Once again, at the suggestions of Allie Beatty and Ann Bartlett, I have checked out one of the newer technologies in early stages of development, Diabecell. According to LCT (living cell technologies) Diabecell is a "porcine (pig), insulin producing cell product for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The islet cells are self-regulating and... Read more
David Mendosa recently posted a blog about "glycemic variability." Most people have come to expect that their diabetes control is primarily evaluated by the hb A1C level. Indeed, the hb A1c is correlated with a three-month estimated average glucose level, which is very helpful to know in terms of the effectiveness in medical (insulin or oral... Read more
As a diabetologist at Children's National Medical Center, my job description goes beyond caring for patients, educating medical students/hospital residents, and participating in clinical research. Advocacy is also an essential component of my position. As I have emphasized in previous entries, the diabetes team helps to care and support our... Read more
Apparently our colleague, Ann Bartlett, touched a very sensitive nerve in her most recent blog about "the pump vacation." I have read the more than 30 comments addressed to her insightful blog and I wanted to chime in with professional (and at times, anecdotal) comments. As I have discussed in a previous blog, there is more than one-way to manage... Read more
On May 26 I was on my way to Children's National Medical Center listening to National Public Radio, when I was alerted that the announcement of President Obama's Supreme Court Justice nominee was to be released at 10 am. I was extremely interested, but this especially peaked my interest because one of the candidates was a 54-year-old New York... Read more
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