Dr. Bernstein and "Participatory Medicine"

Whenever I learn something new (diabetes-related), I like to share it here. Because I figure if I hadn’t heard about it – as I’m sniffing the air for D-news over the years – then lots of other PWDs out there probably haven’t heard about it yet eit…

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Mastering Those Carb-Guessing Skills I loved D-psychologist Jessica Bernstein's assertion that aiming to control your blood glucose levels with diabetes is a lesson in frustration. Rather, the best we can hope for is to influence our BG "by combining enough insulin and exercise to ......
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The DOC Showcased at AADE 2011 + Diabetes Learning News Allison and I have been at the AADE (American Association of Diabetes Educators) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas since Wednesday. It's over 100 degrees outside, massively air-conditioned and buzzing with energy here inside the Mandalay Bay resort.Sour......