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Avandia: New Warning and Findings

December 3, 2007

The Type 2 diabetes drug rosiglitazone (brand names Avandia, Avandamet, and Avandaryl) has continued to make headlines over the last month as a new warning, new prescribing recommendations, and new findings about one of its side effects have been published. As you may recall, an analysis of multiple clinical trials published earlier this year in The New England Journal of Medicine linked rosiglitazone to an increased risk of heart attack and triggered a storm of controversy about the drug’s safety (read more at "Type 2 Drug Avandia Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attacks"). Read More “Avandia: New Warning and Findings”

What We’re Reading: The Over-informed Patient?

November 29, 2007

This week, we’d like to direct your attention to a recent article from Time magazine that has sparked controversy throughout the blogosphere. Called "When the Patient is a Googler," the article, written by orthopedic surgeon Scott Haig, M.D., looks at the phenomenon of the patient who comes to his or her appointment armed with medical information gleaned from Internet searches. Read More “What We’re Reading: The Over-informed Patient?”

My Diabetes, My Family Centered Experience

November 29, 2007

About three months, ago I began a blog entry ("Addicted to Your Self-Management?") about a program my wife and I are participating in at the University of Michigan Medical School. It’s called the Family Centered Experience (FCE)—cofounded and directed by my endocrinologist, Dr. Arno Kumagai. I never followed up on that teaser entry because, while writing it, the topic veered off in another direction. Typical. And, after that, I became sidetracked as I typed in entry after entry about my insulin pump. Read More “My Diabetes, My Family Centered Experience”

National Diabetes Month, Weeks 4 & 5: At-Risk Populations and Youth

November 27, 2007

As November draws to a close, so does National Diabetes Month, which has been devoted to increasing public awareness about the management and prevention of diabetes. Each week so far has focused on a different "face" of diabetes (see previous blog entries "National Diabetes Month, Week 1: Caregivers," "National Diabetes Month, Week 2: Employees," and "National Diabetes Month, Week 3: Around the World"). The final two weeks of the month are focused on at-risk populations (Week 4) and youth (Week 5). Read More “National Diabetes Month, Weeks 4 & 5: At-Risk Populations and Youth”

Just Stop Already!

November 27, 2007

Timex isn’t the only thing that "takes a licking and keeps on ticking." OK, my continuous glucose monitor (CGM) doesn’t exactly tick, but, like the Energizer Bunny, it just keeps going and going—even when it doesn’t work. Read More “Just Stop Already!”

Priming the (Insulin) Pump (Part 8)

November 23, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving! Eric’s holiday post finds him on Part 8 of his insulin pump series. He continues with the "Morning of the Site Change" thread this week. If you need to pick up where he left off in his ongoing serial about his site change, Eric suggests beginning by jumping in at Part 6 and Part 7. He’s promises that he’ll soon come up with some new titles! Read More “Priming the (Insulin) Pump (Part 8)”

What We’re Reading: World Diabetes Day 2007

November 21, 2007

This week, we’d like to direct your attention to coverage of the 16th annual World Diabetes Day, which took place on November 14. Read More “What We’re Reading: World Diabetes Day 2007”

Native Americans, Love, and Diabetes

November 21, 2007

Hope you have or had a good Thanksgiving. I thought this would be a good time to remember the people on the other side of Thanksgiving. But this blog entry isn’t an angry listing of the wrongs and abuses Native Americans have suffered (though you can read some examples here). It’s about self-esteem, self-love, and diabetes. Read More “Native Americans, Love, and Diabetes”

Deadlines Eat Into Food Choices

November 20, 2007

Happy Tuesday! It’s supposed to hit 72° today where I live and the neighborhood is almost back together again after all of the construction. What a great day it would be to wash the car, rake the leaves off the front porch and hose it down to get rid of all the construction dust, or just ride my bike.

Alas, I can do none of those things. Instead, I’ll be hunkered over my computer, frantically trying to meet deadlines.

National Diabetes Month, Week 3: Around the World

November 16, 2007

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting singer (and season 5 American Idol finalist) Elliott Yamin. Yamin, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 16, is currently lending his voice to Inspired by Diabetes, a project cosponsored by the International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) Unite for Diabetes initiative and pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company. At the center of this project is the Creative Expression Competition, a worldwide contest "which seeks expressions of the challenges and triumphs of the diabetes journey through art, essay, poetry, photography and music." Read More “National Diabetes Month, Week 3: Around the World”

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