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 'essentials'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:29:13 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008207&cid=t_113727_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fj69mxbcbNbM%2F Getting very excited about this November…as conference fever sets in If all goes to plan various members of the LITFL team will be traveling and speaking around the globe - spreading the word about the use of social media in education So far on the agenda we have…San Fransisco, Cape Town, Sydney and Molvania. Hopefully [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008207 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:55:02 +0100 5008207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294640&cid=t_113727_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FJltlCfPqe5s%2F USC Essentials videos are now online for subscribers. here is a free sample: Rob Roger's presenting Visual Diagnosis Fun. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294640 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:29:24 +0100 4294640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172064&cid=t_113727_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F003IkJjfuMw%2F Well that's it, just like that the conference has come to end. The last few days have been a wild ride through the essentials of emergency medicine. Mel Herbert and his team have put on one hell of a show, and San Francisco played host superbly (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172064 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:54:18 +0100 4172064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164528&cid=t_113727_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FoixDQ7me7wo%2F Days 2 and 3 of essentials 2010 have come and gone. It was no surprise to me, nor to other EMCrit fanatics, that Scott Weingart, MD stole the show with his talks on (p)re-oxygenation; delayed sequence intubation, and post-arrest care. More detailed information on these topics be found on EMCrit - go there now! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164528 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:53:09 +0100 4164528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4162928&cid=t_113727_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FgyR3bRs3wzw%2F The bang was provided by the force of nature otherwise known as William "Billy" Mallon, M.D. perhaps the most natural candidate for F.UCEM status alive today. His keynote consisted of a few trademark rants... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4162928 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:27:50 +0100 4162928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159249&cid=t_113727_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FnqporogFNuI%2F Bushy tailed and bright-eyed, I found myself a seat at the trauma review precourse at USC Essentials of emergency medicine in San Francisco. Beneath the vent of an overenthusiastic air conditioning system I soon stopped shivering as profound hypothermia took an insidious hold. Fortunately the pre-precourse warm up involved a big screen appearance of my esteemed countrymen the Flight of the Conchords and their number 23 hit "Hurt Feelings" (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159249 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:46:27 +0100 4159249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151799&cid=t_113727_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FCeFUMrfHf3Y%2F When you travel from Perth in Western Australia to San Francisco you are in for a long day...a forty hour day in fact, thanks to the arbitrary placement of the international dateline. I am here to meet emergency medicine edumactor extraordinaire Mel Herbert at the USC Essentials of Emergency Medicine extravaganza and organize the inaugural meeting of the Fellows of the Utopian College of Emergency Medicine... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151799 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:37:07 +0100 4151799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105676&cid=t_113727_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FNW0nGBpDdQM%2F I'm starting to getting pretty pumped about the upcoming Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2010 conference in San Francisco, coming to us courtesy of emergency edumacation guru and classic Aussie export Mel Herbert. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105676 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:07:27 +0100 4105676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3564147&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fdiabetes-blog-week-move-it-move-it.html Today’s topic for Diabetes Blog Week: Let’s get moving. “Exercise . . . love it or hate it? Do you have a regular exercise routine? Or do you have trouble finding your exercise motivation? How do you manage your insulin and food to avoid bottoming out during your workout?” I’m extremely [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3564147 Fri, 14 May 2010 13:00:26 +0100 3564147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515569&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmastering-those-carb-guessing-skills.html I loved D-psychologist Jessica Bernstein’s assertion that aiming to control your blood glucose levels with diabetes is a lesson in frustration. Rather, the best we can hope for is to influence our BG “by combining enough insulin and exercise to burn the sugar,” she says. Right on, Jessica! — which is I’ll talk about [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515569 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:00:33 +0100 3515569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420704&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fbasalbolus-mix-and-match.html I just knew that working with expert CDE Gary Scheiner was going to be eye-opening. After all, I’ve barely touched the settings on my pump since I started using it three years ago. What a sense of empowerment to start altering so many Pump Settings — which have frankly intimidated the heck out of me until [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420704 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:00:43 +0100 3420704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408581&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fgive-your-kidneys-some-love.html March is National Kidney Month (yes, they have a month for that organ! and even a World Kidney Day on March 11).  