What To Do About Unsupportive Partners?
A few days ago, I noticed an exceedingly active discussion thread over at DiabeticConnect that began with the header "Husband...
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Diabetes Part of "Loser Life" on "Men of a Certain Age"
Well, Hollywood's done it again, trying to incorporate a character with diabetes into their storyline. This time, the entertainment industry...
Wayback Wednesday: Diab-entity Crisis
As a sort of addendum to this Monday's post, I can't believe I wrote the following testimonial four whole years...
Can A Monitoring Device Lower Kids’ A1C? Yes, It Can!
Dr. Stephen Ponder, who has Type 1 diabetes himself, has been a pediatric endocrinologist for 20 years. He is director...
A Kindred Spirit, on Symlin and CGM
By far the most positive thing that has come out of getting this stupid chronic illness is meeting incredible people. ...
Last Day to Share Your (Pre-)Holiday Stories
I realize that we haven't hit Christmas yet this year. And Hanukkah begins tonight at sundown - so maybe you...
The FDA and Social Media
Many of you know that the FDA held public hearings on the pharma industry's use of Social Media mid-last-month. There...
Wayback Wednesday: Oh, Glorious Middle!
Special for "hump day": I'm revisiting this post from 2007, which I've referred to often whenever I second-guess myself about...
The Non-Invasive Glucose Monitor No One Wanted (?)
Larry Ishler is an electrical engineer living in Erie, PA, whose son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in college...
Betting Our Lives on Guesses
How many diseases do you know of where patients are required to calculate exact dosing, up to half-a-dozen times a...
It’s the Holidays: Let’s Commiserate…
What? Nobody made annoying comments about your having pie at Thanksgiving last week? I find that hard to believe...I'm just...
