Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The odds that Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first person with diabetes to be seated on the highest court are pretty long. However, Justice Sotomayor is the first to reveal her diabetes diagnosis in a very public way. She let it be known that she has Type 1 in her 2013 memoir, My Beloved World. Her memoir opens with an account of her frightening emergency trip from Sunday church to the hospital; she was diagnosed with diabetes at age 7.

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Due to the dynamic nature of the healthcare landscape and the changing needs of providers, videoconferencing has emerged as the most popular form of communication. While video conferencing has existed for more than a decade, we are now feeling its true healthcare benefits. We’re moving from hardware-based videoconferencing to software and service based solutions.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The Department of Health and Human Services announced $685 million in awards aimed at improving quality of care and reducing costs. The money will go to health care networks and professional organizations with 140,000 clinicians in all 50 states. One of the largest grants of its kind by HHS, the outlay is aimed at implementing the Affordable Care Act’s goal of rewarding health care providers based on patient outcomes rather than for the volume of service they deliver.

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Medicine and Technology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The ONC just released the revamped version of the Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020. This is the blueprint to improve the health IT infrastructure that will help transform health care delivery, improve individual and community health, and support a responsive, evolving health IT ecosystem that puts individuals at the center of care. Looks like we'll be hearing more about shared decision making (SDM), individualizing care plans, greater emphasis around value, and the importance of continuous qua

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In the summer of 2009, I was participating in a summer program for high schoolers at Georgetown University, and I could sense something was a little off. I explained away my insatiable thirst because of the summer heat, but I kept waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. My face looked a little thinner in the photos from the end of the program than the photos from the first day.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

I recently attended my 10-year high school reunion, and while the event caused me to wax nostalgic about my teenagehood, it also made me realize what I didn’t know about Type 1 diabetes self-management at the time. If I could go back in time, here are 8 tips I would tell my younger self about managing Type 1 diabetes: 1. Listen to your parents. Teenagehood demands more self-sufficiency, but parents really do have your best interests at heart, and (irritatingly) they’re usually right.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

As a person with Type 1, I do my best to stay in control of my blood sugar levels; I even use a CGM and pump. Even so, sometimes my body has a mind of its own. It’s frustrating when I do my best to be on track only to realize my glucose levels are way off. These swings in blood sugar levels make me feel out of control and helpless. Dealing with the mood swings of hypoglycemia is not an easy process, either.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

We’ve come up with a fresh batch of Type 1 diabetes memes, straight out of the ovens of our fevered imaginations. Feel free to pass them around like Groupon offers for Starbucks: Do you have a Type 1 meme you’d like to share? Email it to our editor at cidlebrook@epscomm.com. The post 5 Diabetes Memes You Need to See appeared first on Insulin Nation.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

There’s been evidence as far back as 2009 that acetaminophen can cause inaccurate blood sugar readings with meters. Now, a more recent study suggests that the common pain reliever also might interfere with continuous glucose monitor (CGM) readings, as well. In July 2009, The Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology published a paper discussing sources of meter errors in measurement of blood glucose levels, including patient use of acetaminophen.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

On September 25, 2015, the FDA announced it had approved two new insulin products, Tresiba and Ryzodeg, to treat people with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Both have been developed by Novo Nordisk. Of the two, Tresiba is the bigger deal, as it is a rare new long-acting basal insulin and its development and approval have been a long time coming.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

My son’s fourth grade teacher encouraged him to create a 504 Plan shortly after his Type 1 diagnosis. I had no idea what it was. I quickly learned how it could be a helpful tool for our son, my husband and me, and the school. A student does not have to have a learning disability to have a 504 Plan in place. As it turns out, any school that receives federal funds is required to develop a 504 Plan for any student with a mental or physical condition that might limit their ability to function in sch

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The Americans With Disabilities Act recognizes metabolic and endocrine disorders as disabilities for which employers are required to make reasonable accommodation for potential hires and employees. What concerns employers about diabetes most are complications, such as compromised eyesight, disorientation resulting from a hypoglycemic episode, and the need to reassign employees to give them time to recover from highs or lows.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

If you have Type 1 diabetes, you might think your pancreas is worthless, but researchers don’t. They hope you will think of donating your pancreas to research efforts when you shuffle off this mortal coil. Researchers want to study the human pancreas to learn more about Type 1, but to do so they need organ donors. The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) was founded to supply researchers with pancreases to study, says Dr.