I realize the month is nearly over this year, but it’s never too late to show your kidneys some love — especially if you have diabetes, which possibly puts them at risk. I must admit, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408581 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:00:54 +0100 3408581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399117&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fraising-the-bar-on-glucose-meter-accuracy-the-industry-recommends.html More details on the recent FDA Hearings on the accuracy of blood glucose monitoring devices: I was surprised by the report from patient advocate Ellen Ullman on Monday, noting that patient interests seem to be grossly underrepresented, and lots of experts seem to believe that the status quo of +/- 20% error margin is all [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3399117 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:35 +0100 3399117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370607&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fclarifying-lada-type-1-diabetes-in-adults.html When I met fellow D-writer Catherine Price for coffee recently, I immediately gushed about everything we had in common: two brunette journalist-types living in the SF Bay Area, both diagnosed a few years ago with LADA (or so I thought). Catherine gave me a sideways look, and then began grilling me about the formal definition [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370607 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:36 +0100 3370607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366381&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Ffrom-green-beer-to-guinness-stout-champagne-and-more-%25e2%2580%2593-tips-to-sip-it-safely.html Alcohol and diabetes. Never a more timely topic than this week. Please enjoy today’s guest post responsibly A Guest Post by Hope Warshaw, nutrition expert and CDE St Paddy’s Day 2010 is just days away. Thinking of gulps of green beer or Guinness Stout, or sips of Irish whiskey or Bailey’s? Alcohol, in its [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366381 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:08 +0100 3366381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359174&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fbasal-testing-a-new-kind-of-torture.html Just when I thought I’d experienced every indignity and inconvenience this disease could dish up, along comes basal testing. I’ve had the Big D for almost seven years now, and I’ve always been told never to skip meals (a good thing too, because I need my meals!). At the same time, I know you’re supposed to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359174 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:01 +0100 3359174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331524&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Frethinking-a-%25e2%2580%2598cure%25e2%2580%2599-for-diabetes.html Dan Hurley, award-winning journalist and author of the new book Diabetes Rising is turning out to have some controversial views. He certainly thinks about Type 1 diabetes — which he’s lived with himself for 34 years — in different terms than I do; he’s very focused on causes and prevention, while I’m just trying to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331524 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:04 +0100 3331524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302576&cid=t_113727_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=3287944&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fflashback-fridday-how-to-start-jogging-in-3-easy-steps.html Time-check: I can’t believe it’s mid (to late) February already! Where do the days go and weeks go?  So, how many of you have left New Year’s Resolutions in the dust yet?  Yeah, life happens.  For those of you whose Resolutions had something to do with starting a new exercise routine, I thought you might [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287944 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:00:14 +0100 3287944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212547&cid=t_113727_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=3205063&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fmetformin-for-type-1-diabetes-really-why.html You’ve heard it before: someone with type 2 diabetes goes on insulin. That’s no surprise. But how often have you heard the reverse — someone with type 1 going on Metformin? Since the launch of Symlin in 2005, it’s not uncommon for people to treat their type 1 diabetes with a supplemental injectable medication. But hang around [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3205063 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:45 +0100 3205063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193952&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2F10-d-things-to-do-this-year.html Over at HealthCentral Network, the theme for 2010 is “This Year, I Get My Condition Under Control.”  For January, the bloggers are focused on “Pairs of Tens for Your Condition,” as in 10 Things You Should Know, 10 Myths Busted, etc., etc. For my part, I’m taking on “10 Things I’ll Do This Year.”  To make [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193952 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:47 +0100 3193952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176071&cid=t_113727_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=3115242&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwayback-wednesday-wheres-the-physical-activity.html Today, I’m revisiting a guest post from ‘legendary’ diabetes educator Gary Scheiner for two reasons: 1) this is the time of year when we most need this essential reminder about gettin’ our exercise, and 2) well, because I just love Gary (who’s also the author of the exceptional book Think Like a Pancreas, btw) and [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115242 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:00:33 +0100 3115242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3106862&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F_wixTP7AJRI%2F5-cooking-related-things-i-want-for-the-holidays.php I've got a pretty well stocked kitchen.  When David and I got married, we were registered at Williams-Sonoma and our guests were kind enough to buy most of what was on our registry.  