Insulin Nation

APRIL 30, 2015

Kevin Houdeshell. It’s been 16 months since Dan Houdeshell lost his son, Kevin, and he’s trying to accept that he may never know exactly what happened. Kevin, who was on insulin therapy, was found dead in his home in Avon, Ohio on January 8th, 2014. He had been without insulin for nine days at the time of his death. Dan and his family have tried to reconstruct those last days the best they can, talking with Kevin’s co-workers and examining text messages Kevin sent.

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Chilmark Research

APRIL 21, 2015

We went into Chicago for this year’s HIMSS with an eye on the engagement space , and left with a sense that the market is undeniably moving forward. That being said, engagement is still a messy, immature area for healthcare, which was typified (and perhaps exacerbated) in the chaotic, unorganized jungle of the trade show floor. What follows here are some of our high level observations and light musings based on a very busy week of meetings, presentations, press releases, and criss-crossi

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American Well

APRIL 26, 2015

Dr. Alan Pitt ‘s latest blog reminds us that the last great transition in American medicine occurred in 1965 when President Johnson signed Medicare Medicaid legislation into law, establishing a safety net for many previously uninsured Americans. Technology was booming and healthcare was no exception. Today’s healthcare system was shaped by the belief that better cures were within reach through advances in technology.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

APRIL 7, 2015

UPDATE: NIST published their NIST IR 8053 , October 2015. This is an excellent, well written, text. I would recommend it as reading material for anyone wanting to understand the overall De-Identification space. It gets only slightly deep into technical concepts (like HIPAA Privacy Rule; k-anonymity; differential privacy; re-identification), just enough to encourage you to go to the references.

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E-CareManagement

APRIL 12, 2015

A Stand Up Double. By Vince Kuraitis JD, MBA and David C. Kibbe MD, MBA. Last Friday ONC (the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT) released a long-awaited Report On Health Information Blocking. The ONC blog capsulizes the report: Health information blocking occurs when persons or entities knowingly and unreasonably interfere with the exchange or use of electronic health information.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 3, 2015

'Sometimes, promising Type 1 diabetes treatments are developed from treatments for other conditions. If you have Type 1 diabetes, there’s good reason to be interested in what’s happening with the BCG vaccine, a treatment used to curb the spread of tuberculosis. BCG stands for “bacillus Calmette-Guerin,” a weakened strain of bacteria that has been used in humans for over 90 years, typically for the prevention of tuberculosis.

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Chilmark Research

APRIL 1, 2015

Tough to believe that another HIMSS is nearly upon us. Yet several weeks away, we find ourselves already fully booked up with vendor briefings, press requests, media interviews, and the like. While the excitement and energy of the annual HIMSS show are undeniable, those who have been to the show before can attest to the confusion, noise, and of course the smoke and mirrors that are part and parcel of any huge industry confab.

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Medicine and Technology

APRIL 20, 2015

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

APRIL 26, 2015

The IHE-ATNA Profile only calls for "Mutual-Authenticated-TLS", where I have asserted that you really need Mutual-Authorized-TLS. I am not changing the IHE-ATNA perspective. From an Interoperability perspective one is using the TLS to Mutually Authenticate. This is the concern that is addressed through Interoperability Profiling. This is all that Profiling can address, in that the Interoperability layer defines how the two sides authenticate each other.

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E-CareManagement

APRIL 10, 2015

Where’s the Evidence that Hoarding Data is a Good Business Strategy? Dear Hospital CIO/CEO, So you think that hoarding patient data is a good business strategy? …that it discourages patients from going to another hospital? So why is the marketing department buying billboards encouraging patients to switch for convenience? to save a few minutes?

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ACA Times

APRIL 28, 2015

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Anthem Blue Cross failed to justify premium increases averaging 8.7% on individual health insurance policies grandfathered under Affordable Care Act rules. According to the agency, the increases will cost nearly 170,000 California consumers some $33.6 million for grandfathered policies. These are individual or group health plan policies.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 24, 2015

Reegan Karice Oxendine was a toddler when she died in September 2013 from undiagnosed Type 1 diabetes. She became noticeably sick beginning at 14 months of age, and her parents took her to the doctor numerous times. Reegan was given the diagnosis of acid reflux disease. When a prescription to treat the reflux didn’t work and her distress worsened, she was taken to the emergency room, where her blood glucose levels were checked.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

APRIL 13, 2015

Carolinas Healthcare System, the second largest public, not-for-profit healthcare system in the U.S. (39 hospitals, 900 care locations) based in the Southeast, is committed to using technology to engage patients for better care. Last Fall, Carolinas HealthCare launched their Virtual Visit initiative to bring convenience to patients. Like other innovative healthcare systems, Carolinas HealthCare also launched a mobile app for patients to access their portal (MyCarolinas), inform about the closest

