteria we used to create it, and why we ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686524 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:38:46 +0100 1686524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522553&cid=t_122908_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F15%2Fthe-situation-of-medical-research%2F Gardiner Harris and Benedict Carey wrote an article in last week’s New York Times includes, titled “Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay.“ In it , they describe yet another instance of industry influence over what research and manipulation of the marketplace of ideas. We’ve included a few excerpts from the story below. * * * A world-renowned Harvard child psychiatrist whose work has helped fuel an explosion in the use of powerful antipsychotic medicines in children earned at least $1.6 million in consulting fees from drug makers from 2000 to 2007 but for years did not report much of this income to university officials, according to information given Congressional investigators. By failing to report income, the psychiatrist, Dr. Joseph Biederman, and a colleague in the psych... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522553 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:01:35 +0100 1522553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454385&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2Fdiabetes_mine%2F2008%2F05%2Fon-good-advice.html I read so many articles and blog posts on health and diabetes and technology and business that sometimes my head just spins. But it usually doesn't take too long for some sort of theme to congeal for me -- some... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454385 Tue, 20 May 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1454385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1443175&cid=t_122908_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F290112004%2F Researchers are inconsistent about disclosing financial conflicts of interests, and journals are inconsistent in how they use or publish disclosure info, according to a study in PLoS One. And the findings call into question the whole purpose and efficacy of a process intended to preserve integrity and eliminate bias in medical literature, heartwire writes. “The system of disclosures that we have for the professional literature in medicine is not as extensive as we’d hoped,” Kevin Weinfurt, a Duke University medical school professor and lead author, tells heartwire. “I think people are under the impression that disclosures are more consistent and frequent than they actually are.” The researchers analyzed studies about stents that were published in 2006, and the... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1443175 Wed, 14 May 2008 11:32:20 +0100 1443175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1389011&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fbirthday-post.html Another year passes, and how do I feel? Pretty darn good, most days, despite the chronic illness. If I do get the chance to blow out any candles today, what would I wish for? Pretty simple (hoping disclosure won't jinx... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1389011 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1389011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1380517&cid=t_122908_109_f&fid=34753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.relaxedtherapist.com%2Fi-have-to-breach-confidentiality-part-2%2Fwhatif%2F Disclosures requiring that confidentiality be breached are rare. A little preparation should permit you to focus upon supporting your client through the process, preserving your therapeutic rapport. In part one, we considered how to react when a breach of confidentiality seems necessary, how to prepare for such an eventuality and what to say to the client. Now we will consider how to continue your involvement with your client once you have had to breach their confidentiality. We will also consider how to proceed when your decision to breach confidentiality is reached outwith the session, whether independently, directed by your supervisor or required by law (eg: by a court order). Ending the session The decision to override confidentiality will usually discontinue a therapy session, but p... The Relaxed Therapist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1380517 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:09:30 +0100 1380517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1300628&cid=t_122908_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F250759037%2F The ‘T’ word is a hot-button issue in pharma these days. We mean ‘transparency.’ After all, drugmakers are regularly criticized for failing to disclose info about clinical trials, research grants, political contributions and clinical trials. So AstraZeneca is trying to remedy this by expanding its disclosure policy. Specifically, the drugmaker plans to post info on its US web site about contributions to state and federal political candidates through its political action committee, including names of recipients and the amounts contributed. Beginning with 2008 contributions, this info will be updated in connection with filings to the Federal Election Commission. Our thought: Why not post contributions for the past few years? By this fall, AstraZeneca plans to publish... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1300628 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:26:18 +0100 1300628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1239259&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fwhittling-it-do.html The thing most elusive to people without diabetes is how much constant work it is, I find. When others see me using a lancet or pushing buttons on my pump and react with that ooh! look, I feel like shouting:... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1239259 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:45:00 +0100 1239259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1225293&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fthat-sleep-thin.html I am writing this at 3:27 am. In the next room, my 8-year-old is slumbering soundly. How ironic... All those years of fear and loathing of being awakened every few hours by some unhappy baby -- dragging out of bed... