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AmyT on
December 11, 2008
There are a lot of things going on at the troubled Food and Drug Administration right now that could have a profound impact on the future of diabetes care, but most of us patients never hear about them. And that’s a damn shame. Because we stand at a crossroads.
You may or may not be aware that the Obama Administration is about to appoint a new FDA Commissioner. The politics and personal leanings of this…
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AmyT on
December 10, 2008
As many of you know, I’ve taken on Health Design as a platform of advocacy. And it happened almost by accident, when I had the inspiration to pen that Open Letter to Steve Jobs back in April of ’07. It was a tongue-in-cheek call-to-action for the gurus of consumer design to get together with the providers of medical devices and start making them smaller, slicker, more personalizable — in short, more like the iPod.
I’m happy…
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AmyT on
December 9, 2008
Congratulations, Diabetes Community, on sharing some awesome tips on how to stay physically active over the cold winter months when carbs are so painfully plentiful. This was of course last week’s contest question, to which we again received nearly 60 informative replies.
Overall, the wisdom of the community on this topic seems to focus on the following:
Try some mall walking; get a dog and enjoy the obligation to take it for walks; set an…
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AmyT on
December 8, 2008
You like games? Got diabetes? Then you are going to love this: A small Massachusetts-based startup company called Glymetrix has created an online game that aims to help you improve your diabetes management, but without all the boring and preachy “diabetes stuff.”
Seriously, the game is modeled after Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy and similar games you’ve probably played before or watched on TV. Only about 20% of the total content is diabetes-related. (Categories include Sports, Television,…
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AmyT on
December 5, 2008
Here it is: your weekly reminder about entering the Holiday Survival Sweepstakes. This week’s query has to do with exercise tips, as in how do you stay fit and active over the winter months? (see below)
Allow me to remind you that we’re encouraging fitness as best we can by offering two GRAND PRIZES from Fit4D.com: two Starter Memberships consisting of a full two months of complimentary personalized diabetes coaching customized to your goals and…
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