Diabetes Self-Management Blog
David Spero

Diabetes in Hard Times

For three years now, people have been losing their homes and their jobs because of the 2008 economic “collapse” and ongoing hard times. How is that affecting diabetes?

David Spero

Paying for Diabetes

What’s your biggest diabetes fear? Complications are scary, but for many, the biggest fear is that diabetes will reduce them to poverty. Others fear that they don’t have enough money for good care or needed supplies…

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Free Prescription Savings Cards

The American Diabetes Association is partnering up with a program called Together RX Access in order to help those with diabetes more easily access medications…

Jan Chait

Inner-City Hospital Tackles Diabetes Control

Finally! The weather cooperated, and I made it to rehab yesterday. I began by taking two steps before crying “UNCLE!” but then progressed to five steps, 10, 15, and, finally, 20 (a couple of times). I went forward, backward, and did some U-turns…

Jan Chait

Diabetes Price Tag Go Away; I’d Like to Play Instead of Pay

Meet my husband, the coupon king. If he has a coupon for it, he buys it — whether we need it or not. He paws through every discount table and discontinued items bin at every store he goes into. And buys stuff. Again, whether we need it or not. “It was on sale,” he’ll say in defense of his purchases…

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Free Diabetes Products and Screenings

Last month, we told you about Meijer and Publix, two stores that have begun providing free prescription fills and refills of the diabetes drug metformin. This week, we’d like to bring your attention to campaigns by several other retailers to supply free diabetes products and services…

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Retailers Offer Free Diabetes Medicine

Ingrid Strauch

Education: Another Money-Saver

Tara Dairman

More Companies Offer Deals to Deltec Customers

Tara Dairman

Deltec Cozmo Pump Discontinued

Tara Dairman

Diabetes Alert Day Brings Free Tools and Tips

Eric Lagergren

Insurance, Skin-Prep Wipes, and Principle (Part 2)

Eric Lagergren

Insurance, Skin-Prep Wipes, and Principle (Part 1)

David Spero

Does Dieting Cause Weight Gain?

David Spero

New Drugs: Myths and Facts

Tara Dairman

The Rising Costs of Treating Type 2

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Diabetes and the Economy

Jan Chait

What Can You Give to Help Others?

Eric Lagergren

Joe the Diabetic

David Spero

Preparing for Hard Times

David Spero

Might As Well Vote

Jan Chait

Trying to Stay Flexible

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Health Insurance Woes

David Spero

Fighting for Food

David Spero

In the Palace of Diabetes

Amy Campbell

Nutrition On A Shoestring (Part 1)

Jan Chait

Insurance Costs? Who Cares?

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Free Insulin Pen Offer

Jan Chait

One More Reason to Manage Our Diabetes

David Spero

Insurance Tips from the ADA

Eric Lagergren

A Letter to My Durable Medical Equipment Provider

David Spero

Stay Out of the Swamp

David Spero

Getting Health Insurance

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Saving Money on Health Care

David Spero

The Green Triangle

Jan Chait

In Praise of Pharmacists

Jan Chait

Diabetes Costs, by the Mile and by the Gallon

Eric Lagergren

Health Care Without Crisis

Tara Dairman

Article of the Week: Getting a Hand from Social Agencies

Tara Dairman

What We’re Reading: Diabetes in the Budget

Joe Nelson

The Cost of Therapy

Jan Chait

Will They Ever Learn?

Tara Dairman

What We’re Reading

Andy Stuckey

Curious About a Cure

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