Over the last few weeks, many blogs have focused on healthcare policy and insurance concerns. Appropriate care for chronic illnesses depends on the ability to obtain medical consultation, supplies, and medications. Indeed, "going bare" with an illness such as diabetes is a prescription for potential bankruptcy.
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As school begins shortly, school forms for diabetes management are piling up in the nurse's office. This is "must" information for the nurse or medical assistant, but what about the staff member that is in the "trenches" with the student?" In this blog, I will highlight the essentials for knowing how to care for your pupil in the classroom and on... Read more
ABC News recently aired an item that discussed the tuberculosis (TB) risk in children and adolescents that may have caused alarm for children and teens living with type 1 diabetes. The July 2009 issue of The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases noted that nearly one in three children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have a... Read more
For the past two summers I have driven to Ithaca, New York, to take a five-day course at Cornell Adult University. Ithaca is at its best during the summer when the fog and weather do not interfere with the beautiful campus. Last year, I took a Jane Austen literature course. This year, due to the absence of British literature offerings, I took a... Read more
I am sitting at the desk of a hotel outside of Chicago's O'Hare Airport, just having completed an Examination Review Committee meeting. What most people with diabetes do not know is that despite being cared for by members of a multidisciplinary team, there is truly an educational overlap of training required. There is an acceptable "standard" fund... Read more
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