Digital Health

AUGUST 22, 2014

Last week I saw an article announcing eHarmony ’s intent to launch a new career-matching service that will “pair hiring managers with candidates based on desired culture, personality and skill-set traits.”. Potential couples should not ignore those quirks. Granted, this could go somewhat legally awry if hiring managers are entering criteria suggesting they are looking for a hot personal assistant or a cabana boy with 6-pack abs, but the idea is intriguing.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 22, 2014

'When I tell people I am a psychologist who specializes in diabetes (and who also happens to have Type 1 diabetes), they often are startled that there is such a specialty. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked “Is there really a need for that?” or “How hard can having diabetes really be?”. It’s no secret to anyone who has diabetes that living with the condition can be really tough – and that the biggest challenges are often mental.

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American Well

AUGUST 20, 2014

In a blog post published on the Arizona Telemedicine Program website, Dr. Pitt reminds us that “telemedicine is an opportunity to change how we care for each other by bringing people together in time, enabling ‘reassurance’ when we or a loved one is most vulnerable.” Read more here. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018.

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E-CareManagement

AUGUST 20, 2014

Swiss cheese health insurance? So, so many holes. Ending insurance discrimination against the sick was a central goal of the nation’s health care overhaul, but leading patient groups say that promise is being undermined by new barriers from insurers. The Washington Post. In the past year , network adequacy has been one of the hot button issues for Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in the Federal health insurance exchange.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 22, 2014

'“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.”. - August Wilson. I have been struggling with diabulimia since 2001. Diabulimia, to me, is a mental disorder that tricks your mind into thinking you are overweight from taking insulin, and that by skipping insulin or taking it in small amounts, the weight will simply fall off.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 18, 2014

'BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL – PART 2 of 2. Parents of children with Type 1 diabetes know that keeping your child healthy is a 24/7 job, so it can feel scary to drop your child off for school, and away from your watchful eye, for 7 hours a day, 5 days a week. The best way to make sure things go smoothly is to communicate early and often with every teacher and faculty member possible who is going to be part of your child’s school year.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 21, 2014

'Scientists from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) held an open Twitter chat to discuss new guidelines for children with Type 1 diabetes, as part of the rollout of the association’s first Type 1-only position paper. Endocrinologists Dr. Jane Chiang and Dr. Sue Kirkman fielded questions for the ADA. In a move that stirred up online chatter, the ADA tightened its A1C goals for children.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 19, 2014

'The Gun. It?s easy to take diabetes technology for granted and be displeased with any medical gadget that is not ultra-convenient, accurate to an inch of its life, and possessed of certain chic design elements. But having had Type 1 diabetes for decades, I know just how far we’ve come. I was diagnosed in 1969 at the tender age of 16 months. In those days, you had many fewer options for insulin.

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