health literacy

Hemoglobin A1C: The Action Figure!

By MikeH on March 20, 2013

Remember those fun educational toys from the past like Legos, Lincoln Logs and Speak & Spell, that not only were cool to play with but also taught us something?
Well soon enough, we PWDs may have one of our own: the new Hemoglobin A1C action figure!
Wait… a toy HbA1C?! Yep, you read that right. There could soon be a toy based on the three-month average test that those of us in the Diabetes Community…

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Understanding Your Medical Mind (And Your Doctor’s)

By AllisonN on October 24, 2011

We like to think we’re educated, empowered ePatients here at the ‘Mine, doing everything we can to stay healthy… But what if we don’t necessarily agree with a doctor’s recommendation?
As type 1 PWDs, Amy and I have both had to accept that we need insulin, but having diabetes has also left open the door to other possible meds, like a statin or an ACE inhibitor, which have clear pros and cons. In other words,…

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