This allowed me to have a lot of the cooks tools that I coveted over the years- namely my large collection of Le Creuset cookware.  I use it all the time, and it really does make cooking more pleasurable.  That being said, there are still plenty of things that like to add to my collection.  When you cook as much as I do, you are always on the lookout for that new piece of equipment, cookbook, utensil, or appliance.  Here are the top 5 things that I want for the holidays: cooking related.  (I do have to add that David bought me the most wonderful present this year.  And t... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3106862 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:18:50 +0100 3106862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071418&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwayback-wednesday-oh-glorious-middle.html Special for “hump day”: I’m revisiting this post from 2007, which I’ve referred to often whenever I second-guess myself about how to talk to my kids about living with diabetes: Oh, Glorious Middle! I’ve shared this tidbit with some of you already: whenever my girls and I are having a bit of relaxed fun, laughing and taking [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071418 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:00:05 +0100 3071418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048296&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwayback-wednesday-hypo-school.html I was chatting with diabetes investor / expert / friend Robert Oringer the other day, who has two teenage sons with Type 1 diabetes. “I’m obsessed with finding ways to prevent severe hypoglycemia,” he pronounced. I guess I knew this about him, but it reminded me of just how complex and scary blood sugar lows [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048296 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:00:58 +0100 3048296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044947&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fdiabetes-around-the-world.html Living in the United States, we are often stuck in a bubble of US-centric news.  This is true for diabetes as much as any other topic. But as World Diabetes Day attests to, diabetes is hardly just an American thing. In reality, there’s much more going on in the global diabetes research arena than you [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044947 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3044947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963270&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fexercise-as-medicine.html I’m writing this post as I’ve just returned from a two-hour bike ride. The endorphins are coursing through my veins, and I feel I just have to share: Did you know that exercise is medicine? It really, really is. Good medicine.  Look: there’s a whole global initiative on it. We PWDs know that we’re supposed to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963270 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:11 +0100 2963270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908835&cid=t_113727_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=2876275&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fflashback-friday-pitching-yeast.html Mixing it up a little from my Wayback Wednesday series today… It was four whole years ago that I wrote this tongue-in-cheek post about diabetes and yeast infections. The guys aren’t brewing at our place so much anymore, but I’m finding that ladies with diabetes are still struggling for answers. Why don’t doctors proactively tell us this [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876275 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:49:38 +0100 2876275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2839129&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fhow-to-be-a-good-endo-from-a-patient%25e2%2580%2599s-pov.html Scott Johnson is one of my favorite fellow diabetes bloggers. Always has been. This post will show you why.   A Guest Post by Scott K. Johnson, of Scott’s Diabetes Journal Amy’s guest post from Dr. Anne Peters last Thursday on “How to be a Good Diabetes Patient” sure ruffled some feathers.  I wanted to take [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2839129 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:00:25 +0100 2839129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832352&cid=t_113727_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=2828413&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fsneak-preview-epic-new-book-diabetes-rising.html Curious about what’s happening in the diabetes industry and research community? Or maybe (like me) you think that you already know what’s going on… Well, get ready for a concise and extremely entertaining exposé of the current status of diabetes care and research towards a cure. The title is Diabetes Rising, the new “epic [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2828413 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:55:27 +0100 2828413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814628&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fcompliance-vs-compassion.html Of all the things I heard at the Transform symposium at the Mayo Clinic last week, there was just one notion that pierced the heart of all this healthcare reform talk, if you ask me. It was the statement by Christi Dining Zuber, Innovation Director at Kaiser Permanente, that healthcare needs to be about compassion [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814628 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:00:37 +0100 2814628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786225&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Flife-by-the-numbers.html Browsing through the latest issue of Wired magazine (my favorite print pub!), I stumbled upon a “reader rant” that stopped me in my tracks. A guy named Edward Aboufadel from Ada, Michigan, was responding to a recent article titled Living by Numbers, about our new data-driven lifestyles. He writes: People who are really ‘living by [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786225 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:56:51 +0100 2786225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782262&cid=t_113727_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=2778636&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fwayback-wednesday-dry-between-your-toes.html You cannot be too careful with your feet. I was reminded of this wisdom big time last week, when I heard about an acquaintance who’s been diagnosed with melanoma and had to have two toes removed.  