Q1) Do you call yourself a “blogger”? Do you think there’s a negative connotation to the term? Or do you “own it”? I blog yes, but am I a blogger? I don’t call myself that for various reason one being that I’ve been “blogging” longer then the term has been … Continue reading
Well here is the start of a New Year of 2011 … so here as a start to the new year is the first of many to come 30 Days of… the first one I am doing is the 30 Days of Me, thus I am going to post once … Continue reading
>Out with the old. In with the New 1. What is one of your most memorable moments in diabetes for 2010? Working a 12 hour shift without a break and when shift was over testing to find that I was sitting at 3.2 (57), I have no idea how I … Continue reading
>Diabetes and Relationships Q1.Has diabetes affected your daily relationships/friendships? How has your spouse/friends coped w/ you having diabetes? In general its not effected things to much because N knew about me being diabetic when we started dating. Though its not always been an easy deal with being active and working, … Continue reading
>Diabetes and Humor Q1. Do you use humor to cope with diabetes? How? Why? No I don’t use humor to cope with being diabetic, I don’t see the reason to do so its part of my life and in general I feel there are better coping skills that can be … Continue reading
>United Healthcare-NovoLog and Diabetes Clinical Trials UHC and NovoLog Q1. UHC raised the cost of NovoLog 250% by lowering the price of Humalog. What are your thoughts? K to me UHC means Universal Health Care, so I have no idea what it means down in the US. Thus answering this … Continue reading
TOPIC: Managing Diabetes during Activities Q1) How has diabetes affected the activities you do? Have picked up new interests, or stopped pursuing others? Being diabetic hasn’t changed what activities I do but then again I’ve never not know it as part of my life so its just normal to me … Continue reading
TOPIC: The cost of Diabetes Q1. Diabetes is an expensive disease (with insurance or without insurance) how do you find ways to save money? My folks when possible use their senior discount that they get the chance to do so – it helps with the cost of supplies but does … Continue reading
Pharmacy and Social Media-Diabetes Awareness month Q1.Do patients think pharma companies should be involved with social media? It doesn’t hurt for them to at least have a connection and offering free stuff doesn’t hurt either. Q2. Can both “sides” learn a little something from each other? Pt’s learn from pharm … Continue reading
Topics:Diabetes Controllable? and Unity Q1. Type 1, Type 2, Type 1.5/LADA and Gestational diabetes (just to name a few) are all hard to control. Do you think diabetes controllable? I think that one can control various things within their lives, but I do not think you can control all things … Continue reading