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1225293 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:02:55 +0100 1225293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1161012&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fjust-call-me-yo.html It's happening again. The unexplained highs. Going to bed at 84, and waking up at 184 a few hours later -- even after eating two buffalo burger patties with cheese and salad for dinner. WtF? I MUST be fighting off... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1161012 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:45:00 +0100 1161012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1142413&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fa-dirty-5-lette.html That would be R-E-L-A-X, according to the lab technician who performed my annual mammogram yesterday morning. Of course, it's not easy to relax when you feel like your naked breast is being slammed in a refrigerator door, but her overall... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1142413 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:45:00 +0100 1142413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1106222&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F12%2Ffood-fight.html For the first time in several years, I am feeling the pain of weight gain. In the last few weeks I noticed my pants fitting a little tighter, my thighs looking a little wider, and a fair bit more huffing... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1106222 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:45:00 +0100 1106222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093065&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fmy-day-away.html I was lucky this year. For Hanukkah, my mom decided to cash in a certificate for a Day at the Spa she'd been holding onto since Mother's Day, and I was to be her chosen companion. Haha! A day of... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093065 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:45:00 +0100 1093065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1057320&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fliving-without.html This month, I've actually faced one the biggest health challenges of my life. And it had nothing to do with my own body. My littlest girl, who just turned 5 at the end of October, was experiencing chronic stomach pains,... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1057320 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:45:00 +0100 1057320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1054825&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Flucky-number-se.html I've been tagged at least twice for the latest meme: seven random things about yourself. These memes seem to go round and round, and I'm not sure how much you all really want to know about how quirky I am.... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1054825 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:50:00 +0100 1054825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032942&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Ftest-strip-art.html Back in the summer I was having a little fun bemoaning the trail of all those used test strips that seems to follow me everywhere I go. Well, a number of you got all over my case for not being... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032942 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:45:00 +0100 1032942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1017647&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fon-d-blog-day-r.html Well hello there, it's me. I've been busy reporting a lot of news lately, which has been immensely stimulating, to say the least. But today, on the occasion of the 3rd Annual D-Blog Day, I'd like to take a moment... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1017647 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:45:00 +0100 1017647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=964568&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F10%2Ffind-a-happy-pl.html Having practically grown up in Disneyland, it definitely feels like going home. Except it seems a lot smaller, and a LOT more crowded, than I remember. Anyway, for a good 60% at least of our two-day annual park schlep last... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=964568 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:45:00 +0100 964568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=957255&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fgesundheit.html When I first arrived in Germany in the middle of winter about 18 years ago (ahem...), I immediately caught a bad cold. Every time I sneezed, my brother-in-law's girlfriend would bark, "Health!" It took us a while to work out... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=957255 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:45:00 +0100 957255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=933204&cid=t_122908_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fsleepover.html You may wish to read "this" first.I decide it’s not a misnomer afterall. It is completely accurate. Someone visits your home to have a sleepover and sleep is… well and truly over. My typical girl and her pal do not sleep during the night. My atypical boys are out cold by 10. They share the same bed, parked like railway coaches on sleepers. I sleep briefly here and there, in between whiles. I should be far better at this but I’m not. I awake, dash down stairs, but I’ve missed them. The telly is still on, the couch is still warm, but they’re back upstairs again. I can hear the floorboards creak as they jump from the mattress on the bed to the mattress on the floor. I run back upstairs to curb the gymnastics. I’m happy for them to expend the energy but I worry about broken limbs.... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=933204 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:04:00 +0100 933204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925275&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fyou-dont-know-j.html [WARNING: Uncheerful post... sometimes we just need to vent] My husband has this infuriating way of attempting to calm me down when I get worked up about stuff: he likes to say, "It's really not a big deal." I know... