All About Diabetes and Health
The month of December is unusual because there are no monthly events. Apparently the Christmas and New Year holidays preclude organizations...
Are you over the age of 50 years? Have you had colorectal cancer screening? Do you have a history of colorectal cancer in your family? If...
This week's lucky "winner"... Oreo cookies!!! Read more »
Technology is wonderful, great, and holds many promises. Getting there will be the challenge and making it all work together still has to b...
Happy Holidays, to you and yours! As my turkey slowly cooks in the oven, I've decided to take a moment to write a little bit. I've h...
Yes, we normally give thanks on Thanksgiving Day. However, do we really think about diabetes as something to give thanks for? I have heard...
Mushroom Soup This is based on about 250gm or 8oz mushrooms. It's hard to be precise on the quantity, because I usually make soup when ...
This is an idea that should be adopted by every family. Many families do not wish family history to be passed to their children and refuse ...
Rather than wait until close to the holidays, I think before Thanksgiving is about right. Many of us have a hard time giving gifts to peopl...
Many people are telling us how to minimize the stress of the holiday season. Some pointers are excellent, some are okay, and others almost ...
Move over American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), pharmacies may soon be taking over your jobs. At least one retail pharmacy cha...
As we continue to explore the foods our ancestors relied on during our evolutionary history, and what foods work best for us today, we come ...
I have held this, as I was not sure I even wanted to show what could happen when things go badly. At the urging of Tim and a few others I a...
This hospital official actually seems to be bragging about the actions of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). He says that ...
This is not an easy thing to assess, but many patients do not attempt to learn or become knowledgeable about why they see the doctor. This ...
As in the United States, diabetes education is lacking around the world. Who is responsible for the lack of diabetes education? The medica...
When it comes to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), I wonder why it is doctors will not accept information and sometimes even pat...
With the progressively falling cost of miniaturized wearable gyroscopes, accelerometers, and other physiologic sensors, as well as inexpensi...
My answer would be an emphatic no. Most doctors do not want to operate in total transparency. Most doctors have too much baggage with ties ...
This is another point against doctors. Most doctors are unwilling to admit they are in error, treat the patient as a non-adherent person, an...
This is alarming in many ways and gives me reason to continue to see some of the elderly that I do. Some of the people I see on a regular b...
This blog has me thinking about diabetes advocacy. While most people in the diabetes online community are blogging the entire year, diabete...
One of the questions I have needed to research the last few weeks arrived in the month of August and asked why each vial of test strips had ...
Occasionally I come across inspirational stories on forums. I like these stories because I am sure they help new people believe that the li...
