What woman with diabetes can’t relate to this?!
Thanks to funny gal, CDE, and interim D-artist Theresa Garnero for this one!
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We’ve got a roster of talented D-folks regularly joining us here at the ‘Mine, but we’re still looking for folks from the community who’d like to be included in our monthly DOC Cartoonist Spotlight.
If you’re an artist with a funny bone for D-art, we’d love to hear…
If you’re an Apidra user, listen up!
Sanofi Aventis has announced that due to a technical malfunction at their plant in Frankfurt, Germany, production on all Apidra SoloSTAR insulin pens has come to a screeching halt. Sanofi has made it clear that this is an issue with the manufacturing of the pens themselves, not the insulin. Apidra insulin itself is running strong, and patients won’t have issues with previously manufactured insulin pens or any vials…
With diabetes, you know, you’ve got to always be prepared… Oy, how appropriate on this very day, September 11! Ouch…
(Also, say hello to one of our new regular illustrators here at the ‘Mine, certified diabetes educator and all-around talented gal Theresa Garnero)
Learn more about Theresa at her site, here.
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In addition to several new “regulars,” we’re still look for folks who’d like to submit their stuff from around…
With all the medical gear we PWDs have to carry around, it can be difficult to find the perfect bag to comfortably tote around all this stuff. (See Wil’s rant on the man-purse for PWDs, for example.) At the AADE expo last week, we saw a few new options worth mentioning. All of these companies are also started by entrepreneurs — and we do love supporting small D-businesses here at the ‘Mine!
First up is…
As we noted last week, one particularly fun thing about about attending the AADE’s Annual Meeting is the plethora of consumer and patient-facing products on display. This year, we saw three interesting things aimed at alleviating the pain of shots and finger pricks — a very minor concern for doctors, probably, but potentially HUGE for those of us who hate needles (which I’m assuming includes all of us!)
Meet Buzzy4Shots
This thing caught our attention…