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AmyT on
January 16, 2009
A health care plan that is welcoming to diabetics and also affordable has long been on our wish list. So you might say the PWDs of this country are getting a late Christmas present here with UnitedHealthcare’s announcement of the first-ever health plan designed specifically for diabetics and pre-diabetics — with built-in self-care incentives that will save us money.
Under this plan, there will be NO COST for wellness exams, prescription drugs, or office visits…
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AmyT on
January 15, 2009
Here it is: the final segment in the new “Learning with Liberty” video series I’ve hosted. Not surprisingly, this one is based on the book I co-authored with Dr. Richard Jackson of Joslin Diabetes Center, all about how to get a handle on your overall health with diabetes by monitoring and understanding five key medical tests (I would list them, but I want you to watch the video – grin).
Speaking of grin, at some…
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AmyT on
January 14, 2009
At my endo appointment last week, the good woman reminded me that she hadn’t seen my “full-body” test results for a while: my most recent eye exam, mammogram and pap smear. This turned out to be a good reminder, as the former two were last done a full year ago and it was time to reschedule (sigh). What a pain! More appointment-making and driving around and time out of my schedule for unpleasant tests.
But…
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AmyT on
January 13, 2009
I’m baaaaacckk… And this video topic is a big one for me. I’ve written a whole lot about how much it irks me that so many patients get sent home with glucose meters and told to take a bunch of tests and record the numbers, without ever being told what to do with that information: How can it be useful for your health? So here’s a brief video explanation in our 4th in the new…
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AmyT on
January 12, 2009
As many of you know, I recently spoke with Rebecca Killion, one of a small group of people who works with the FDA as a Patient Representative, about the diabetes community’s current petition to the FDA. Rebecca has Type 1 diabetes herself, is a mother of two, and runs a professional development program at a law firm in Washington, DC.
I was fascinated by the fact that Rebecca has the “inside view” of workings at…
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