While most doctors still label patients as non-compliant, a few doctors are speaking out against this and this doctor-to-be says even doctor...
This is another of those blogs that I don't like to do, but in this case, I will. The request came from someone connected to Healthline...
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I have been blogging for almost five years and I just realized that I have not actually said thank you. Thank you to my readers! I include e...
I cannot call causes of dehydration surprising, probably because I learned a hard lesson early as a teenager and had several doctors give me...
If you don't believe that registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) are in the pocket of Big Food, you need to read this blog. The Acad...
Are you aware of low blood pressure and what the consequences can be? Many people are not and wonder why they feel dizzy and have falls. A...
Please, please check the medications with your pharmacist when adding a new prescription to your medications. Why? To prevent being hospit...
Some hospitals are taking cost containment to extremes, at least at the nurse levels. This involves the reuse or multiple use of insulin pe...
According to the Consumers International (CI) and the World Obesity Federation (WOF), this is where we are headed. The new rules proposed b...
Maybe, just maybe, some answers will get depression analysis on the right path and away from all the pills. This news article was an intere...
If you have diabetes and are among the elderly, be careful about the use of antidepressants. Yes, many of the elderly use antidepressants b...
As you know if you've been following this blog for a while, obesity risk has a strong genetic component . Genome-wide association studi...
I received two emails in the last week. Both were asking why I don't list more of the mistakes I make and why I push so hard to help ot...
As much as I advocate for insulin use,this study from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA) does explain some problems many diabe...
At least Dr. Malcolm Kendrick has humor and writes with it. The subject is serious and he takes it apart bit by bit and shows how we can be...
Excuse me for being blunt, but someone needs to be. When certified diabetes educators with other titles like registered dietitian, we need ...
This blog is written for people with diabetes, but applies to most diseases, illnesses and other maladies. Develop a chronic disease and le...
One of the members of our support group and another friend are both in the hospital this week. Our member, A.J. is recovering from an auto ...
Not everyone gets the advantage of a wake-up call and being told he/she has pre-diabetes. Too many doctors are not into pre-diabetes and wo...
Since writing this blog on April 1, I am seeing more discussion about the topic. I did receive 2 emails shortly after the blog was posted a...
Are you aware that about 15 percent of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are thin and normal; meaning their body mass index (BMI) is bet...
After having the intervention with James who was definitely in denial, I have been reading more about denial. The reactions of being diagno...
It seems that in light of today's fabricated studies, that in years gone by, studies were also fabricated by researchers to gain a reput...
When one of our support group members told me about his being cut loose by his doctor because of his age and A1c, I was going to vent and wr...
I feel this is a very important point needing emphasis for the many type 2 diabetics I know participating in diabetes web forums, social med...
I hope many of my readers have already read this post by David Mendosa. It is very timely and appropriate. I will not go further as David ...
The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) wants to play with words. Normally I associate COI as meaning conflict of interest wh...
Telemedicine is obtaining a chance to prove itself in the state of Mississippi. With the second highest rate of diabetes diagnosis behind W...
Most data from mobile health apps (mHealth apps) does not get into the hands of doctors. Even with the explosion of mHealth and fitness app...
I hadn't planned on revisiting this topic so soon, but a discovery made it almost mandatory. Apparently, there is a lot of disagreement...
This is an odd coincidence. During the middle of April, I received a call from someone saying they were from the Joslin Diabetes Center, ha...
This last weekend, on April 26, I was shopping for a few groceries and I met a person I knew had type 2 diabetes. I knew this person was ol...
I have to wonder what is happening that the anti-sodium people are pushing hard to promote what sodium looks like. I have been approached t...
