When one door closes…
MannKind and Sanofi announced the end of their Afrezza partnership. What happened?
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Tag: policy
Today we ask Congress to hold a hearing on #diabetes
Please let your Representatives in Washington know how #diabetes affects us all. #hearingdiabetesvoices
Continue readingWhen a Person with Diabetes Shouts in the Forest…
I spent time in the office. I played Ingress and walked 8KM in the process. My BG ran a little high and I didn’t obsess about it. I attended the DiabetesMine Innovation Summit and caused a ruckus.
Continue readingThe 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 of diabetics get the treatment they need. Oh wow. A useful article about the financial burden of diabetes. Then I read further… The article asks what steps can patients take to reduce the cost of diabetes?
Continue readingAn Election Day Plea
An Election Day Plee — Improve our nation’s food policies so that everyone’s health improves right now.
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