One of the 64-million-dollar questions in the diabetes world is why more of us don’t do a better job tracking our blood sugars.
I know that’s been a key question in my 28 years of living with type 1.
Fitting with the behavioral change theme of this year’s ADA Scientific Sessions, and how doctors can motivate us to “do better,” a breakfast session explored the issue of BG logging and why it’s such a challenge…
So, there was a lot of conference coverage and interesting diabetes discussion coming out of the recent ADA Scientific Sessions. We enjoyed being able to mix with the experts on D-research and treatment. But those of us living with diabetes have our own perspective, of course. Not least was observing some striking ironies that materialized in many corners of the convention center and downtown Philly. For example:
Despite her supposedly acting as the face of…
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Too many medical professionals are disconnected from us people with diabetes (PWDs) and they’re missing the point on how to help us manage our diabetes. Yet, they are passionate and so want to reach us.
That’s my main takeaway from the American Diabetes Association’s 72nd Scientific Sessions, as a newbie attending this mass diabetes conference for the very first time.
Rookie observations are what you’ll find here, now that I’ve had a chance to stop…
This is a good news + good news + bad news scenario, Folks. From announcements made at the ADA Conference in Philly, we’ve learned that long-term insulin use is shown to be safe – even Lantus use does not cause cancer risk! – but on the whole, type 1 diabetics in America aren’t faring so well, health-wise.
A huge and unprecedented study by the name of ORIGIN (Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention) is the…
Although many attendees were heard grumbling that “nothing groundbreaking” came out of the annual ADA Conference this weekend, I spent most of my time there darting around the Expo for one-on-one meetings with company execs, and came home with a notebook full of juicy updates on what all the “players” are up to.
(Don’t miss the Dexcom and Insulet updates! Spoiler alert: new & improved versions are being actively evaluated by FDA now)
Starting with…