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 'hypo'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442477&cid=t_106396_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Ftrip-down-to-retro-ville-and-mtms-new.html I often start reading books only never to finish them. If a book fails to capture my attention soon after I begin it, then I find it tough to read through the end, no matter how highly-recommended the book or author might be. It may be a style of writing issue, or maybe the subject just isn't that compelling, but during my recent move, I discarded many books (stacks of them) which I'd started but never finished and vowed not to do that again. Sure, I could go to the library, but often new books have waiting lists before they're available, and then when the book is available, you get a limited, 2-week time frame to finish it. I don't want that kind of pressure; I read for pleasure these days, and I'll be damned if I'm going to be forced to finish it by a specific deadline as I was in High S... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442477 Thu, 21 May 2009 20:15:00 +0100 2442477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=806940&cid=t_106396_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F18%2Ftwo-year-olds-cell-phone-skills-save-dad%2F Filed under: Type 1, Daily News, PersonalitiesIsn't it amazing that even toddlers can operate computers and cell phones these days? Alex Merriam lives in Pleasanton, Texas. Alex is only two-years-old, but he helped save his dad's life recently. His father, William Merriam, has had type 1 diabetes since he was only four. Last Friday, William's blood sugar got dangerously low and and he fell unconscious in a chair. Alex was the only one in the house with him at the time.Alex's mom, D'anna, was worried when she kept trying to call her husband. No one answered. In the end, aware that a hypoglycemic episode could have hit William, she had her father try calling too. Eventually, Alex - all of two-years-old, mind you - got the ringing cell phone out of his dad's bag and answered it. He told his g... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=806940 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 806940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764200&cid=t_106396_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F28%2F82-years-with-diabetes-described-in-longevity-book%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Lifestyle, Drugs, Books, CareAround a year ago I posted the story of two elderly brothers, both of whom have had type 1 diabetes since childhood. It's amazing to read about these guys for two reasons: first, they've lived with diabetes for a reeeaally long time. Secondly, for most of that time, they did not have the medical knowledge or technology on which today's diabetics depend. (Okay, so when it comes to stuff like Avandia, you could argue that's a good thing!)Anyway, one of the brothers - Robert "Bob" Cleveland (87) - will be featured in a new book titled 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes by Sheri R. Colberg and Steven V. Edelman. The book is part of the Marlowe Diabetes Library series. It will be published in November and is availab... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764200 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 764200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760516&cid=t_106396_134_f&fid=35137&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiabetesupdate.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Ftype-2s-understanding-false-hypos.html Here's a piece of very important information that doctors rarely give people with Type 2 diabetes which can make a huge difference in the success you have controlling your blood sugar. If you are not injecting insulin or taking a sulfonylurea drug you do NOT have to worry about hypos!The word "hypo" is short for "hypoglycemia", which in tern is mangled medical-Greek for "low sugar". A true hypo is an emergency when it strikes someone who is injecting insulin or using a sulfonylurea drug because too much insulin, whether injected or provoked by a drug that overstimulates your beta cell, can make your blood sugar drop so low that your brain cannot function. But if you are not using insulin or insulin stimulating drugs, you are not at risk for dangerous hypos. Neither Metformin, Byetta, Januv... Diabetes Update blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760516 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:35:00 +0100 760516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=494252&cid=t_106396_134_f&fid=35139&url=http%3A%2F%2Fitsmylifepeople.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F12%2Fpotential-nightmare.html I was on the edge of sleep last night and I felt a little odd. When I checked my blood glucose it was a tad too low so I popped a hard candy into my mouth and....... the next thing I know I'm coughing, choking and spluttering. I must have fallen asleep while sucking on the sweetie.Luckily all was well, but it did make me think, if I died while treating a hypo this way would the authorities record it as a death caused by diabetic complications? (Source: It's My Life, People) It's My Life, People blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=494252 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:54:00 +0100 494252