Insulin Nation

APRIL 12, 2017

Our son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of four after the nurse at his preschool recognized his symptoms and advised to have him tested. Between her experience with diabetes and his teacher’s desire to learn how to care for a student with Type 1, the return to school after diagnosis went as smoothly as one could hope. sponsor. When it came time to transition from preschool to kindergarten, we were nervous as we met with the nurse from the elementary school.

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33 Charts - Digital Health

APRIL 8, 2017

Chrissy Farr in Technology Review ( Can Digital Therapeutics Be as Good as Drugs ?) this week pulls back the curtain on digital therapeutics , Silicon Valley’s latest angle in health. Digital therapeutics, or “digiceuticals,” as some call them, have become a Holy Grail in some quarters of Silicon Valley, where investors see the chance to deliver medicine through your smartphone.

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In Hand Health

APRIL 13, 2017

I have a very positive attitude toward physical therapy. The founder of GetPT1st.com , I also am an active leader in the Home Health section of the APTA. Finally, I spend half my workweek consulting with the folks here at In Hand Health. But lately amid all my PT hustling, I wonder if I am more enamored with the potential of the physical therapy profession than the reality that is unfolding before us all.

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ACA Times

APRIL 13, 2017

With now two reporting years (2015 and 2016) behind us since the implementation of the Employer Mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the IRS has yet to impose any penalties on employers for failure to comply with the Employer Mandate. These are the “A” and “B” penalties under Internal Revenue Code Section 4980H, which correspond to (A) penalties for failure to offer minimum essential coverage and (B) penalties for those who offer such coverage but fail to meet minimum value and/or afford

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 11, 2017

A severe medical event that comes about from Type 1 diabetes is a multi-faceted tragedy, one that takes a physical, emotional, and financial toll on a person with Type 1 and on all those who love him or her. The family of a woman with Type 1 diabetes has launched an online fundraiser to deal with the aftermath of such an event. Holly Murphy slipped into a coma from hypoglycemia while she was alone in her Tuscon home on February 10th, 2017.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 14, 2017

Most parents of children with Type 1 diabetes display quiet heroism as they take on the 24/7 task of blood sugar management for their little ones. Their selflessness makes news of a parent who stands accused of trying to poison her child with insulin all the more abhorrent. sponsor. Deva Young has been arrested in Cleveland for felonious assault and third-degree felony child endangerment, according to a Cleveland.com report.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 13, 2017

Life with Type 1 diabetes comes with many opportunities for mistakes and misunderstandings. From our article library, we’ve collected 10 facepalm moments when people made some cringe-worthy mistakes in understanding or managing Type 1 diabetes. 1. When a TV report says too little insulin will cause someone’s blood sugar to go low. Read more: TV Report Gets Blood Sugar Management Completely Wrong. via GIPHY. sponsor. 2.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 10, 2017

Some sex therapists who work with the diabetes population believe that erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with Type 1 was largely the result of glucose control issues. Now, a team of Italian researchers are suggesting that depression might be more of a risk factor for ED than glucose fluctuations, at least with young men with Type 1. sponsor. According to a Reuters report , the researchers crunched data obtained from 151 men (ages 18-35) with Type 1 diabetes.

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ACA Times

APRIL 12, 2017

The Affordable Care Act may be here to stay, but changes to antitrust laws may affect how the healthcare insurance industry does business. The House of Representatives approved legislation that would eliminate the McCarran-Ferguson Act after 70 years. This legislation would allow for certain information sharing among insurers, including historic loss information, which would otherwise be out of line with antitrust laws.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 11, 2017

A severe medical event that comes about from Type 1 diabetes is a multi-faceted tragedy, one that takes a physical, emotional, and financial toll on a person with Type 1 and on all those who love him or her. The family of a woman with Type 1 diabetes has launched an online fundraiser to deal with the aftermath of such an event. Holly Murphy slipped into a coma from hypoglycemia while she was alone in her Tuscon home on February 10th, 2017.

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ACA Times

APRIL 10, 2017

– Op-Ed published on April 7, 2017 on ‘ Accounting Today ’ – Some companies across the country may have experienced receiving exchange notices from the health insurance marketplace informing them they may have failed to comply with the Affordable Care Act. These notices, if not addressed, could lead to a potential audit of a company’s ACA compliance by the Internal Revenue Service—regardless of what happens with the legislation Congress may or may not pass this year to modify or repe

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ACA Times

APRIL 11, 2017

Here’s a quick staffing update regarding new hires to come to the Department of Health and Human Services and the White House: The role of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Technology will be filled by Dr. John Fleming, a physician formerly known as the 4th district Representative for Louisiana. While this position is newly created, Fleming does have some additional experience as the co-chair of the House GOP Doctors Caucus.

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