By
AmyT on
February 13, 2009
These are my daughter’s new high-tops:
And this is my new iPhone 3G cover:
Ironically, they cost about the same amount of money. And clearly, it was my 11-year-old who insisted that I get the MONKEY*PHONE.
What does any of this have to do with diabetes? Nothing, other than: it looks like a theme is developing here —
I’m gonna smile ’cause I deserve to (thank you, Fiona)
The MONKEY*PHONE makes me smile every time…
Read more »
By
AmyT on
February 11, 2009
I had planned to write about something entirely different today. But then I got the scariest phone call of my life on Monday, and was up all night obsessing about the ramifications.
It was the Breast Center. They wanted me to come back in for “additional imaging.” Which means they saw something on my recent mammogram, right?
“We have no conclusive evidence of anything. We just need to take some additional pictures at this point.”…
Read more »
By
AmyT on
February 9, 2009
I don’t know if all you fellow patients realize this, but the big companies that make the medicines and devices we rely on (those giant Pharmas that we love to hate) are struggling something fierce to come to terms with Social Media. By that I mean they see the world of blogs, social networks, YouTube and wikis exploding all around them and they’re not quite sure what to do about it.
But with the Obama…
Read more »
By
AmyT on
February 6, 2009
This is one of the weirder products I’ve received to review: a bathroom scale with built-in mirrors so you can examine your diabetic feet even as you get the latest update on your diet progress. Ugh. Initially, that combo didn’t sound too good. But then I took a closer look at the Insight and was rather intrigued.
Coming out of the packaging, the new Insight® Foot Care Scale is about as sleek and attractive as…
Read more »