Hurricane Sandy and a Spooktacular Halloween
Hello to all in the Mid-Atlantic States as we clean up from Hurricane Sandy! Today’s blog is going to be a combined blog about Halloween strategies and planning for weather... Read more
Hello to all in the Mid-Atlantic States as we clean up from Hurricane Sandy! Today’s blog is going to be a combined blog about Halloween strategies and planning for weather... Read more
DC schools reach agreement to provide aid to diabetic students
By Emma Brown, Published: August 29, 2012 Washington Post
"DC public schools officials will ensure that two staff members at every school with diabetic students are trained to give insulin shots and other medical treatment, according to an agreement signed last week with... Read more
Irl Hirsch, Bruce Bode, Jean-Pierre Courreges, et. al, published the latest information on the newest basal insulin-Degludec in Diabetes Care (published ahead of print online: DOI: 10.2337/dc11-2503 on August 28, 2012): Insulin Degludec/Insulin Aspart Administered once daily with any meal, with insulin aspart at other meals versus a standard... Read more
In my efforts to find innovative and effective methods to improve pre-teen and teenage adherence in type 1 diabetes, I am always surveying the literature to find information. This month, a paper presented in the journal Pediatrics – Volume 129, No. 4, April 4, 2012, pages e866-e873 (the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics)... Read more
One of my recent blogs was a somewhat pessimistic response to the worldwide obesity epidemic and the continuing epidemic of new onset type 2 diabetes. I do try to find optimistic studies and articles as much as possible because it is important to be proactive and not lose hope and thus become despondent and complacent. I was delighted to find an... Read more