There have been several blogs (including mine) about hypoglycemia and seizure dogs. I knew it would be a matter of time before I would actually be able to "download" data from a living continuous blood glucose sensor. Last Wednesday, upon entering the waiting room of a Children's National regional outpatient center, I noted a clump of patients and... Read more
After spending more than five hours researching and downloading journal articles to write the last blog, I decided to lighten it up a bit. Today I would like to talk about the accessories, gadgets, and stuff that my patients present in a "show and tell" like manner during their quarterly clinic visits. I am always entertained by the creativity... Read more
Treating infants, children, teens, and young adults requires multiple medical and educational strategies. Appropriate therapy for a 6-year-old in first grade does not necessarily translate to success for 16-year-old in 10th grade. Indeed, each visit becomes an opportunity to try different techniques to establish both a rapport with the patient and... Read more
(Please note that this is a comprehensive blog - if you wish to see the conclusions and my recommendations only, feel free to skip to the end. Otherwise, it might be a good idea to read everything to understand recent developments.)
A recent publication in the journal Diabetologia suggested a possible link between the development of... Read more
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
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