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 14, 2015

'After we published our series on workplace discrimination, we received this question on Facebook: Are there laws that prohibit a person with diabetes from testing or injecting insulin in the breakroom at work? I was asked to inject in the restroom instead of the breakroom. - Jacky T. The short answer is that there is no law that we are aware of that would prevent you from testing your blood sugar or injecting insulin in the breakroom.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 24, 2015

Researchers in Australia have succeeded in creating a new line of insulin-producing cells made in the liver, and it has the potential to become a new diabetes treatment. Nuvilex, a biotechnology company, purchased the rights to the cells and will be working to get the product on the market in the U.S., Australia, and Europe, according to a University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) news article.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 8, 2015

'Quick Hit. Too often, EMTs and other first responders fail to recognize that not all bouts of hypoglycemia are the same. Sometimes, that means they fail to address a relatively mild low that could be treated at the scene, and instead opt for hospitalization for people with diabetes. Such a decision can lead to increased risks of complications and higher healthcare costs.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 13, 2015

'Athletes with Type 1 diabetes are impressive at any age, but there is something compelling about listening to the story of a 15-year-old athlete with Type 1 diabetes. In this video, Ryan Maloney describes how he balances diabetes and his drive to compete as a stand-up paddler. What sets this video apart from other inspirational videos on Type 1 diabetes is how frankly Ryan talks about the ups and downs of having Type 1 diabetes.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 24, 2015

I often think things have happened in my life for a reason, including my Type 1 diabetes diagnosis. I believe having Type 1 diabetes saved my life. I was diagnosed at age 16, and I seemed built to handle it. I was a responsible and very level-headed teen with a Type A personality. Throughout high school and most of college, I was the straight-edge friend who stayed in control and took care of my partying friends.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 24, 2015

Integrated Diabetes Services (IDS) provides detailed advice and coaching on diabetes management from certified diabetes educators and dieticians. Insulin Nation hosts a regular Q&A column from IDS that answers questions submitted from the Type 1 diabetes community. Q – Why is it that a pump user’s blood sugar can crash after multiple boluses?

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 6, 2015

'Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? In honor of the occasion, we’ve held a contest among the staff at Insulin Nation to create haikus about Type 1 diabetes: Here are the winners: Diabetes, why. do you hate the pancreas? Tell me the offense. -Travis Manni, staff writer. Just a little prick. Needles aren’t too scary. Get that test strip out.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 7, 2015

'I was 27 years old when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I thought it would be pretty easy to manage at my age as long as I followed doctor’s orders. I had to make a few mistakes along the way to learn how complicated it could be. My worst newbie sin was overcorrecting with insulin. I now know that insulin resides in the body for about 4 hours after dosing, but back in the day I would hastily check my glucose 15 to 30 minutes afterward, and then take another dose if my blood sugar levels h

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Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 8, 2015

'Quick Hit. Two studies point to a connection between probiotics and blood sugar control. In the first study, researchers at Cornell University engineered a probiotic pill that promotes insulin production in mice, according to Diabetes.co.uk. The pill which contained the common stomach bacteria lactobacillus , was found to stimulate insulin production in the intestines.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 1, 2015

'Using insulin at first seems like a pretty straightforward endeavor, but the amount of information you receive with a diabetes diagnosis can be overwhelming. If we were all perfect, we’d remember forever every detail of the “rules” of using insulin, but we’re human instead. I’m a certified diabetes educator who helps people with diabetes troubleshoot problems with their insulin therapy.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 14, 2015

'Yoga, like any vigorous exercise, takes some forethought to do right with Type 1 diabetes, but I’ve found it has become an important part of my routine for staying healthy and keeping my blood sugar levels in check. Bikram Yoga, or Hot Yoga, takes place in dry 105-degree heat for an hour and a half. It forces you to focus and clear your mind while an instructor guides you through 26 various positions.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 10, 2015

'Insulin pump companies have raced to come up with better-performing and more user-friendly pumps, but building the better mousetrap is only half the battle. The best pumps in the world won’t sell if they aren’t prescribed by doctors or used by people with diabetes. Medtronic has launched a bold move to try and solve that final part of the equation.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 10, 2015

'Quick Hit. Researchers have found a drug that seems to encourage beta cell division in a laboratory setting, according to a press release from Mount Sinai Hospital. Out of 100,000 drug candidates screened, the researchers found that the drug haramine could help beta cells multiply in culture. Anything that could help beta cells grow in a lab setting is important, as the insulin-producing cells are notoriously hard to grow.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 7, 2015

'In our recent series on what the law says about diabetes workplace discrimination we’ve been focusing on the protections offered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, there are several other laws which also cover workplace discrimination and diabetes, especially when it comes to complications with the condition: 1. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month interval to receive medical treatment an

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 24, 2015

We had a slew of entries for our diabetes poetry contest. Many entrants chose to follow our lead by writing diabetes haiku , while others chose to express themselves in long form. All were inspired and entertaining and we offer a hearty congratulations to all participants! Below are the top five poems and a youth entry from the contest: First Prize.

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