The U.S. FDA has approved the expanded use of the Dexcom G4 Platinum Continuous Glucose Monitoring System for patients with diabetes ages 2 to 17…
It takes a while to make a change and learn something new.
Last spring I knew I was eligible, through my health insurance company, for an insulin pump…
Super Bowl Sunday just wouldn’t be the same without Buffalo Chicken Wings. This is my favorite way to prepare them because it requires no frying and they taste delicious. I like to broil the wings for just a minute after coating them with the sauce.
“Hi! I’m your new roommate, Molly. Oh yeah, I have diabetes!”
“So, just one minor thing you ought to know… I have diabetes…”
“If you like, ever see…
Doug Kanter is now building a company, Databetes, that aims to make this level of tracking and analysis more broadly accessible. In a Databetes world, we can all be data geeks with really excellent A1Cs.
Without adequate sleep, I read in a recent Boston Globe article, “you get sick, fat, and stupid.” You’re at greater risk for problems including…
Hypoglycemia is dangerous. It can actually be deadly. But somehow when I have a real episode of hypoglycemia, I mean a truly low low, the kind that…
A pediatrician with a child with diabetes told me her colleagues have no idea what it’s really like to have a child with Type 1 diabetes. There is a lot of talk about blood sugar levels and the threat of complications, but I hear less on the day to day side effects of high and low blood sugars, such as headaches, stomachaches or feeling shaky, that children often cannot put into words
Last month I attended the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) World Congress in Melbourne. This was the largest diabetes conference ever…
That awkward moment when someone asks a (seemingly) innocent question about your diabetes and all you can do is shrug, because if you open your mouth…