"What a wonderful book! Diabetes can feel confusing and overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be — especially thanks to books like this."
— Dr. William Polonsky
author of Diabetes Burnout
I don’t know where it came from or how it happened, but I developed a nasty infection from my latest infusion site. Check this out:
At first I just thought it was another skin irritation due to my stupid allergic reaction to medical adhesives. But this one was swollen and sore, and even hurt when I [...]
If there is such a thing as a legendary diabetes educator, then Gary Scheiner is it. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with him at various diabetes events, and let me tell you, just sitting down to breakfast with this guy is an education.
A Guest Post by Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE
Having recently returned from [...]
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I noticed that Dr. Alan Rubin’s recent Guest Post here at The Mine stirred up some heated discussion over conflict of interest (COI) — an issue that seems to lurk behind every corner in the business of health and medicine.
When is it OK to be sponsored by pharma company? And when is it OK to trash [...]
Now this is interesting. Yesterday I received an update from the folks at Manhattan Research on the “Top Pharma Product Site 2008 list” from their latest ePharma Physician® study. To be clear, this study looks at the top product sites visited by doctors, not patients or consumers:
Top 10 Product Sites Visited by Physicians in 2008
Ranked [...]
“Mom, what’s the weirdest thing that ever happened to you?” (my 9-year-old on Saturday)
“Umm, getting diagnosed with diabetes, I guess… Yes, definitely the diabetes.”
“But you knew about them before, right?”
“Knew about who, honey?”
“The diabetes! And what they do and stuff…”
School started today. I sure hope they don’t change her too much.
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