She’s very fair, and apparently never put sunscreen on her feet.  Have I ever done that? Not sure. Do [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778636 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:00:59 +0100 2778636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2762097&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fexercise-post.html A couple of weeks ago, Time magazine published an issue with an attention-grabbing headline: Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin. Won’t make me thin? you ask. Then what the heck am I bothering huffing and puffing and sweating like mad on the treadmill? Good question, says the author, John Cloud. The theory, he writes, is that exercise [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2762097 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:50:16 +0100 2762097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737971&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fback-to-school-with-diabetes-counting-on-the-504.html As you know, I’m back from my annual summer vacation in Germany, and that means one thing — back to school for my kids! But it’s also back to school for thousands of children with diabetes. The process of getting a kid situated for school is a daunting task for any parent. There are school [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737971 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:00:36 +0100 2737971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734218&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fwayback-wednesday-type-1-diabetes-a-viral-thing.html A look back again at a post from September 2005. The only thing I know of that’s changed on this topic in the past years is the notion that the viral infection at issue was not necessarily a recent one, but rather an illness you may have had years earlier, long before the diabetes reared its [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734218 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:51 +0100 2734218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730312&cid=t_113727_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=2727370&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fblood-sugar-guidelines-in-the-crossfire.html Did any of you catch this excellent article in the New York Times last week: Diabetes Case Shows Pitfalls of Treatment Guidelines?  I was surprised to see very little blog chatter on it. It’s a fascinating summary of the recent controversy over national blood sugar guidelines, sparked primarily by the ACCORD study that scared everybody [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727370 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:00:17 +0100 2727370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719927&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fthe-latest-trick-in-insulin-dosing-formulas-for-insulin-pumps.html Kelly Close is the brillant mind behind Close Concerns, a consultancy dedicated to “the business of diabetes.” In addition to having type 1 diabetes for more than 20 years, she is also one of the thought leaders in the diabetes community. One of Close Concern’s main objectives is to go every ― and I mean every [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719927 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:35:48 +0100 2719927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709359&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fthe-%25e2%2580%259cbang-for-your-buck%25e2%2580%259d-principle-in-diabetes-management.html You have to love Dr. William Polonsky. He’s the author of Diabetes Burnout, and founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute in San Diego, CA. He’s also one of the smartest and most empathetic people you’d ever hope to meet. And he seems to “get” life with diabetes like no other non-diabetic ever has. Today, some [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709359 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:00:52 +0100 2709359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2678822&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Faerobic-training-cardio-anaerobic-resistance-what-should-you-do.html * Part 2 of a three-part guest series on Diabetes & Exercise* Dr. Sheri Colberg is an author, lecturer, researcher, professor, exercise physiologist, and expert on exercise with diabetes. She’s written eight books (including the Diabetic Athlete’s Handbook) and more than 150 articles on exercise, diabetes, healthy lifestyles, fitness, nutrition, aging, weight loss, diabetic Latinos, and [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2678822 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:00:52 +0100 2678822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657872&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fworking-out-with-diabetes-consider-the-controllables-understand-the-uncontrollables.html * Part 1 of a three-part guest series on Diabetes & Exercise * Dr. Matthew Corcoran is a clinical endocrinologist, a CDE, and a self-proclaimed diabetes-exercise freak. He’s the founder of Diabetes Training Camp, which was featured in Newsweek a couple of years ago. Today, he shares his expert tips for working out hard without crashing [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657872 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:30:45 +0100 2657872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630328&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fwayback-wednesday-amys-tour-of-health-plans.html Talk about nothing changes! For this week’s trip back in time, I’m reprinting a post from September of 2005 about attempting to navigate the American healthcare system — and what a bumpy ride that is.  Just for confirmation that we’re all still struggling with this same baloney, check out #patientsfirst on Twitter.  Now, buckle up [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630328 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:30:54 +0100 2630328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616691&cid=t_113727_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fhealthbolt-healthy-travel-week%2F I’m off to California tomorrow for three weeks of sun, travel, wine, good food, and great company. But I didn’t want to leave all you Healthbolt reader’s high and dry, so I’ve been doing some pre-posting to keep you informed and entertained while I’m away.     