Recent Comments:
Diabetic man collapses on flight
The Diabetes Blog
Aug 21st 2007 4:53PM I wouldn't have gotten on that plane, either. I'd go home and call the media.
Schizophrenia lower in type 1s
The Diabetes Blog
Aug 15th 2007 10:55PM I don't see any details about the risk of Type 2, but one issue is that certain medications used to treat schizophrenia have been known to bring on diabetes.
VA shortchanged me, says diabetic
The Diabetes Blog
Aug 15th 2007 7:59PM Just to add, I am a Type 1 diabetic and I meant tax-wise.
VA shortchanged me, says diabetic
The Diabetes Blog
Aug 15th 2007 7:57PM Not everyone benefits from testing frequently, but for those who know what to do with the information (and do it), they do and it's a bit unthinkable to stop doing it. I suspect that in all those studies saying people with Type 2 didn't benefit from frequent testing, they didn't tell them what to do with the information. It certainly wasn't mentioned.
Personally, I'd rather pay for a lot more test strips than the cost of complications from the chronic undertreatment of Type 2.
Campaign for research funding kicks off
The Diabetes Blog
Aug 1st 2007 9:39PM I'm eating some water right now. I will wait here until I'm cured, LOL
Average blood glucose instead of HbA1c
The Diabetes Blog
Jul 7th 2007 3:00PM For example - sustaining a blood sugar of 200 mg/dL is a lot safer than waking at 240 and ushering a boatload of sugar into your cells to drop your sugar to 80 mg/dL.
Yes, it's a lot safer for your *eyes,* but those who do so have a higher overall rate of other complications. If you ask me, both are bad.
Diabetes control has improved dramatically in U.S.
The Diabetes Blog
Jun 26th 2007 7:37PM ...but that's only based on those who get A1c tests. How do they know control is better, and not that there are just more diabetics?
Understanding glycemic goals empowers type 2 diabetics
The Diabetes Blog
Jun 4th 2007 2:03AM Martin, it looks like your breakfast is very high in carbohydrates and low in fat and protein. This will naturally cause a large spike.
Something for female patients to know
The Diabetes Blog
May 18th 2007 12:55PM There's another huge disparity here - most clinical trials are done on men, even though the few that haven't have shown differences in women and men when it comes to heart problems.
Irreconcilable Differences - I'm Divorcing the ADA
The Diabetes Blog
Apr 11th 2007 5:54PM I've long felt this way about the ADA. I'm very frustrated because a friend of mine (close to being former friend, frankly) has embarked on a new diet to help her pre-diabetes: a 60% carb diet. She's actually eating way *more* carbs than she was before! I tried telling her this wouldn't work, but she won't listen, because she's doing what the ADA says and following a "diabetic diet."
They're out of touch.
