There’s been a whole lot of action in October, and despite today’s Halloween theme, the posts we’ve seen have served to inspire us more than scare us.
Medical device manufacturer AmbiMedInc has introduced an updated version of its Insul-eze syringe magnifier. The Capitola, Calif.-based company presented the device at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators in Philadelphia.
While obesity rates may be leveling off among adults, the sheer number of people with the condition – about 78 million in both 2010 and 2012 – is still concerning, Harvey Grill, president of the Obesity Society, told USA Today.
Check out this amazing infographic about diabetes and your eye health. Nobody likes to think about diabetes leading to blindness, but of course it can. For example, 32% of people didn’t know they even needed an eye exam, 36% heard about eye risks only upon diagnosis, and 22% never-ever had a doctor talk to them […]
Most people who receive bariatric surgery in Canada, and around the world, are obese women, even though their male counterparts are more at risk, especially if those men are smokers and have diabetes.
A round up of the best and most current apps for diabetes presented at this year’s American Association for Diabetes Educators (AADE).
you think (hope?) that your hand-sanitizer habit is protecting you from colds and flu and gross bugaboos like E. coli. But even if it isn’t, it’s harmless. Right?
OK, D-Peeps, don’t pretend you’re not a little bit confused about what’s going on with healthcare reform at the moment. Clearly, the big win for us people with diabetes (PWDs) is that starting next year, insurers can no longer turn us away for having a pre-existing condition.
We’re only a couple of weeks from the start of National Diabetes Awareness Month and exactly one month fBlueCircleUniterom World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, and many are busy prepping for the time of year when diabetes awareness efforts hit their peak.
The American Diabetes Association recommends all people living with diabetes make nutrition therapy a part of their diabetes treatment plan, but emphasizes that there is no single eating pattern that is best for everyone, according to a position statement being published online Oct. 9 in Diabetes Care
It can be frustrating to explain the battle that all families face every hour of every day, and that can be compounded by having to deal with people’s common misunderstandings and misperceptions, including the widely-held belief that T1D is not a serious disease. Here are some of those myths.
Others have written much about what the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, means for diabetics. I will leave the analysis to the people who have done the research. I just want to tell you what Obamacare feels like to a diabetic.
While you’ve been hearing a lot about Obamacare this week, the majority of Americans don’t need to buy their policies through the new health insurance marketplaces, also called exchanges. Instead, most will get next year’s health insurance through work. In fact, you probably have an e-mail sitting in your inbox right now reminding you to […]
This week, Wil tackles a question about those dreaded side effects we can experience from certain diabetes medications. His takeaway: Make sure you don’t close your eyes to the possibilities
Last week marked the big European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) taking place this year in Barcelona, Spain. Like the annual American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions, this gathering draws thousands from the scientific, medical and research spheres to talk about diabetes advances.
If longevity is a lofty priority for you, you’ve probably read about “Blue Zones,” the five locations on the planet with the highest percentages of centenarians — aka people living to 100 and beyond. There is now a considerable amount of research on these “superhumans”.
Keith Trotter stared at the picture that popped up on his Facebook feed. He felt like the floor was opening up and swallowing him whole. He thought: “Why hasn’t someone just slapped me with something heavy and said ‘You’re going to die — you look awful’? ”
Many factors can affect blood sugar control at high altitudes, and people considering a mountain journey need to understand the potential risks of the environmental extremes, extensive exercise, and dietary changes they may experience.
September, this final month of summer-turned-autumn, was a busy one for our Diabetes Online Community, and it brought some truly great posts and advocacy initiatives from all corners
By 2014 every American, with some very few exceptions, will have to have some form of health insurance or be fined. The idea is that more healthy people will buy insurance, and the money the insurance companies save on them will cover the costs of insuring the older and sicker people who will now be […]