Diabetes Battle http://www.diabetesbattle.com the Pulse of the Diabetic Community Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 New Cellphone-Like All-in-One Glucose Meter from Finland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/Y7z5aFBFUug/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/09/new-cellphone-like-all-in-one-glucose-meter-from-finland/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/09/new-cellphone-like-all-in-one-glucose-meter-from-finland/ Disclosure: I do not know for sure whether this company intends to enter this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge competition (although I hope so!); I’ve simply been corresponding with the co-founder for several weeks and find the product interesting

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/09/new-cellphone-like-all-in-one-glucose-meter-from-finland/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/09/new-cellphone-like-all-in-one-glucose-meter-from-finland/ Kris Freeman: Closing Thoughts on Vancouver 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/QEwy0v8OwTM/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/08/kris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010-2/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:35 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/08/kris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010-2/ Admittedly, I’m a bit tardy here in publishing the final installment of my Winter Olympics conversations with cross-country skier Kris Freeman.

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/08/kris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010-2/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/08/kris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010-2/ Kris Freeman: Closing Thoughts on Vancouver 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/_VgYR7v6V-0/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/08/kris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:35 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/08/kris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010/ Admittedly, I’m a bit tardy here in publishing the final installment of my Winter Olympics conversations with cross-country skier Kris Freeman.

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/08/kris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/08/kris-freeman-closing-thoughts-on-vancouver-2010/ Does the Low Carb Diet Raise Cholesterol? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/yUaBfS0QmxI/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/07/does-the-low-carb-diet-raise-cholesterol/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:37:46 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/07/does-the-low-carb-diet-raise-cholesterol/ You may see studies that purport to prove that eating a low carb diet raises cholesterol. There was one reported in the latest edition of Diabetes in Control which you can see HERE . You may even see your cholesterol go up when you start to eat a low carb diet.

Read the rest here:�
Does the Low Carb Diet Raise Cholesterol?

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/07/does-the-low-carb-diet-raise-cholesterol/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/07/does-the-low-carb-diet-raise-cholesterol/ Flashback Friday: Excerpts from the Dr. Seuss “Fun with Diabetes” Book http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/wYfTV46Co_U/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/05/flashback-friday-excerpts-from-the-dr-seuss-%e2%80%9cfun-with-diabetes%e2%80%9d-book/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:14 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/05/flashback-friday-excerpts-from-the-dr-seuss-%e2%80%9cfun-with-diabetes%e2%80%9d-book/ This Tuesday, March 2, was Dr. Seuss’ birthday. I can’t believe I nearly missed it this year

More here:
Flashback Friday: Excerpts from the Dr. Seuss “Fun with Diabetes” Book

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/05/flashback-friday-excerpts-from-the-dr-seuss-%e2%80%9cfun-with-diabetes%e2%80%9d-book/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/05/flashback-friday-excerpts-from-the-dr-seuss-%e2%80%9cfun-with-diabetes%e2%80%9d-book/ Rethinking a ‘Cure’ for Diabetes? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/wk2Er5x9uE0/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/04/rethinking-a-%e2%80%98cure%e2%80%99-for-diabetes/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:04 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/04/rethinking-a-%e2%80%98cure%e2%80%99-for-diabetes/ Dan Hurley, award-winning journalist and author of the new book Diabetes Rising is turning out to have some controversial views.

View original here:�
Rethinking a ‘Cure’ for Diabetes?

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/04/rethinking-a-%e2%80%98cure%e2%80%99-for-diabetes/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/04/rethinking-a-%e2%80%98cure%e2%80%99-for-diabetes/ AMP-Kinase, Metformin and Resveratrol http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/jL97-1w3YbQ/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/03/amp-kinase-metformin-and-resveratrol/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:12:01 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/03/amp-kinase-metformin-and-resveratrol/ AMP-kinase (AMP-k) is an enzyme which is involved in many of the processes that break down in people with Type 2 diabetes. Wikipedia has this to say about it: Activated by muscle contractions…

See the original post here:�
AMP-Kinase, Metformin and Resveratrol

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/03/amp-kinase-metformin-and-resveratrol/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/03/amp-kinase-metformin-and-resveratrol/ The “Patient-Centered Medical Home”: Too Good to Be True? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/Oo_5yKm0ld0/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/03/the-%e2%80%9cpatient-centered-medical-home%e2%80%9d-too-good-to-be-true/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:38 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/03/the-%e2%80%9cpatient-centered-medical-home%e2%80%9d-too-good-to-be-true/ Those of you who follow me on twitter may know that I traveled to Washington DC late last week to take part in a “roundtable event” discussing paths to better diabetes care. Now, I’m no policy-maker, and certainly no expert on the crazy mixed-up reimbursement system in this country.  I was there, again, to talk

See the rest here:
The “Patient-Centered Medical Home”: Too Good to Be True?

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/03/the-%e2%80%9cpatient-centered-medical-home%e2%80%9d-too-good-to-be-true/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/03/the-%e2%80%9cpatient-centered-medical-home%e2%80%9d-too-good-to-be-true/ 2010 Design Challenge: Get Your Posters Here! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/b64ord7ABRg/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/02/2010-design-challenge-get-your-posters-here/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:05 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/02/2010-design-challenge-get-your-posters-here/ More on the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge today —in part because I can’t think about much else this week I almost forgot to mention the beautiful and very official contest fliers/posters we’ve prepared. They’re available for downloading and distributing in PDF format here, as you like. For interested universities and other organizations – we can

Read the original post:�
2010 Design Challenge: Get Your Posters Here!

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/02/2010-design-challenge-get-your-posters-here/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/02/2010-design-challenge-get-your-posters-here/ ANNOUNCING: The 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge – Open for Entries Now! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiabetesBattle/~3/GPhFVNJauos/ http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/01/announcing-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-%e2%80%93-open-for-entries-now/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:24 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/01/announcing-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-%e2%80%93-open-for-entries-now/ After months of preparation, today I am indescribably excited and proud to kick off the 2010 DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge, an online competition to encourage creative new tools for improving life with diabetes! You know the drill: Do you have an idea for an innovative new diabetes device or web application? This is your chance to win

See more here:�
ANNOUNCING: The 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge – Open for Entries Now!

]]> http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/01/announcing-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-%e2%80%93-open-for-entries-now/feed/ 0 http://www.diabetesbattle.com/index.php/2010/03/01/announcing-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-%e2%80%93-open-for-entries-now/