No worries — despite the “moving” image below, the blog isn’t going anywhere. It’s just that my family and I have been moving out of the hotel (!) and into our newly remodeled home this week. Very exciting! And far more work than I’d ever expected…
Don’t you just hate having to sift through all your worldly possessions? No matter how much you filter, there are always: 1) several important things you cannot find, 2)…
I can’t believe another whole year has passed. I’m beginning to think our ‘multi-tasking lives’ have caused some kind of accelerating time warp. Anyway, it’s that time again to reflect on what marked the year in the Diabetes World, and in particular here at the ‘Mine, where I feel like I muddle through the year side-by-side with all of you.
2010 saw the continued explosion of social media, while the FDA seemed to stumble over…
While blogs are hugely popular for sharing our day-to-day trials of living with diabetes, there’s also been a new crop of self-published books about the Big D making their way online in virtual stores, including Amazon. A recent title is Tales in the Insulin Vial, by Steve Beriault, a 58-year-old type 1 living in Canada.
Steve’s book is more of a collection of stories than a straightforward memoir. Some of those stories capture a true…
Dr. Josh Makower is Co-founder of Stanford’s Biodesign Innovation Program, and a Consulting Associate Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University Medical School. He’s also Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ExploraMed, a medical device incubator. And he’s a Venture Partner with New Enterprise Associates, where he supports the investing activity in new medical devices.
In short, Dr. Makower is a world authority on med-tech innovation. I bumped into him while beginning preparations for the…
Preface: When I saw my endo last week, she praised me on my latest A1c level (6.2, Baby!), but said that my standard deviation score was “unacceptable.” Yikes! What does this mean for my health going forward? …
You’ve all heard of standard deviation, correct? It’s that mathematical measurement that became popular a few years ago as a “back up” for showing how well a diabetes patient was doing with their glucose control.
Sure, you…