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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

When it comes to advice on improving one’s A1C score, there are some familiar suggestions that we often hear: · Check blood glucose more often. · Exercise regularly. · Eat healthy fats and protein and minimize carbs. And, so on. What do these suggestions all have in common? They are all physical solutions. Here’s the problem: while these tips may be sound advice, physical is only part of the story.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Late in July the London tabloid the Daily Mirror published a story about a man who had suffered a hypoglycemic episode and collapsed at home. Under a headline which said he was “accused of being unfit parent by paramedic,” the article described how a 27-year old dad, March Le Fey, came to after being administered emergency treatment, only to be upbraided by a paramedic who later reported him to the child protection authorities.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Trance Rodenbough, an insulin-dependent sixteen-year-old with a history of running away, left a rural hospital intensive care unit under his own steam and about 110 miles from his home in Guthrie, Oklahoma on Friday of Labor Day weekend in 2015. He had disappeared the day before from the Lawton Adventure Program, a community-based facility providing counseling, education, and transitional housing services for at-risk youth.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Frozen…Insulin. Diagnosed with diabetes at a young age, Princess Elsa of Arendelle was taught by her crass father, the king, to keep her hands covered with gloves so nobody would see the small scars from repeated blood glucose tests. Elsa also can make snow come out of her fingertips, but no one really cares about that. Hearing rumor across the land of a possible cure for diabetes, the king and queen set sail.

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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Sanofi and Google have announced a business partnership to create a device that will gather information to help people with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes better manage their blood sugar levels. The partnership will combine Paris-based Sanofi’s knowledge in diabetes care and devices with the analytics, compact electronics, and chip design know-how of Google’s evolving life science division.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Commentary. To make it in the NFL, Patrick Peterson has to remember a bewildering amount of plays, most of which are labeled with random numbers. He apparently is pretty good at it, too, as the former All-Pro cornerback signed a $70 million contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals in 2014. That makes his momentary slip-up on his diabetes diagnosis all the more strange.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

As a person with Type 1, I do my best to stay in control of my blood sugar levels; I even use a CGM and pump. Even so, sometimes my body has a mind of its own. It’s frustrating when I do my best to be on track only to realize my glucose levels are way off. These swings in blood sugar levels make me feel out of control and helpless. Dealing with the mood swings of hypoglycemia is not an easy process, either.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

If someone just met me, they wouldn’t immediately guess I worry about my health several times each day. They have no idea that I fret over every bite of food or swig of a drink that passes my lips. Or that before I go to bed, I measure, check, and create backup plans in case something unexpected goes wrong. They don’t see this. To them, my illness is invisible.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I was nervous when I was told I could go home from the hospital after my initial diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis. I had forgotten what life was like without a nurse checking my blood sugar levels every hour or a ham and cheese sandwich delivered at bedtime, just in case. All of those hospital elves I had come to rely on were about to disappear, and I wasn’t ready to deal with this diabetes thing on my own.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Michael J. Fox alguna vez dijo esto acerca de vivir con la enfermedad de Parkinson: “Usualmente digo que ahora no tengo opción alguna sobre si o no tener Parkinson, pero alrededor de esa no-elección hay un millones de otras elecciones que puedo hacer.” Como alguien que vive con el Tipo 1, argumento que puedo decir lo mismo acerca de vivir con el Tipo 1.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Insulet, known for the OmniPod tubeless insulin pump, recently announced that its manufacturing plant was functioning quite nicely again after a rocky period of quality control issues. This announcement, of course, came just before the FDA released details of a July recall notice that affected over 400,000 OmniPods. The recall was issued because regulators in March found that the Billerica, Massachusetts-based pump manufacturing facility had “inadequate standards compliance” issues, according to

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

An insulin pump is often worn as a discreet fashion accessory, but a growing number of pump users have chosen to be more open with the devices. Many people now have chosen to openly display their pumps, including Miss Idaho’s Sierra Sandison during the 2014 Miss America competition. This Halloween season, we’d like to take the #showmeyourpump movement a step further by inviting you to dress your insulin pump and/or continuous glucose monitor for Halloween.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

There’s been evidence as far back as 2009 that acetaminophen can cause inaccurate blood sugar readings with meters. Now, a more recent study suggests that the common pain reliever also might interfere with continuous glucose monitor (CGM) readings, as well. In July 2009, The Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology published a paper discussing sources of meter errors in measurement of blood glucose levels, including patient use of acetaminophen.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

A fun Vine video has been making the rounds for the last couple of years. It’s short and hypnotic. In it, an older woman with diabetes cheerfully describes the high-carb meal she is going to have: You can just watch it over and over again. (Thanks to Travis Manni for finding this for us.). And it raises so many questions. Who is this woman? Does she have Type 1 or Type 2?

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In the summer of 2009, I was participating in a summer program for high schoolers at Georgetown University, and I could sense something was a little off. I explained away my insatiable thirst because of the summer heat, but I kept waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. My face looked a little thinner in the photos from the end of the program than the photos from the first day.

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