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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American Well

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

When it comes to enterprise video communications, we have come a long way. Videoconferencing is no longer as complex, expensive, or resource-intensive as it used to be. Businesses small and large are investing in the technology and making it the preferred mode of communication in business. So how have we come this far? The Past. Many decades ago, videoconferencing meant a room full of gadgetry, full-time IT professionals to run it, expensive infrastructure, dedicated networks, and of course, it

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Under the Affordable Care Act , applicable large employers are subject to the employer shared responsibility provisions. They must either offer affordable minimum essential coverage to full-time employees and their dependents, or pay an employer shared responsibility payment to the IRS. If your organization is an applicable large employer, (that is, it has 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees) and you choose not to offer coverage to your employees and their dependents, you may

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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 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 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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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 22, 2015

Recientemente escribimos acerca de Kevin Houdeshell, quien murió de diabetes cetoacidosis después que su receta de insulina expiró. Algunos han cuestionado sobre si Kevin debió haber ido a comprar insulina sobre el mostrador (OTC, por sus siglas en Inglés) a Walmart en vez de no tener insulina en lo absoluto. Como cualquier persona con diabetes sabe, existen factores complejos y decisiones que pueden llevar a situaciones de emergencia con los niveles de azúcar en la sangre.

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Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The IRS is preparing new regulations to help avoid duplicate reporting of an individual’s minimum essential coverage when there is reasonable certainty that the provider of the “primary” coverage will report. The new guidance would clarify that if an individual is covered by multiple minimum essential coverage plans from the same provider, reporting is required for only one of them.

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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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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

As you get ready to file 2015 reports required by the Act, the Internal Revenue has released the final for submitting these reports, along with instructions for them. For reports filed by include Form 1095-C and Form 1094-C , the transmittal document to accompany filed with the and Instructions to Form 1095-C and Form 1094-C. For companies and self-insuring, reports include Form 1095-B and Form 1094-B, the transmittal document and Instructions to 1094-B & 1095-B.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 4% this year, continuing a decade-long period of moderate growth, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. But the size of deductibles paid by employees has been rising much faster than premiums. The 2015 Employer Health Benefits Survey found that premiums have risen by an average of 5% annual since 2005, compared to an 11% average annual increase between 1999 and 2005.

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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.

ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The House of Representatives can pursue its lawsuit against the Obama Administration that claims funding of subsidies under the Affordable Care Act violate the Constitution. Judge Rosemary M. Collyer of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., noted that her decision only cleared the way for the House to pursue its lawsuit, and “the merits of this lawsuit await another day.

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