And to start it of, here’s a safety video from Air New Zealand with whom I‘ll be flying with tomorrow. Can you spot what’s different from the usual safety videos? . . Yep, you got it. They are not wearing any clothes. It’s all body paint. Thankfully, it’s just a video and all the real flight personnel on my flight will be wearing real clothes (I hope!) (image source) Post from: Healthbolt (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616691 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:57:29 +0100 2616691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602182&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Ffinding-an-endo-101.html From the “Advice Column” file today: Sometimes finding a good endo can seem harder than finding your soul mate! Whether it’s disagreements over treatment or they seem to be stuck in the stone-age on A1c levels, it’s discouraging how difficult it is to find Dr. Right.  We have all witnessed stories of people who have had [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602182 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:56 +0100 2602182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598442&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Ftype-2-diabetes-inflammations-the-word.html For several years now, researchers have been looking at Type 2 diabetes as a possible “inflammatory disease.” I first got intrigued by this concept at the big ADA Conference in June this year, and by reading fellow D-blogger David Mendosa’s coverage thereof. What exactly intrigued me?  A couple of interesting things: * First, I wasn’t even sure [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598442 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:25 +0100 2598442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2584357&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fwayback-wednesday-standard-deviation-buzz.html Welcome to Round 2 of my new blast-from-the-past series here at DiabetesMine. Once again, I note how little things have changed in four years! This post originally appeared exactly four years ago to the day, but if I didn’t tell you that, you might not notice. That’s because using the standard deviation for evaluating glucose [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2584357 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:00:14 +0100 2584357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580436&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fon-your-own-now-off-to-college-with-the-big-d.html Since I got Type 1 diabetes at the ripe old age of 30+, I never had the experience of “leaving the nest” with the Big D. So I recently asked fellow blogger and advocate Allison Blass what that was like:  Did your parents fall apart? Were you scared to death, or more elated?  What [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580436 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:00:25 +0100 2580436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561515&cid=t_113727_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=2556314&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Ftype-1-kids-lobby-congress-attention-is-going-to-help-find-a-cure%25e2%2580%259d.html When I was a guest on cancer-patients podcast last week, the hosts asked me if we PWDs don’t get frustrated: cancer seems to have all the big celebrities behind it, and make all the big headlines. Does it ever bother your community that diabetes doesn’t get that level of attention? I was a bit dumbfounded. [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556314 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:00:20 +0100 2556314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523624&cid=t_113727_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=2523628&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Faffordable-diabetes-wal-mart-tops-list.html I get loads of questions about where to find discounted meds and other diabetes supplies. Especially over at the DiabeticConnect community, costs are one of the hottest topics. Until now, I’ve been referring folks to Patient Assistance Programs, neglecting the fact that if you have a little bit of cash on hand, you can get [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523628 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:37 +0100 2523628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469858&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fanother-good-reason-to-breastfeed.html OK Gentlemen, you are excused for today. No hard feelings. Now, for those of you Ladies with any interest in conceiving babies any time soon, here’s another good reason to choose breastfeeding: New research shows that lactation lowers your risk of metabolic syndrome and heart disease, AND the longer you breastfeed, lower the incidence of cardiovascular risk [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469858 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:00:53 +0100 2469858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453047&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fdiabetes-makeover-report-a-little-hand-holding-goes-a-long-way.html When Melanie Imhoff submitted her entry to the New Year, New You Diabetes Makeover Contest held here in January, she described herself as a “52-year-old type 2 diabetic that has been overweight for many years.” She was on an insulin pump, but wanted to reduce her required doses, and be healthier overall. As a grandmother, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453047 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:13 +0100 2453047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442500&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fshout-out-against-insurers-cost-cutting-skimping-on-insulin-packs.html Does your insulin always come packed carefully in ice? Or perhaps not anymore? Medical insurers, notably CVS/Caremark, are cutting costs by skimping on packaging used to keep insulin safe during shipping. And a bunch of PWDs are mad as hell about it. T1 writer and advocate Riva Greenberg wrote to me not long ago saying: “What they [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442500 Thu, 28 May 2009 13:36:20 +0100 2442500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442502&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fsotomayors-diabetes-our-teachable-moment.html I’m sure you’ve all heard that Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court was confirmed by Obama today.  