By
MikeH on
November 7, 2012
We’ve seen the sensational headlines over and over: “no more needles for diabetics!”
Maybe soon we’ll be inhaling insulin through our noses. Or rolling it on like a stick of deodorant. Or lapping it up in the form of a wafer on our tongues.
Maybe we’ll be getting non-stop blood sugar readings just by shining a beam of light onto our skin…
Look out! Here come glucose-sensoring tattoos and saliva measurements that promise pain-free BG…
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As we know, diabetes doesn’t just affect the person with diabetes — it affects the whole family. So we’re back with another edition of our Partner Follies series, a place where the partners of PWDs can share what it’s like for them to live with and love someone with diabetes.
Today, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Jackie Farrell, the wonderful and sweet wife of Bernard Farrell, long-time DOC blogger and one of our DiabetesMine Design…
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By
AmyT on
April 25, 2011
If you’re at all interested in diabetes technology and patient advocacy, you should get to know Bernard Farrell. He’s a software architect, patient advocate, diabetes technology blogger and father of six (!) In his “spare time” he’s agreed to act as one of our expert judges in this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge, the $25,000 innovation contest open for submissions until this Friday, April 29 — coming up fast!
Bernard has had type 1 diabetes himself…
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By
AmyT on
April 22, 2009
A few weeks ago, our community was shocked to learn that one of the most respected D-bloggers, Scott Johnson, was let go from his company. Although losing a job for anyone in this economy is a hard blow, it is especially worrisome for those of us with a serious, chronic medical condition like diabetes — which requires expensive constant monitoring, daily medications and regular visits with the doctor.
So how are Scott and others effected…
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