Preventing an Insulin Overdose – Part 1

No, this is not just for those of us type 2's and all type 1's that inject insulin, but it certainly applies to us. This also appli...

Managing Diabetes When Pills Aren't Working

Sometimes, articles are published just when you need them. When wrote my blog on May 8, 2013, about helping a veteran get assistance and g...

Type 2 Diabetes Turmoil in Treatments

Yes, there is a lot of turmoil in the type 2 medications treatment arena because of poor science like this article. The headline of the art...

Are Non-Insulin Type 2's Over Medicated?

I ask this question because I feel that the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (A...

HbA1c Not Adequate to Assess Diabetes Care

Is the measure of HbA1c really inadequate in assessing diabetes care across specialties? According to this presentation at the American Dia...

Should We Be Concerned About Oral Diabetes Drugs?

Many people are concerned about the side effects of oral diabetes drugs. We have been hearing a lot about them recently and some of the dru...

Personal Observations

The last few weeks were somewhat of a blur for me. I was still upset that I could have caused the group to fracture in different directions...

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...

AAFP and Their Professional Website – Part 3

Part 3 of 3 parts Some information that can prevent problems is found in the supplies area of this part. It is good to have a few alcohol ...

Another Reason to Consider Insulin

Outside of one type 2 diabetes oral medication, I am happier than even to be on insulin and not oral medications. More of them are showing ...

Why Oral Medications First?

It is seldom that I think that the people making comments are more knowledgeable than the author of the blog, but this blog site seems to be...

Sulfonylureas May Increase Cardiovascular Events

Sulfonylureas seem to be coming under more scrutiny lately. This is apparently justified on several fronts because of changes that have ale...

Back to Diabetes Basics – Part 9

Oral Medications Without a medical degree and not taking oral medication for over eight years, I am not sure I will cover this as well as I ...

Aggressive Glucose Control May Not Stop Kidney Failure

What is it about adding oral medication on top of oral medication that romances researchers to believe this is the only way to treat type 2 ...

Metformin and PCOS: Taking the Plunge... with Googly Eyes

"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all....

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