Around the Diabetes Blogosphere — December 2012 Edition

Today marks the end of another year, amazingly. Please read our 2012 Year in Review to get the ‘Mine’s perspective on the year now nearly behind us. Tomorrow, we step into a brand new year!Before that happens, though, we are taking a look back at …

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What’s an orthodontist? A third of the UK population doesn’t know what an orthodontist does The alarming results of a survey released today found that only 64{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d} of people could correctly identify that an orthodontist specialises in straightening teeth. The survey was conducted on behalf of an organisation called The Invisible Orthodontist a network of specialist orthodontists throughout the UK, and highlights that consumer we are confused about specialists within the dental profession. Approximately half of those surveyed (48{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d}) were unaware that a specialist orthodontist had completed up to three vital years of extra training after qualifying as a dentist (with 56{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d} of...
LWD (Life with Diabetes) Video Friday: Small Steps in D-Management Hey everyone! Today, we have a new "life with diabetes" video short from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, creator of the documentary film Sugar Babies.This clip looks at one health care provider's efforts to help a teenager commit to taking her insulin ......
November 2012 DSMA Blog Carnival: Advocating Differently? As we come to the end of Diabetes Awareness Month and the year, it's always a good chance to reflect a little on what we do.Turns out, this month's DSMA (Diabetes Social Media Advocacy) Blog Carnival prompt encourages all of us active in the Diabe......
New Health Ed in Elementary Schools – Start ‘Em Young! It's abundantly clear that when it comes to healthy living, you've gotta start 'em young. No matter what type of diabetes you mighty have in mind, a mentality that includes healthy food and exercise choices is an important one that kids need to be......
Animas’ Response to FDA Insulin Pump Charges Many of you have probably heard by now that J&J Animas was hit with a warning letter from FDA recently, and the accusations that they compromised patient safety by continuing to sell insulin pumps with known defects. This sounds pretty scary a......