Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 9, 2017
I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on September 26, 2015 at 28 years old. This came as a major surprise because I have been pretty healthy my entire life. I grew up on a farm working hard; after college I joined the United States Coast Guard and spent 4 years doing search and rescue and federal law enforcement operations. After my honorable discharge, I started working at a plant nursery.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
OCTOBER 9, 2017
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) were recently awarded $600,000 grants and recognized as national Telehealth Centers of Excellence by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As the only two national Telehealth Centers of Excellence in the U.S., the awards recognize each academic institution’s role in expanding the footprint of telehealth.
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Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Certified diabetes educator Becky Wells recently retired from working with a diabetes self-management education program at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. She has shared her “Ask the Diabetes Educator” advice columns from that program with Insulin Nation. Question: Sometimes my doctor prescribes steroids or gives me a steroid injection when I’m sick.
ACA Times
OCTOBER 9, 2017
It’s become a bit of a sport. Websites and media outlets are tracking ways that the Trump administration has been working to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Organizations such as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), Health Care for American Now! , and Families USA, have websites tracking the actions taken by the administration that they believe threaten the health of the ACA, starting as far back as President Trump’s executive order issued on January 20, the day he took office.
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Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Yes, you can do almost anything in life after a Type 1 diagnosis, but there are still some roadblocks in the way, and sometimes you have to adapt. This photo was sent in by Julie Uhey as part of our “Type 1 Diabetes Snapshot” series, along with this poignant paragraph: “This is a photo of my son holding ‘just a few’ of the syringes that administer life-sustaining insulin to him.
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Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 9, 2017
The Type 1 community often looks to those who have had Type 1 diabetes for decades to find pearls of wisdom for how to stay healthy long-term with the condition. While they are an inspiration, it’s important to remember that they are human, too, and they have had their shares of troubles with blood sugar management. This photo sent to us by Darlene Schiesser for our “Type 1 Diabetes Snapshots” series with this succinct caption: “I have had diabetes for over 30 years.
Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Something positive is happening in health care. Clinicians are trying to re-humanize medicine by learning to become more attentive witnesses. They are turning to narrative—stories, poetry, movies, and other forms of expression— to better understand the subjective experiences of illness. In medical schools across the country, these so-called “narrative medicine” programs are on the rise.
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