How could you miss it, with all that media buzz about her being: 1) the first Latina, 2) only the third woman, and 3) the first Type 1 diabetic (first known chronic illness survivor) ever to be considered [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442502 Tue, 26 May 2009 22:30:16 +0100 2442502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2408595&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fsupreme-court-pick-sotomayor-has-diabetes-deal-or-no-deal.html Sonia Sotomayor, a frontrunner for President Obama’s first Supreme Court appointment pick, has type 1 diabetes, and it may work against her. Sotomayor is currently serving as a Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The fact that she could be the first diabetic (along with the first Latino) to serve on [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2408595 Fri, 15 May 2009 04:46:47 +0100 2408595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405952&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fcaught-in-the-healthcare-hole.html We switched health insurance providers again a few months ago, because of a new position my husband took on.  I braced myself for the fallout.  Despite the fact that I got an early start on informing our various physicians and pharmacies that we’d be switching, it’s once again been an extremely bumpy road — er, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405952 Wed, 13 May 2009 13:00:48 +0100 2405952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399117&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fthe-ulimate-exercise-pack-theres-nothing-to-it.html Have you also long been in search of a pack you can strap on during exercise that will actually hold the essentials you need for your diabetes? Hold your stuff in place, I mean, without bouncing? It seems someone finally invented one, and I kid you not, there’s practically nothing to it — just a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399117 Fri, 08 May 2009 20:37:02 +0100 2399117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381052&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fa-talk-with-denise-faustman-the-hope-is-%25e2%2580%259cin-the-mechanism%25e2%2580%259d.html I was fortunate to have the opportunity to meet with the legendary Dr. Denise Faustman for a latte and a long talk last week in Boston. While I expected her to be smart as a whip, what I didn’t expect was the bubbly personality. She has an infectious giggle and a glimmer in her eyes [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381052 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:00:55 +0100 2381052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2358602&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fjobless-and-diabetic-some-folks-we-know.html A few weeks ago, our community was shocked to learn that one of the most respected D-bloggers, Scott Johnson, was let go from his company. Although losing a job for anyone in this economy is a hard blow, it is especially worrisome for those of us with a serious, chronic medical condition like diabetes — [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2358602 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:13:14 +0100 2358602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2297363&cid=t_113727_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=2276539&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fglucose-testing-in-pairs.html It may or may not surprise you to know that lots of people with diabetes don’t really know how to use their glucose meters.  By that I mean they were never given a good explanation of when test to test or why. Naturally this refers mostly to folks not on insulin (because taking insulin generally [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2276539 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:08:35 +0100 2276539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2267710&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fsevere-hypoglycemia-got-you-down-take-the-survey.html So sorry for the bad pun. Couldn’t help myself.  But this is serious stuff, actually.  A small company out of Washington state is working hard to gather some much-needed data on severe hypoglycemia, and how we can better prepare for it and treat it. Apparently there’s not a lot of great existing data on severe hypo [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2267710 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:18 +0100 2267710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260356&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fstatin-ed.html Funny how issues can swirl right past you, until they become personal. Then suddenly you awake to find yourself at the center of the storm!  What I’m getting at here is that a few weeks ago, my endo decided I should start taking a statin drug.  And all of a sudden, all the hullaballoo over [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260356 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:30:42 +0100 2260356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240950&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fdiabetes-reality-bites.html This week’s Diabetes Forum 2009 conference was two full days of presentations on policy and reform — a dizzying array of statistics and political jargon and acronyms like “four-tier formularies,” “SNPs” and “VBID” and “double-digit Medicare margin.”  Surely all very important stuff in the netherworlds of managed care and reimbursement administration.  But what the heck?!  [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240950 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:09:07 +0100 2240950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2156556&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FDtLskhb2TFg%2Fkitchen-essentials-pressure-cooker.php I have many memories as a child of being in the kitchen with my mom and brother with her pressure cooker on the stove, happily spurting and steaming away.  I loved her pressure cooker, not only because it was usually cooking my favorite meal of all time, black beans and rice, but it seemed like it was fun to use because it was animated.  When I went off to college,... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2156556 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2156556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2115895&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FXb56h4W8n_4%2Fkitchen-essentials-french-press.php French Press coffee is the best cup of coffee you can make.  