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The first sentence I wanted to begin today’s blog entry with started with the words, “When I was diagnosed.” I wrote them down, deleted them, and then wrote several variations on that theme: “Back in March when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes…”; “When I found out…”; “When the doctor told me….” Read More “Back in the Saddle”
Last week, I wrote about rest and asked readers, “How do you rest when there are so many things you have to or want to do?” I didn’t get any replies. Either you’re not interested, or you haven’t had any ideas that worked. Just in case, here are some strategies that might. Read More “Say the Magic Word”
Two studies published this summer have found that the injected diabetes drug pramlintide (brand name Symlin) may help obese people lose weight. Read More “Symlin May Help Obese People Lose Weight”
Sometimes I follow my own advice and sometimes I don’t. When I don’t, I’m usually sorry about it. Saturday night I was very sorry. I fell and injured my right hip. Why? Because I tried to do too much. I didn’t slow down. I didn’t rest. Read More “I Need Some Rest”
It’s Monday but, with the Labor Day holiday and the children here, it feels like Sunday. Not that I had much of a holiday weekend: I had work to do. Well, not "work" work, like where you actually make money, but the type where, for example, you do the synagogue’s monthly bulletin. Read More “Load the Code for the Proper Mode”
Last week, DiabetesSelfManagement.com reported on new research that highlights the importance of understanding and controlling blood pressure levels in children and adults. So what can you do to reduce your chance of developing high blood pressure or control it if you have it? Read More “New Research Focuses on Blood Pressure Control (Part 2)”
A little over five months ago, when the doctor told me I had Type 1 diabetes, somewhere in my head I began a mental list of “Things Eric Can Worry About.” And how quickly that list grew. Read More “Nothing Like Experience To Ease Diabetes Anxiety”
This week, we’d like to direct your attention to a survey that is gathering information about the feasibility of planning a conference for adults with Type 1 diabetes. You can find out more about the conference idea and leave comments with your thoughts at diabetes blogger Allison Blass’s post on the subject here. People who take the survey and propose a name for the conference will also have a chance to win a book or a mug.
The survey closes on September 7, so click on the link above to put in your two cents about a conference for adults with Type 1 diabetes.
Read More “What We’re Reading: Type 1 Diabetes Conference Survey”
As an article published in The New York Times earlier this week (and blogged about on DiabetesSelfManagement.com by Jan Chait and Eric Lagergren) stated, controlling cholesterol and blood pressure levels are crucial for staving off heart disease in people with diabetes. And indeed, high blood pressure, or hypertension, is a hot topic right now, as multiple new studies have addressed the rate at which it is diagnosed, the damage it can do, and ways of lowering it. Read More “New Research Focuses on Blood Pressure Control (Part 1)”
I planned on writing today’s blog entry about a program I’ll be volunteering for at the University of Michigan Medical School. It’s called the Family Centered Experience (FCE)—which, by the way, was cofounded and is directed by my endocrinologist, Dr. Arno Kumagai. It’s a wonderful way for medical students to gain an understanding of illness from the patient’s point of view. Read More “Addicted to Your Self-Management?”
