Finding the Best Doctor-Patient Fit

This is a topic I have been avoiding and I thought I would not do this. However, with the activities of the last few weeks, I decided I sho...

Insurance Co-pay Elimination Equals Adherence?

Improving care coordination is a cornerstone of health reform. That's why this is a watershed paper. This is a claim by the Editor-in-C...

Are People Really Self-Tracking?

Even this topic brings out a lot of disagreement. Some think it should be more, others don't think it is growing fast enough, and other...

Deadly Physical Examination Requirements (PER)

When I wrote this blog back in July 2012, I thought I would never see it again. Then on March 12, it reappeared in two places, here, and he...

Current Format for Our Group

After our meeting where we added new members, Tim's email created some concern and several emails among the six of us. Finally, we agre...

The Moldy Cupcake Awards: Artificial Sweetener Alarmist Crap, by WHO-TV Channel 13

Copyright © 2010 Julie Kin g  / Gleeful Things. All Rights Reserved. Welcome to another edition of the Moldy Cupcake Awards. The award we gi...

Doctors That Are Unable to Communicate

Ouch, double ouch! When doctors and others openly criticize others is a public arena, it often is not pretty. And one mistake does not ano...

What Patients Desire From Mobile Apps

This is a great blog on mobile apps. Please read it at your leisure. There are some additional cautions I would add to what the author says...

Does Your Family Resent Your Diabetes?

Do you really know what the members of your family think about your diabetes? I certainly don't know. Yes, I know what my wife thinks,...

This Blog Is Again Active

I had not intended to do this, but I have so many topics that are not about diabetes per se but can often be linked. My interests are being...

Changing the Group Format

In the last blog on diabetes symptoms to never ignore, Elaine and Jessie had asked Tim and me to stay after. I suggested to Tim that it was...

Diabetes Symptoms to Never Ignore – Part 2

Part 2 of 2 parts We were having a meeting that was full of news and information. Everyone seemed to be participating or getting informatio...

Diabetes Symptoms to Never Ignore – Part 1

Part 1 of 2 parts Warning – are you aware of problems you could have with diabetes? Many people think they know, but from the information p...

Diabetes and Depression – CDE Style

At last, a certified diabetes educator that is willing to talk about depression. Although I am not sure I completely agree with everything ...

Doctors Do Not Want Patients to See EHR

In today's medical practice, one would think that patients should have access to their medical health records (EHRs). On the contrary s...

Staying Safe in a Hospital

Dr. Leana Wen has some excellent points, but on a few of them, I have some severe reservations. Some of them are exactly what she states an...

Meeting about Hospice

Allen asked to address the group before handing it over to our speakers. Allen wanted to thank Tim and others for setting the wheels in act...

My Pyramid Still Promoted by USDA

Starting on April 11, 2013, I have been hearing several radio messages daily promoting my pyramid dot gov. To see if I was hearing right, I ...

The Seasons of Diabetes

I wrote this post last fall -- and left it to 'simmer' under my drafts, until I felt I could more fully, and more maturely, develop ...

Is Hospice for You?

In discussing end of life issues (not a popular topic for most people), we do need to be aware of what is available. This became a topic in...

Who Owns Your Medical App?

I don't mean you, even if you are the one physically in possession of the app. I am talking about the one that owns the rights to the a...

BG Testing – Use First or Second Drop?

Have you heard about this before? I admit I had not and I wondered what the significance could be. There is more significance than thought...

Medicare's Obesity Program Has Problems!

I certainly hope that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) obesity program is productive for some people somewhere. I had b...

Why Won't Some Doctors Prescribe Insulin?

This is one email I have suspected I would receive sometime, but the seriousness of this person's plight really puzzled me. She has bee...

The Neurobiology of the Obesity Epidemic

I recently read an interesting review paper by Dr. Edmund T. Rolls titled "Taste, olfactory and food texture reward processing in the b...

George's Story

Here is another inspirational story from a cyber-friend who posted this on the ADA forum recently. I asked his permi ssion to post it here b...

Our Meeting about the AACE Algorithm

The PDF is currently available here. Note:  If you have not downloaded the algorithm from the AACE site, you may not be able to now.  In try...

Oh, Say Can You See Healthy Vision Month

Things relating to diabetes are really being promoted during May. Why more was not done to promote for April is disappointing since it was ...

Orthorexia – The New Eating Disorder

This was a new one unfamiliar to me. In listening to my favorite radio show last Thursday, they were talking about this and I had to listen ...

Medicare Enforcing Healthcare Rationing

Yes, a very drastic statement, but this is what you need to bring attention to the recent actions of Medicare. Two articles recently are hi...

Type 2 Diabetes and the Shame Game

Some time ago I repeated on this blog three guest posts originally published on dLif e: The Diabetes Diet Wars Miracles and Wonders Turni...

Is Your Doctor Listening to You – Part 2

Part 2 of 2 Parts In this part I will cover a blog from Dr. Rob Lamberts. I have followed his blog regularly for several years and enjoy hi...

Speaking at AHS13

The 2013 Ancestral Health Symposium will be held in Atlanta, GA, August 14-17.  Last year was a great conference, and I look forward to more...

Is Your Doctor Listening to You – Part 1

Part 1 of 2 Parts How doctors blog does say a lot about them. Some are very caring and understanding, while others are brisk and matter-of-...

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