It's a simple way to achieve a rich and robust cup and takes no more skill than boiling a pot of water.A French Press coffee maker is also known as a "plunger" or a "press pot".  According to Wikipedia, it was probably invented somewhere in the mid-1800's in France, but wasn't patented until 1931.  This method uses a... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2115895 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:09 +0100 2115895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2097967&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F509728219%2Fkitchen-essentials-cast-iron-skillet.php Sometimes the best tools in the kitchen are the least expensive and most practical.  One of my personal favorites is the cast iron skillet. I bought mine in college at a camping store for $9.99 and it has been a part of my kitchen ever since.  It is the most used piece of equipment in our kitchen, and also the most versatile.  I've made everything from steaks to eggs to... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2097967 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:00:07 +0100 2097967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943357&cid=t_113727_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=1939082&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fdiabetes-research-in-the-news-viewpoints-from-the-dri.html Are diabetes headlines in the mainstream media mostly a bunch of hype, or do they bring us real hope for the future?  The panel I moderated on this topic at the Diabetes Research Institute’s annual conference in New York City last week produced quite a lively discussion. I referenced all of your comments as well, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939082 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:53:45 +0100 1939082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939083&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fwhy-check-your-glucose-some-different-conclusions-from-dr-j.html * Special for Diabetes Awareness Month * My friend and co-author Dr. Richard Jackson of Joslin Diabetes Center often expresses frustration at the things his patients were never told about their diabetes.  Believe it or not, the reasons for checking your blood glucose are high on that list.  He has some great insights to share.  NOTE: [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939083 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:00:08 +0100 1939083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1914634&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Ffit-for-it.html In between the D-blogger meetup and all the other great sessions at the Diabetes Research Institute’s annual conference on Saturday, I popped into David Weingard’s session on Diabetes and Exercise. David and his wife run Fit4D, a New-York based “personalized diabetes coaching” service that recently announced a partnership with Bayer. “Fit4D coaches provide you with continuous [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1914634 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:41:22 +0100 1914634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905884&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fthe-three-ds-diabetes-denial-depression.html This is kind of the flipside of yesterday’s post, if you will.  As much as I enjoyed hearing the personal stories of so many women living with Type 1 diabetes, I was amazed — a bit shocked, even — to hear so many of these strong, beautiful ladies talk about denial and depression. A few of [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905884 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:00:29 +0100 1905884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901495&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fdining-on-strength.html Five years ago, when I was lying in a hospital bed all dehydrated and depleted, I never could have imagined how my life with diabetes would turn out.  Certainly I never imagined myself boarding a plane to San Diego, flying down for the day to stand up in front of a group of 50 women [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901495 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:00:25 +0100 1901495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876038&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fveta-vita-vegamin.html Every endo visit is an adventure, in my book.  Last week when I went in, proudly displaying my latest A1c result of 6.2 (!), the whole session turned out to be about my fiber intake and (nonexistent) vitamin regime.  Aaargh! Can’t a PWD rest on their laurels for just a day or two? First off, we [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876038 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:14:10 +0100 1876038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876039&cid=t_113727_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fpatients-people.html Why is it that some of life’s biggest “no-brainers” are often not obvious to the people they effect most? In this case I’m thinking of professionals in the healthcare industry, who talk about “patients” with a strange kind of distance, as if they themselves didn’t have health issues and need to see doctors sometimes [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876039 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:15:02 +0100 1876039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=554575&cid=t_113727_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1244 USBMIS is offering 15% off through April 24 for their title The Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook - a concise, quick-access reference containing essential information for critical care and progressive care settings. It was designed to provide busy clinicians with an easy-to-use resource and includes the items that clinicians are most likely to need at their fingertips. The new Essentials of Critical Care Nursing PDA application is now available for the Palm and Pocket PC platforms. The PDA edition contains all of the same trusted information as the original pocket handbook, plus exclusive USBMIS features for ease and convenience on your handheld device. (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=554575 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:57:37 +0100 554575