As mentioned on Friday, Internet legend Craig Newmark was the featured speaker at last week’s Consumer Reports Health Blogging Summit in Yonkers, NY. Having lived and worked in the web-tech capital of the world for so many years, I couldn’t help being a little awed to meet “Mr. Craiglist” himself in person. And he didn’t disappoint.
Craig is the quintessential nerd, and he revels in it. He must have said the word “nerd” at least…
Some of you may know that I’ve been working closely with fellow advocate and blogger Allison Blass these days. We have a ton in common, and I love her perspective on life with the Big D. Today, you can join me in cheering for her new relationship! She also wanted to share how difficult it can be starting out with someone wholly unfamiliar with her illness…
A Guest Post by Allison Blass
Growing up with…
Due to my busy summer, I somehow missed the excitement about TRUE2go, the world’s smallest blood glucose meter, which was granted FDA clearance in August. Was there excitement? From the looks of it, there should have been.
As you can see, it’s about the size of an iPod Shuffle…
I haven’t seen one up close and personal yet, but according to the company, it’s about the size of a quarter! “Small enough to fit in…
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The New Year has begun and you’re just brimming with hope and anticipation at a brand new YOU! Correct? But making those lasting changes can be very difficult when you’re striking out on your own and before you can say “Martin Luther King Jr. Day” you’re back to your old (not-always-so-desirable) habits… don’t I know it!
For just this reason, I have teamed up with an innovative company called Insulite Laboratories to bring you “NEW…
Diabetes and heart risk. My goodness do we hear a lot about that. And for good reason: people with diabetes are 2-4 times more likely to develop atherosclerosis (hardening of the blood vessels) and five times more likely to have a stroke than people without diabetes, according to the ADA. Yipes! And then there’s the uproar of late about diabetes drugs that possibly increase the risk of heart attack (although the evidence on Avandia apparently…
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