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Corporate = Conflict?
A recent essay questions whether corporate funding corrupts scientific results.
Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Help or Hindrance? (Part 1)
The use of nonnutritive sweeteners (also known as artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes) among people with diabetes is pretty common. But not all that long ago, there weren’t a whole lot of sweeteners to choose from…
Syringe Recall; Depression Raises Severe Complications Risk
Nipro Medical Corporation has voluntarily issued a nationwide recall of all GlucoPro insulin syringes due to the possibility of the needles detaching from the syringes. Were such detachment to occur while a syringe was being used, it could cause the needle to become stuck in an insulin vial, to push back into the syringe barrel, or to remain in the skin after an injection. The recall affects all product codes and lot numbers with expiration dates prior to 2011-11 (November 1, 2011)…
Doctors, Doctors, and More Doctors
Let me preface this week’s blog by letting you know this is another diabetes-free entry. The great thing about my Type 1 diabetes (yes, I did say that, “the great thing about my diabetes!”) in all of this thyroid cancer surgery stuff that’s been predominant in my life for the past few months is that in the past month, since I had my total thyroidectomy, I haven’t had any instances of high blood glucose…
Neither 1 Nor 2
In response to my recent blog entry asking what people wish health professionals knew about diabetes, Michael Barker commented about “ketosis-prone diabetics,” of which he is one. Thank you, Michael. Ketosis-prone diabetes, or “KPD,” as it’s called, is an important and growing problem…
Victoza Approved for Use. Should You Take It?
My plans for getting out of town are not going well this year. Because my friend Sandy works in the medical field, she takes continuing medical education (CME) courses here and there and I sometimes tag along…
Boosting Brain Health: What Can Food Do?
Over the past few weeks I’ve highlighted various dietary supplements that may (or may not) play a role in slowing cognitive decline. Supplements can be “iffy” in that they’re not always well researched, side effects can be a concern, and they can be expensive. So, that leads to the question, “Can eating a particular food or foods promote brain health?” Let’s take a look…
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