In part 1 of this blog, I discussed much of the importance of diabetes self-management education (DSME) and mentioned diabetes self-manageme...
Diabetes self-management education (DSME) can easily be used in place of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) to confuse the unknowing pu...
Until about two years ago, the story went something like this: calorie restriction extends lifespan in yeast, worms, flies, and rodents. Li...
Now that you are ready to obtain copies of your medical records, make a list of each doctor, period that you were a patient of this doctor, ...
This is a topic I started in November2010, and you may review it here. Georgetown University maintains a list of states and the rights for ...
I am not sure what will happen or when. This is so frustrating and wearing on me. I have had a variety of experiences, but no conclusion o...
First, I take umbrage with the term fighter. Until a few years ago, I would probably have agreed with you or used the word manager. I now ...
After a one-year delay, my talk from the 2011 Ancestral Health Symposium is online with slides synched. The talk is titled " Obesity: ...
This is one of the more interesting discussions about managed care. Medical management is managed care and needs to be something everyone i...
Even nonprofit medical is stopped at the state line. Even if the doctors in that state will not treat these patients, they will also preven...
Where does this all stop? The more I read and research, the more I have to wonder when the medical community is going to change? Will it b...
What is this that has people going gaga and experts trying to get their names out in front to be part of a new commission? It seems a yet t...
This is a topic I have advocated for with patients since shortly after diagnosis. I am not sure why, but many people are pushing back and s...
I recently returned from AHS12 and a little side trip to visit family. The conference was hosted at Harvard University through the Harvard ...
If you think when you are in the hospital that the hospital is looking out for you, you are in the minority. Day after day, we see news of ...
Choline Overview Choline is similar to the B vitamins and is made in the liver. Choline is not strictly defined as a vitamin, but it is an ...
Selenium Overview Selenium deficiency for those of us living in the United States is generally rare. I suggest reading my blog on selenium ...
One of the nice things about being on several forums is seeing the success stories. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Not Olympic ...
Metabolic syndrome or syndrome X is often spoken about as part of diabetes. Many of the tests are the same and it is true that many of the ...
Iodine Overview Iodine is something I have been aware of since childhood. My mother always made sure she used iodized salt, both for cookin...
I owe thanks for this recipe to a great cook on the ADA forum who posts as Granny Red. She attributed her source as LowCarbLuxury.com. After...
Proactive you say? Yes, we as patients need to become more proactive in our care and learn about diabetes, diabetes medications, and the ca...
Under the present conditions, I would suggest reconsidering any appointment with a registered dietitian (with RD in the title). While I hav...
While not really a game plan at all, there are some features that this site may bring to peoples attention. Probably the only reason I foun...
After asking several certified diabetes educators (CDEs) whether they have training for sleep apnea, I have to ask why they are so secretive...
Until now, I admit I have gone along with the term prediabetes although I have not liked the term and have called for a change in terms. I...
The FDA recently approved a new drug called lorcaserin (brand name Belviq) for the treatment of obesity. Lorcaserin causes an average of 13...
Magnesium Overview Magnesium is an important mineral for everyone. The RDA varies for everyone depending on sex and age. Read about magnesi...
I have blogged about patients before, but I had not really researched the types of patients on the Internet. I approached my analysis from ...
By Dr. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, from a recent paper, "The Neurobiology of Food Intake in an Obesogenic Environment" ( 1 ). I came ac...
For this blog, I will start with the people that may have the least training. This is not to say that many do not have college degrees or h...
