By
AmyT on
September 10, 2010
Kerri’s list of diabetes moving fun got me thinking: I haven’t updated you all on the renovation scene and hotel life yet. So here’s my take.
You know you’re diabetic and moving out for a home remodel when:
Clearing out your bedroom for construction makes you realize you own more boxes full of medical wipes, test strip vials, expired prescription meds, insulin pump supplies, and various diabetic carry cases than anything else (with the exception…
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By
AmyT on
August 11, 2009
Sean Kelley is senior editor at Health.com, and author of the “Poked & Prodded” blog. He takes insulin and lives in hot weather and… well, I’ll let him tell you…
A Guest Post by Sean Kelley, PWD at Health.com
Every summer I go through the same dilemma: What to do with my diabetes gear (glucose meter and medications) when I’m playing golf? For those of you living in milder climates, this may not seem…
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Have you also long been in search of a pack you can strap on during exercise that will actually hold the essentials you need for your diabetes? Hold your stuff in place, I mean, without bouncing? It seems someone finally invented one, and I kid you not, there’s practically nothing to it — just a slip of expandable fabric in the middle.
The Spibelt (Small Personal Items belt) was invented by a woman named Kim…
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By
AmyT on
December 4, 2008
Now this is interesting: I just learned that a new campaign has been launched today called “Cure CVS” — critiquing the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chain for these offenses:
“CVS has repeatedly kept expired drugs on its shelves,
failed to protect sensitive patient data,
overcharged customers in a number of cities,
and stands by corporate policy that puts patient health at risk, which is simply unacceptable.
Numerous racial and income-based issues are also part of…
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