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AmyT on
September 18, 2008
If you don’t know about Kelly Close and her work in the diabetes industry, you’re definitely missing out. She’s a Type 1 herself, a former Wall St. analyst, smart as a whip, and just about the sweetest person you could ever hope to admire.
A Guest Post by Kelly Close, diabetes industry consultant
We recall our grandparents talking about their first experience watching “moving pictures” — for that generation, a revolutionary development from still photographs.…
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AmyT on
September 18, 2008
If you don’t know about Kelly Close and her work in the diabetes industry, you’re definitely missing out. She’s a Type 1 herself, a former Wall St. analyst, smart as a whip, and just about the sweetest person you could ever hope to admire.
A Guest Post by Kelly Close, diabetes industry consultant
We recall our grandparents talking about their first experience watching “moving pictures” — for that generation, a revolutionary development from still photographs.…
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AmyT on
September 17, 2008
I know a lot of you diabetics out there are not into logging your numbers. It’s a pain. And how much does it really help your glucose management, anyway? Well, there’s a guy up in Portland who thinks that logging is not only pretty essential, but it ought to be a community affair, involving not only your health care providers, but also family members, friends, school staff, etc., as desired.
His name is Adam Greene,…
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AmyT on
September 16, 2008
Dr. Rubin, a renowned endocrinologist and author based in San Francisco, CA, has some strong opinions about the lack of ethics within drug companies, as evidenced by his last guest post here on conflict of interest. Today, in Part 2, he offers some tips on protecting yourself from exploitation.
A Guest Post by Alan L. Rubin, M. D.
In the first of two articles, I wrote about my increasing discouragement with the drug industry, particularly…
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AmyT on
September 15, 2008
It’s just two months off now, so brace yourselves for November, Folks: National Diabetes Awareness Month is going to be bigger than ever this year.
Once again, November 14 will be World Diabetes Day, which will be marked by the International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) Blue Monument Challenge. That is, public monuments around the globe will be lit up in diabetes-awareness blue for the day. See the amazing photos from last year of over 300 monuments,…
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