Guest Posts (alphabetically)

New Tricks for Tweaking Dosing Formulas for Your Insulin Pump

By AmyT on August 20, 2009

Kelly Close is the brillant mind behind Close Concerns, a consultancy dedicated to “the business of diabetes.” In addition to having type 1 diabetes for more than 20 years, she is also one of the thought leaders in the diabetes community. One of Close Concern’s main objectives is to go every ― and I mean every ― diabetes conference and report back on the latest findings. Today, Kelly shares some new nuggets she discovered at this…

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Thinking Hard About the Siblings of Diabetic Children

By AmyT on August 18, 2009

Karen Talmadge is executive VP, co-founder, and chief science officer of Kyphon, a company focusing on cures for spinal fractures, which was acquired by Medtronic in 2007. She’s also an entrepreneur and mother of a type 1 daughter, turned diabetes advocate.  See my interview with Karen from last year here.  We were deep into our conversation about the challenges of bringing up a child with diabetes when she mentioned, “don’t forget the siblings!”
“Oh, you…

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The “Bang for Your Buck” Principle in Diabetes Management

By AmyT on August 17, 2009

You have to love Dr. William Polonsky. He’s the author of Diabetes Burnout, and founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute in San Diego, CA. He’s also one of the smartest and most empathetic people you’d ever hope to meet. And he seems to “get” life with diabetes like no other non-diabetic ever has. Today, some insights from his treasure trove.

A Guest Post by Bill Polonsky, PhD, CDE
Managing diabetes effectively means you must do…

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Low Blood Sugar: One of My Biggest Fears as a Parent

By AmyT on August 14, 2009

I met John Crowley a couple of years ago when I started working with Alliance Health. He’s a sweet, down-to-earth, tech-savvy guy who made me realize — for the first time really realize — how much a child’s diabetes affects every aspect of the parents’ life, even long after that child is able to perform all the daily D-management tasks on their own.

A Guest Post by John Crowley, Caregiver Advocate, DiabeticConnect.com
Long before diabetes…

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Triathlon Season Arrived; Diabetes Never Left…

By AmyT on August 13, 2009

* Part 3 of a three-part guest series on Diabetes & Exercise*
Diagnosed with Type 1 nine years ago, David Weingard has committed himself to “navigating the challenges of this condition for my health and for the benefit of my family.” He’s a veteran of numerous running events and triathlons (including the infamous Ironman). He’s also committed to supporting the diabetes community by sharing what he’s learned — so much so that he dropped his…

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