First off, I apologize for the drop off in post frequency. One “side effect” of getting a three book contract from a major publisher , as exciting as it is, is that I have to write the two sequels to the first book I sold. That gives me less time to read and report on the diabetes news
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Studies Shed Light on Falsification and Bias in Medical Studies
New briefs this week: An Australian company that makes “cosmeceuticals” is developing an insulin gel patch in collaboration with the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School. A Japanese company that makes synthetic fabrics is developing an insulin nasal spray with Hoshi University in Tokyo.
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Insulin Gel Patch and Nasal Spray in the News (Bah, Humbug)
This is awesome. Healthcare Napkins All View more documents from Dan Roam . (found at: http://www.slideshare.net/danroam/healthcare-napkins-all)
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Healthcare Reform On a Napkin
As you know, I’m back from my annual summer vacation in Germany, and that means one thing — back to school for my kids! But it’s also back to school for thousands of children with diabetes. The process of getting a kid situated for school is a daunting task for any parent
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Back to School with Diabetes: Counting on the 504
I wrote a quick status update on Facebook, after receiving the Solo demo in the mail and then meeting with the local Animas rep for lunch to discuss pump options. My brain was buzzing with questions
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Choosing an Insulin Pump.
An investigative journalist has learned that the EPA has failed to pass on to the public the information that drinking water in four states and more than 40 municipal water systems contains levels of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide, that violate federal safety standards.
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Another Cause of Diabetes? Weed Killer in Many Water Supplies Damages Mitochondria and Produces IR
Ever feel like you’re chasing your tail? Running around and around and around until you fall down, exhausted? Like a dog? Like these are the dog days of diabetes falling smack-dab in the dog days of summer? Like my next Joslin appointment is coming up fast this week and I’m hopeful that I’ve hit stride? How would I illustrate that? I suppose a dog would make the most sense
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Dog Days of Diabetes.
We’re back up and running from our database problem.
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BattleDiabetes.com is Back up and Running
I’ve blogged about my dad’s amazing abilities with a pencil before( check this out: ) He’s done it as a hobby for about 6 years now. Apparently, Arnold Schwarzenegger (no joke) surfs the Internet.(I’m guessing YouTube was where he found it)Which lead him to my dad’s website,and he wanted a pic of one of the presidents so he had one of his people contact my dad to commission one. My dad,who really wants to do a pic of Arnold too said he could do one of Arnold which was ok with Arnold so holy cow,they are flying my dad out to California to meet Arnold and present the portraits.(don’t worry, people of California,its not being payed for with state funds) I’m so proud I think I could bust right now
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The Schwarzenegger Surprise- #1 With a Pencil!
There is a major contributor to the so-called “obesity epidemic” which never gets cited in the press–the antidepressant drugs which are the most frequently prescribed class of drugs in the pharmacopoeia. Now a study that analyzes data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a longitudinal study of a representative cohort of household residents in Canada, finds a strong correlation between the use of SSRIs, Effexor, and the development obesity
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Antidepressants NOT Depression Associated with Obesity