You've had type 2 diabetes for a while, and suddenly you realize you don't feel as good as you had been feeling. You notice your vision has become blurry, you have frequent urination, you're more tired, and your blood glucose levels have climbed. Your diabetes is out of whack.
What happened? There are several possibilities that will... Read more
So you were started on insulin two months ago, and have your next doctor's visit coming up soon. Starting insulin was a major step in improving your health, and it's time now to get beyond simply knowing how to "shoot up" -- it's time to do even better!
Here are some thoughts to discuss at your next visit to your doctor, if you... Read more
For years, physicians and patients have trusted the A1C lab test to judge if a patient's diabetes is well-controlled or not; diabetes physicians and diabetes organizations have urged people with diabetes to get their number under 7 (or in some cases, even lower). A1C, also called hemoglobin A1c, and sometimes abbreviated HbA1c, measures the... Read more
Many years ago, I had read about the idea of pill-splitting to save money. For many medications that come as tablets or pills, it's possible to split them in half (either with a knife or a specialized pill-splitting device) and take a half-dose at a time. The cost saving is based on several assumptions:
* that the pill can readily be split in... Read more
I recently received an e-mail from an organization to which I belong, with the worrisome title "'Possible link' between taking insulin glargine and developing cancer." It went on to explain that the current issue of Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), features four studies that point to a... Read more
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