By
WilD on
January 17, 2013
In the January edition of the American Diabetes Association’s flagship professional journal Diabetes Care, the association has issued a document that lays out its wide-ranging official recommendations for diabetes care in the U.S.
This is the ADA’s annual update of their Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, and the 56-page document deals with everything from classifying the various flavors of diabetes to the use of a 128-Hz tuning fork in foot exams. But unlike past…
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By
WilD on
December 12, 2012
We got word earlier this year that the American Diabetes Association was trying out a new training program dubbed a “patient simulator,” where docs can practice on not-so-real people with diabetes (PWDs), trying out everything from assessing conditions to ordering lab tests and meds. And they get graded on their decision-making!
Medical simulation is actually quite the trend, with a company called SciMed even launching a “virtual diabetes institute” last year.
Having some actual expertise…
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If you’re anything like me, you may need at least two hands to count the number of healthcare professionals you work with: general practitioner, endocrinologist, diabetes educator, nutritionist, psychologist, ophthalmologist, optometrist, gynecologist… Whew! I can barely keep up with them all and you can bet they don’t keep up with each other.
This lack of structured communication is one of the issues the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) hopes to address. We’ve written about this disruptive…
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By
MikeH on
June 29, 2012
I’ve been putting off my visit to the endo’s office.
Not only because I don’t see the need to make any changes, but because I’ve been slacking off about keeping in touch with her and communicating about where I am in my diabetes management.
Really, I don’t see the need to go spend time (or co-pay) at a visit where I’m going to hear the scripted questions of “Why are you so high?” and “What’s…
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Need help navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! That would be our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil tackles two questions about insulin pumping, one about being “forced” into pumping and one on whether pumpers can disconnect and keep your blood sugars in range with only exercise.
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Brad, type 1 from Connecticut, writes: Last year I got…
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