Junk science and studies are big business and the number of fabricated studies is growing by the day. What drives this big business? Money ...
In the last three weeks I have received over five emails asking why I am not writing about testing more often and one was rather insisting t...
Two human studies, published in 1995 and 2000, tested the effect of carbohydrate vs. fat overfeeding on body fat gain in humans. What did t...
For those that have not read my blog and the link from yesterday, here is another link that lists many of the diabetes bad habits I have cov...
I don't think it matters whether you have diabetes or not, there are some habits that apply to both situations and you need to face up t...
I have blogged about alternate site blood glucose testing and that would be this blog. I admit I don't like to blog about this, as ther...
James was happy to see us on Thursday and had lots of questions. His concern was the reduced amount of carbohydrates. Allen explained that...
On April 22, Jill called Tim to see if he could bring Allen and me the next evening. Tim said he would check and get back to her. Jill sai...
This study conducted in Europe supposedly, is not news to me because I have sleep apnea. It just confirms what I am already aware of and ca...
It is with great reluctance that I am doing this blog. I have been attempting contact with the Academy of Certified Diabetes Educators and ...
Over a decade ago I learned this advice from a wise lady named Jennifer: Test, Test, Test . These days I endeavour to pay it forward by pass...
You just can't make some doctors happy. Even though the doctor was smiling when he said I was a drug addict, I still took offense to th...
Normally I will not promote studies, but this is one that may deserve your consideration if your are taking metformin and should consider ad...
Continued from yesterday's blog I admit I don't have much faith in doctors and many patients being able to improve communications un...
This blog by Nancy Finn is a topic favorite and can really get me wound up. Communication is a term that many dismiss as unimportant in tod...
Many patients allow others to be in charge of their patient safety when in their own home, when at the doctor's office, and especially w...
This blog by Nancy Klobassa Davidson, R.N. on April 4, 2014 represents a blog by a large medical organization (the Mayo Clinic) that identif...
On Monday, April 14, Tim called to say that Dr. Tom wanted three of us to meet with the newest member and his wife. This would be Tim, Alle...
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Things are warming up here in Seattle and the flowers are blooming. I just planted my first crops of the year-- potatoes and strawberries. ...
Continued from the previous blog. Then the speaker turned to Tim and asked him to put up the list of complications. Once they were up, the ...
In the few weeks leading up to the meeting April 12, Tim received emails from several unable to attend March's meeting and Tim made sure...
This blog from the Center for Advancing Health (CFAH) is written by a person that attended the Diabetes + Innovation 2013 conference. I fou...
Yes, they do! Many are not as social as many of the younger generations, but many of the elderly do use the internet. Granted the numbers a...
In the last post, a reader commented that the correlation would be more convincing if I graphed calories vs. average BMI rather than the pre...
I've had type 2 diabetes for nearly 4 ½ years. Though not a very long period of time, it's still been very challenging... I've l...
Are you a fan of mobile apps? Do you feel the need to have the latest gadget? Admittedly, I do not and I will try to bring some points out...
When a doctor tells you that you are the patient and let him do the diagnosing, what do you say when he ignores a symptom that won't go ...
Between 1960 and 2008, the prevalence of obesity in US adults increased from 13 to 34 percent, and the prevalence of extreme obesity increas...
As a person with type 2 diabetes, I have always questioned this. This is the second blog I have read about this and I cannot find the first...
It is true that many people are receiving too much medical care. However, many people with chronic diseases/illnesses receive far too littl...
This blog has to have been written by someone with at least a registered dietitian nutritionist title. This also means that Joslin supports ...
I ask this question because I feel that the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (A...
This common bias often means that patients are ignored and families of patients lose, often meaning the lives of loved ones. Sources on the...
On Monday, March 31, A.J. called and asked if he could come over as he had several things he wanted to discuss. I told him to come on and I...
The next day, I arrived just after my friend's wife had pulled into the driveway. She was starting to unload the groceries and I helped...
Is excess weight hazardous to health, or can it actually be protective? This question has provoked intense debate in the academic community...
I am surprised that I have been asked to do this blog. Two of our support group, Barry and Jack had an unusual meeting with a certified dia...
Warning -- Satire -- April Fool's Post I'm happy to announce that I've accepted a Product Research and Development position with...
