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AmyT on
October 10, 2008
Actually I don’t know the first thing about manipulating SEO. Sure wish I did. But I thought it would be fun to go Kerri’s route (and David’s) today and take a look at the top 10 ways people have found their way to DiabetesMine recently. According to my stats tracker, the most common search terms of late are:
Januvia (the smackdown!)
Abbott Navigator (it’s new)
numbed fingers and diabetes (you too?)
girlfriends true amazing stories…
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AmyT on
October 7, 2008
Slowly but surely, using the Internet for your health needs is becoming as mainstream as shopping on the web: no longer futuristic, but is it for everyone? And perhaps more importantly, are mainstream commercial health platforms from companies like Google and Microsoft really useful for people with specific chronic illnesses? I thought it would be interesting to hear their side of the story.
So please welcome today at DiabetesMine: Missy Krasner, Product Marketing Manager for…
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AmyT on
October 1, 2008
Christopher Thomas, 28, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just a year and a half ago. He lost his job, moved to New York City, and started partying hard. Too hard. His friends began calling him “the diabetic rockstar” (sing along here). You won’t believe what he’s done with that moniker since.
What started out as a personal MySpace page is now an upstart online community for rebel diabetics called — you guessed it! —…
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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 13, 2008
OK, you guys already know this stuff. But here I am with Dr. Steve Edelman and CWD founder Jeff Hitchcock talking up diabetes on the Internet. (Note: Don’t mind my left eyebrow, which looks extremely weird — what can you expect without pro hair & makeup support?)
btw, did anyone catch this week’s debut of the New York Times new online column “Doctor and Patient,” by Dr. Pauline W. Chen? Chen is a liver transplant and…
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