I don’t know where it came from or how it happened, but I developed a nasty infection from my latest infusion site. Check this out:
At first I just thought it was another skin irritation due to my stupid allergic reaction to medical adhesives. But this one was swollen and sore, and even hurt when I walked.
Having some experience with bacterial infections that can turn venomous, my hubby insisted that I go see a…
Now this is interesting. Yesterday I received an update from the folks at Manhattan Research on the “Top Pharma Product Site 2008 list” from their latest ePharma Physician® study. To be clear, this study looks at the top product sites visited by doctors, not patients or consumers:
Top 10 Product Sites Visited by Physicians in 2008
Ranked by Number of U.S. Primary Care Physician Visitors
1. Januvia
2. Actos
3. Chantix
4. Gardasil
5. Actonel
6.…
I noticed a lot of chatter of late on diabetes forum sites about Symlin use. Some are still on the fence about trying this synthetic form of the human hormone Amylin, normally made by the beta cells, which helps level out post-meal glucose peaks. Others are just grateful that it’s now available in a convenient injection pen.
In early June, Amylin reported results of a study using Symlin with 112 patients with Type 2 diabetes,…
I’ve always been squeamish about trying alternate sites for my insulin pump. When Tiffany wrote about using her breasts back in 2005, I kind of shut down on the whole notion. Eeeeww! Just give me the belly and arms, thank you very much.
But now that I’m having issues with both skin irritation and lipodystrophy (overused infusion sites), I’m starting to eye the rest of my body for acceptable places to poke.
Insulet, the makers…
Talk about adding insult to injury! It was bad enough when my Type 1 diabetes ushered in a new era of being allergic to wheat. But now I’ve received some equally upsetting news: it seems I am also allergic to medical adhesives. Would you believe…?
“You’re the only one in the family who needs medical adhesives, and now you’re allergic to them. Isn’t that ironic or something?” my 11-year-old blurted out on the way home…