Insulin Nation

JANUARY 17, 2014

'Neuropathy is a problem that many people with diabetes can’t avoid. By some estimates, nearly everyone with diabetes will eventually encounter this nerve disease to a greater or lesser extent, depending on their BG control. Symptoms range from tingling in the fingers and toes, to shooting pains, to hypersensitivity, to total lack of sensation. At its extremes, neuropathy can even lead to gangrene and amputation of toes or feet.

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Chilmark Research

JANUARY 17, 2014

For many, the delay of Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program evoked a collective sigh of relief, providing a much-needed extra year to focus on the challenging requirements for patient engagement and interoperability. As distant as 2017 may seem however, the preparation for Stage 3 is already underway in Washington; the vendor community and providers will soon be scrambling to follow suit.

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eHealth

JANUARY 15, 2014

Two automated reports I came across thanks to the Twitterati. First is SlideShare personalized year in review shows a definite peak in November after I uploaded two presentations I made in Houston on Social Media Intro and Social Media in Healthcare. My total views on SlideShare are approaching 100,000 with over 20,000 in 2013 alone. And it is not only my most recent uploads which draw the traffic, some over five years old also draw ongoing interest and have 7000 views.

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Medicine and Technology

JANUARY 15, 2014

This was originally published by FitnessTechMD.com by @DrJosephKim The Fitbit Force is newest wearable activity tracker that Fitbit released last fall. Similar to the Fitbit Flex, the Force is worn on the wrist and it includes a digital display that shows the time, your steps, distance, calories burned, and more. Gadgets like the Fitbit Force were very popular over the Christmas holiday as people made weight loss goals for 2014.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 16, 2014

'As a diabetes mom, letting go is not easy, even for a short time. The thing about Type 1 is that it’s always on, so you usually can’t catch a break. And you certainly don’t let your guard down when your child is doing something active and lows are likely. That makes our family’s experience with the Riding on Insulin (ROI) winter sports camp in Breckenridge, Colorado all the more unforgettable.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 15, 2014

'Tandem issued a voluntary recall of some lots of insulin cartridges used for its t:slim Insulin Pump out of concern that the cartridges might leak. The company warns that the affected cartridges could provide too much or too little insulin, and customers should not use them. The lots in question, which contained 10 cartridges each, were sold on or around December 17th, 2013.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 13, 2014

'Childhood vaccines became a hotly-contested topic of debate when a small, but vocal, group of parents sounded the alarm that vaccine exposure could cause higher rates of autism. It’s an assertion that was championed by a lone U.K. researcher, Andrew Wakefield, whose licence to practice medicine has since been revoked and whose research has been found to be fraudulent by a leading British medical organization.

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