The healthcare press headlines read “digital diabetes care is not worth the cost.” Okay, that got my attention. But let’s take a closer look…
Category: Medication
Excerpt: Rejecting the Biggest Insulin Myths With Type 2 Diabetes
“In my experience, there’s a misconception that people with type 2 diabetes who use insulin have somehow failed. “As someone who’s lived with type 2 diabetes for more than a decade, and who uses insulin to manage it, this can be frustrating to hear. More than 4 million Americans use insulin as part of their…
January 11, 1922 – A first in diabetes
January 11, 1922 – A dia-anniversary worth remembering.
When one door closes…
MannKind and Sanofi announced the end of their Afrezza partnership. What happened?
Reversing Type 2 diabetes
While some people with Type 2 have been able to delay adding medication through lifestyle change, to tell the story in a way that says that will work for everyone is dangerous.
The Cost of Testing
The New York Times ran an article last week on the high cost of diabetes—not for society, but for the individual. Protecting Yourself From the Cost of Type 2 Diabetes [ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/health/13patient.html ] By WALECIA KONRAD Published: November 12, 2010 Diabetes patients spend $6,000 on average a year on care, one reason only 25 percent…