Archive for April, 2008

The 2nd Annual DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge

A very big announcement today, my Friends. Welcome to the kickoff of the …
2nd Annual DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge
* a competition designed to foster innovation in diabetes design and encourage creative new tools that will improve life with diabetes *
Two of the most enticing design concepts will win a package of prizes to help [...]

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April 30th, 2008 | Categories: Diabetes Product Parade | Comments: (48)

Gentle Pelikan: My Finger Health Challenge Results

OK, so the month of April is coming to a close and it’s time for a close inspection of my so-oft-tested fingertips. If you’ll recall, I began evaluating the ground-breaking new Pelikan Sun electronic lancing device on April 1 and promised to make a month of it.
Let’s start where all good reviews should begin, by [...]

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April 29th, 2008 | Categories: Diabetes Product Parade | Comments: (6)

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More Diabetic Moms-to-Be Than Ever

Now here’s a study near and dear to my heart: just this morning, Kaiser Permanente released results of the largest study ever to examine trends in diabetes and pregnancy. They looked at both pre-pregnancy Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, as well as gestational diabetes (GDM) in thousands of women who gave birth in [...]

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April 28th, 2008 | Categories: D-News Examined | Comments: (13)

Health Care Idea-O-Matic

American Public Media, the people who bring us public radio programs, are very smart. They not only have some very cool ideas, but they also know how to implement them. The latest is something called the Health Care Idea Generator, an “online activity that allows the public to share ideas and solutions [...]

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April 25th, 2008 | Categories: D-News Examined, Health 2.0 | Comments: (4)

Life Without Email? Wassup, Doc?

So a diabetic walks into an endo’s office and says, “Hey Doc, can I get your email address in case I have any follow-up questions?” And the doctor replies, “Sorry, we do medicine, not email.”
I made that up myself. No, really… I did.
But don’t laugh too hard. There is actual proof now [...]

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April 25th, 2008 | Categories: Diabetes Essentials, Health 2.0 | Comments: (23)


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