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925275 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:55:00 +0100 925275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=878190&cid=t_122908_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F157691520%2F Last week, we noted that an essay in Slate suggested the relationship between medical journals and advertisers can be, well, a bit gamey. And so there was a proposal that journals start disclosing the revenue received from a company whose drug or device is discussed, and provide details about the number of ad pages or the amount spent to purchase reprints and supplements. There was also the suggestion that professional societies sponsoring journals should disclose dealings with manufacturers. The idea isn’t new, but the issue remains important, and controversial. And so we asked you whether medical journals should disclose financial relationships with drugmakers? A majority made clear that disclosure is preferable. A caveat: this isn’t a scientific poll. But temperature reading... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=878190 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:47:49 +0100 878190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=870401&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fa-sweet-new-yea.html Many of you may know that yesterday was Rosh Hashanah, celebration of the Jewish New Year. 5,768 years into Jewish history, Fall still seems like a good time to me -- for "renewal" through new schools, new schedules, new season... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=870401 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:55:00 +0100 870401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858559&cid=t_122908_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F154759049%2F In a rather pointed essay in Slate, Kent Sepkowitz, a New York City physician, argues that ’scientific fraud comes in several varities.’ Such as? The relationship between medical journals and advertisers. And he proposes that journals start disclosing the revenue received from a company whose drug or device is discussed, and provide detail about the number of ad pages or the amount spent to purchase reprints and supplements. He also suggests professional societies that sponsor journals disclose their dealings with manufacturers. “Just as pharmaceuticals fund studies and pay doctors to give lectures, so too do they buy journal ads and reprints of favorable articles - lots of them. Often a drug company may find one of its products featured in a scientific article while anot... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858559 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:37:20 +0100 858559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828084&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Foff-to-school.html There they go... My little one started kindergarten, and yes, I'm having that parent future shock sort of experience. You think they could tell which one was my kindergartner? I swear the backpack wasn't my idea! She just really loved... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828084 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:30:00 +0100 828084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814186&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fwhy-did-god-mak.html This is a post about binging. Well, not binging exactly, but eating more than one handful of tortilla chips or Cheeto's in one sitting, and then kicking yourself around the block for it the rest of the day. This is... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814186 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:45:00 +0100 814186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=750229&cid=t_122908_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fethics-effective-advertising-and.html Your Pay Per Post assignment, should you choose to accept it: Hang a post on the following link:word of mouth ethicsThis AM I needed a break from all the depressing, disturbing and outrageous nonsense from Washington, and I knew if I checked my email, my stumbleupon or my clipmarks, I'd be up to my earlobes in bile by noon. Well, what to do, what to do? Well, I hadn't taken PayPerPost assignment for a few days, and if I'm not safe from politics there, I won't be safe anywhere!So I went looking for an opportunity that was worthwhile and decided to check out the latest PayPerPost sponsored opportunity because it offered me twenty bucks for my time. Hey, I'm a Libertarian - I don't have to pretend that money isn't important to me. Twenty bucks is a nice way to start the day.But, since I'm not... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=750229 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 750229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=727296&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fhelp-cure-mi.html Add another one to the list of invisible chronic conditions suffered in silence by millions. People rarely open up about it, but it is real, believe you me, and can be very painful. What I'm talkin' about here is a... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=727296 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:45:00 +0100 727296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=721321&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fi-heart-amsterd.html Well Friends, we have landed safely back in the US of A. We spent our last day in a very favorite and familiar city, Amsterdam. Albeit I was busy with a toddler and giving birth to our second child while... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=721321 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:46:21 +0100 721321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718035&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fquality-of-life.html Spending time in Europe always makes me think about LIFE... the hectic way we drive from place to place at home, versus the long communal breakfasts and peaceful afternoon coffee-and-cake sittings here. Breathlessly fumbling to lock the front door juggling... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718035 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:45:00 +0100 718035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682773&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ftraffic_jam.html For those of you wondering, yes, we are in Europe. Despite a mix-up with our family row on the airplane and the lack of those wonderfully distracting little individual seat-back TVs we were counting on to keep the kids busy,... