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AmyT on
March 25, 2009
For the this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge, we are fortunate to have a judging panel that includes some highly influential individuals in healthcare and diabetes treatment. So who are these people? And what prompted them to get involved with a diabetes design contest? I’d like to take the opportunity to introduce these folks in a series of (hopefully enlightening) interviews, that will (also hopefully) foster further creativity and motivate some of you to jump in…
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AmyT on
March 24, 2009
Just a note to let you all know that my group was automatically dismissed from Jury Duty today, so I am officially off the hook. I can hardly believe it. Let’s hear a communal sigh of relief everyone, please. Why, thank you! And thank you for all your great insights and suggestions as well.
And now I have a moment to flag the fact that today is a special kind of diabetes awareness day,…
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AmyT on
March 23, 2009
I’m supposed to report for jury duty tomorrow morning, and I am not happy about it. Not to be unpatriotic, but the truth is, this could be a major interruption of my work and family life — and I’m a bit worried about the diabetes side of things as well.
The letter I received from the California Superior Court states that “about 80% of prospective jurors serve just one day.” But the odds are against…
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AmyT on
March 20, 2009
I can’t believe I’ve lived with diabetes for five years now and never knew the term for my ultimate goal: euglycemia. That’s a fancy science word for “normal blood sugar levels.” Since I’ve discovered this term, I’ve become just a tad obsessed. Did you know Google spits out 52,900 hits for it? Of course I mainly wanted to know how exactly how “normal blood sugar” is defined. According to the JDRF Kids site, it’s “blood…
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