Playing the Diabetes Card Not Always Needed

I remember standing on the school gym floor staring up at the rope I was supposed to climb.My mouth must have been wide open, as I stood gaping up at the ceiling.The top of the rope was so high up there, but for some crazy reason my 5th grade gym…

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A Post Memorial Day Challenge: IVF Coverage For Veterans It’s the day after Memorial Day, as good a time as any to discuss military service-related infertility treatment – and prevention. Start with today’s Washington Post article on the Veteran’s Administration misguided ban on IVF treatment, a policy that – hopefully – will be overturned as a result of bipartisan efforts. Kudos ...
A Confession (and a New Book) About Emotional Eating As much as I may not want to admit it, the confession I need to make is that I'm a guy who is an emotional eater.There's no denying it. Sure, I have thought this to myself many times before and I've probably mumbled it out loud when no one else wa......
What I Learned About the Affordable Care Act at AADE 2014 At the recent American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) meeting, the Affordable Care Act and the changes it's bringing to our country's healthcare landscape were of course top of mind. Our correspondent Wil Dubois was on the scene, having ......
New "Generic" Test Strips May Be Better Than Originals The diabetes community has long been calling for cheaper, generic glucose test strips that would ideally work with a variety of meter brands. Dream on, right?In fact, some companies out there are making excellent headway in the "generic" category,......
The Messages We Send About Diabetes The New York Times recently ran a multi-media news piece about a Texas family's challenges with type 1 diabetes. The 12-minute video and accompanying article on Jan. 26 was titled "Midnight Three & Six" in recognition of the times per night ......