A Late Summer Harvest
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-late-summer-harvest.html
It's been a good year for gardening in Seattle, at least in my garden. Thanks to great new tools* and Steve Solomon's recipe for ho...
What You Don't Know Can Hurt – Even Kill You
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-you-don-know-can-hurt-even-kill-you.html
“Is it possible for a health care system to redesign its services to better educate patients to deal with their immediate health issues and ...
Will New Tool Really Help Dietitians?
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/09/will-new-tool-really-help-dietitians.html
When I read this, I could not believe that this was being said by a registered dietitian. I mean that she is right in what she says, but to...
Patients Not Seeing Progress in Meaningful-Use
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/09/patients-not-seeing-progress-in.html
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 23, 2012 released the final version of its second-generation criteria for ...
Diabetes Self-management Education – Part 2
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/08/diabetes-self-management-education-part.html
In part 1 of this blog, I discussed much of the importance of diabetes self-management education (DSME) and mentioned diabetes self-manageme...
Diabetes Self-management Education – Part 1
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/08/diabetes-self-management-education-part_29.html
Diabetes self-management education (DSME) can easily be used in place of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) to confuse the unknowing pu...
Does Calorie Restriction Extend Lifespan in Mammals?
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2012/08/does-calorie-restriction-extend.html
Until about two years ago, the story went something like this: calorie restriction extends lifespan in yeast, worms, flies, and rodents. Li...
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