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682773 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:22:02 +0100 682773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675504&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ftest_strips_in_.html FOUND at the Tenderich household on a typical day (this was last Tuesday): test strips in the washing machine - 3on the stairs - 2 on the bathroom counter - 4in jeans pockets, front and back - 6 (admittedly, those... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675504 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:15:00 +0100 675504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675509&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F06%2Freport_card_tim.html School is out today, and my kids have aced the 2nd and 4th grades. The little one is ready as she'll ever be for kindergarten this Fall (wow, my baby!) And the pride and start-of-summer euphoria extends to myself as... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675509 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:11:58 +0100 675509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=651235&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fwhy-we-need-full-disclosure-of-drug.html The latest news that the type 2 diabetes drug Avandia increased the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke) came into the public domain when researchers at the esteemed Cleveland Clinic published its findings in The New England Journal of Medicine last week.Somewhat less publicized was the fact that the investigation occurred largely because of an unusual settlement the manufacturer agreed to in 2004 with the former State of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (now the Governor) over the antidepressant drug Paxil. In that settlement, GlaxoSmithKline agreed to publicly disclose the results of its clinical trials for all of its other drugs, including Avandia. It was because of that public disclosure that investigators discovered information that was not widely disseminated.... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=651235 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:20:00 +0100 651235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629120&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Ffouryear_diaver.html Today marks four full years of diabetes for this particular LADA girl. In some ways, I can hardly believe it's been that long since that fated day in May 2003. Yet on the other hand, I can hardly remember what... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629120 Mon, 21 May 2007 13:45:00 +0100 629120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612044&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fmy_own_mommy_da.html Today is my middle child's birthday, and it feels more like Mother's Day to me than any card-and-flower-filled, packed-restaurant weekend romp. My little Kasper turns 8 years old today (the others are now 4 and almost 10), and she continues... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612044 Thu, 17 May 2007 13:45:00 +0100 612044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612046&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Flifes_like_this.html Last weekend I was at a kiddie birthday/barbecue party enjoying the sunshine, when suddenly I heard the word Diabetes loud and clear over the din. For once I was in an environment where hardly anyone knew me well, so I... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612046 Tue, 15 May 2007 13:45:00 +0100 612046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=602240&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fcatching_bugs.html Here's a shot of me with my some of my new bike gear. Excellent! Actually, this is my old bike, and I'm pretty black, blue, and yellow so far from attempting to train on my new bike with clip-in pedals.... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=602240 Tue, 08 May 2007 13:45:00 +0100 602240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=583401&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fcranky_post.html For those of you who still think I'm too chipper, I'll have you know that even though life is pretty great at the moment, the diabetes has been hovering in the background like a stubborn zit: just can't seem to... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=583401 Tue, 01 May 2007 13:45:00 +0100 583401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559709&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fhappy_birthday_.html A little older and a little wiser (?)... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=559709 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:38:24 +0100 559709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551278&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fliving_with_it.html I suppose it might be different for people diagnosed as children, who can hardly remember what life was like without diabetes. But for me, diagnosed in my mid-30's, it still shocks me sometimes... Sometimes lying in bed at night, I... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551278 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:45:00 +0100 551278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=506886&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Ftagged_for_seve.html I'm so very late to this meme (Internet game for sharing personal tidbits) that I could barely remember who tagged me. But then I stumbled on Scott S. again and it all came back to me. I've been duly Tagged... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=506886 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:00:00 +0100 506886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479055&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Ftoo_sexy_for_my.html So here it is. One of the big perplexities of insulin pumping: Am I sexy with this thing on? I know, I know, sexy is as sexy does. But still... As I mentioned the other day, a fellow OmniPod-er recently... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479055 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:40:00 +0100 479055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479058&cid=t_122908_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fanniversary_and.html I've been so busy, I almost forgot to celebrate: the beginning of March marked two full years of DiabetesMine.com. Wow! Aside from the mind-numbing amount of time this diabetic butt has spent in a chair while compiling blog entries, consider... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479058 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:45:00 +0100 479058