Gracing the cover of this month’s Diabetes Forecast magazine: rocker Bret Michaels, lead singer of Poison. Actually, he and his ‘betes have been all over the media lately. Nice to know that even oversexed rock-stars living in the fast lane can really keep a handle on their BG control, ay?

Well OK, maybe not everything, but it was pretty inspiring interviewing the endo who led the research team for the landmark DCCT (Diabetes Control and Complications Trial)!

OMG, I usually don’t bother passing along every tidbit submitted to Google News syndication, but here are some very noteworthy headlines off the wire today:

Two Presidential Candidates Announce Plans to Cure Diabetes
Wired News
Senator Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut) and former Governor Bill Richardson (D-New Mexico) both indicated that they wanted to cure diabetes during Monday night’s debate. Bold proposals, but the debate format prevented them from detailing their paths toward this goal…

I neglected to tell you all that I’ve been outfitted with the new DexCom SEVEN wireless continuous glucose monitor. I’m on Day 4 today, and so far feeling rather ambiguous about the whole affair. Which is a little unfair, because this version definitely is better than the original. It’s just that I’m still a little disgruntled from my first experience. Allow me to explain:

My Inbox continues to overflow with questions about the tube-free OmniPod insulin delivery system, which I’ve had the privilege of using for the last 5 months. So I figured I’d be economical about it and compile the answers here for public consumption:

Amy’s OmniPod FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) — A Strictly Personal Viewpoint:

Don’t give me that “senior moment” crap: even my kids often forget why they walked into a room in the first place, or why they’re standing in front of an open refrigerator door. They also get little floride tablets every morning, and I’ll be damned if they can remember whether they actually took their pill or not most mornings. So for us busy grown-ups taking multiple meds per day — the kind you neither want to miss nor over-use — keeping track can truly be a nightmare. So guess what (again)? Some folks figured out there’s a hot a market niche for a tracking system that goes beyond those big plastic pill organizers mark with the “Mon-Fri” symbols.

So the weirdest thing happened late last week: the worst and most stubborn blood glucose SUS (Sudden Unexplained Surge) I’ve ever had, and for two whole days, I was just hopping mad. Felt like my head would explode.

Remember that little discussion about abandoning the established A1c for a new Average Glucose (AG) measurement? Well, guess what? This is pretty much the “dumbest idea ever floated” in diabetes, according to my favorite irreverent industry expert, David Kliff of Diabetic Investor.

Happy Monday!

Ugh, back in the office even though it’s summer. Life is so unfair. OK, so… skip the donuts today. Instead perhaps sink your teeth into a few carb-free goodies I have to share:

Most of us living with diabetes for more than a year or two have become pretty practical. Which is to say, skeptical. We’re not jumping up and down anymore every time we hear of some “revolutionary” new treatment that’s supposedly going to transform our lives. Because we know this transformation’s gonna be a loooong time coming.