Diabetes safety, quality, and access – do you care?
Diabetes advocacy can be intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be.
You have friends who want to make it easy. Easy for you to learn about what’s going on, and even easier for you to let lawmakers and government agencies know how you feel (it’s a few clicks).
“Who is DPAC? You are. I am. We all are.” — Christel Marchand Aprigliano at ThePerfectD.com
You don’t have to figure out who your government representatives are or how to contact them. It’s all figured out for you. You don’t have to spend all day reading over proposed legislation and policy all day. DPAC does that f...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - August 17, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Diabetes safety, quality, and access – do you care?
Diabetes advocacy can be intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be.
You have friends who want to make it easy. Easy for you to learn about what’s going on, and even easier for you to let lawmakers and government agencies know how you feel (it’s a few clicks).
“Who is DPAC? You are. I am. We all are.” — Christel Marchand Aprigliano at ThePerfectD.com
You don’t have to figure out who your government representatives are or how to contact them. It’s all figured out for you. You don’t have to spend all day reading over proposed legislation and policy all day. DPAC does that f...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - August 17, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Diabetes safety, quality, and access – do you care?
Diabetes advocacy can be intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. You have friends who want to make it easy. Easy for you to learn about what’s going on, and even easier for you to let lawmakers and government agencies know how you feel (it’s a few clicks).
“Who is DPAC? You are. I am. We all are.” — Christel Marchand Aprigliano at ThePerfectD.com
You don’t have to figure out who your government representatives are or how to contact them. It’s all figured out for you. You don’t have to spend all day reading over proposed legislation and policy all day. DPAC does that f...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - August 17, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
What you don’t know about the Diabetes Scholars Foundation
The Diabetes Scholars Foundation does amazing work. I hope to introduce you to part of their magic that you may not be aware of.
They are best known for helping people get to CWD’s Friends for Life conferences, and they have helped so many families, young adults, and adults experience these life-changing events that would have been impossible otherwise.
But there’s another important mission of the Diabetes Scholars Foundation that you need to know about – college scholarships.
The Diabetes Scholars Foundation College Scholarships recognize students who are actively involved in the diabetes community, have hi...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - August 16, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
What you don’t know about the Diabetes Scholars Foundation
The Diabetes Scholars Foundation does amazing work. I hope to introduce you to part of their magic that you may not be aware of.
They are best known for helping people get to CWD’s Friends for Life conferences, and they have helped so many families, young adults, and adults experience these life-changing events that would have been impossible otherwise.
But there’s another important mission of the Diabetes Scholars Foundation that you need to know about – college scholarships.
The Diabetes Scholars Foundation College Scholarships recognize students who are actively involved in the diabetes community, have hi...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - August 16, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
What you don’t know about the Diabetes Scholars Foundation
The Diabetes Scholars Foundation does amazing work. I hope to introduce you to part of their magic that you may not be aware of.
They are best known for helping people get to CWD’s Friends for Life conferences, and they have helped so many families, young adults, and adults experience these life-changing events that would have been impossible otherwise.
But there’s another important mission of the Diabetes Scholars Foundation that you need to know about – college scholarships.
The Diabetes Scholars Foundation College Scholarships recognize students who are actively involved in the diabetes community, have hi...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - August 16, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
No Lunchtime Bolus – A Story Thick With Irony
My phone starts to ring while I’m programming my meal bolus. I can see it’s a call I’d like to answer.
But I’m more than halfway through my programming, and I have numbers in my head (blood sugar, carb count) that I can release forever … once I get the programming done.
My phone continues to ring and buzz, urgently pulling my focus and attention.
Just a few more button presses…
Done! Got it!
“Hello?” “blah, blah, blah…”
Lunchtime.
After basketball Five Guys, for the win.
I wasn’t too surprised by the spike after eating because I was a bit high to sta...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Best Of Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
No Lunchtime Bolus – A Story Thick With Irony
My phone starts to ring while I’m programming my meal bolus. I can see it’s a call I’d like to answer.
But I’m more than halfway through my programming, and I have numbers in my head (blood sugar, carb count) that I can release forever … once I get the programming done.
My phone continues to ring and buzz, urgently pulling my focus and attention.
Just a few more button presses…
Done! Got it!
“Hello?” “blah, blah, blah…”
Lunchtime.
After basketball Five Guys, for the win.
I wasn’t too surprised by the spike after eating because I was a bit high to sta...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Best Of Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
No Lunchtime Bolus – A Story Thick With Irony
My phone starts to ring while I’m programming my meal bolus. I can see it’s a call I’d like to answer.
But I’m more than halfway through my programming, and I have numbers in my head (blood sugar, carb count) that I can release forever … once I get the programming done.
My phone continues to ring and buzz, urgently pulling my focus and attention.
Just a few more button presses…
Done! Got it!
“Hello?” “blah, blah, blah…”
Lunchtime.
After basketball Five Guys, for the win.
I wasn’t too surprised by the spike after eating because I was a bit high to sta...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Best Of Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
A Practical Example of Overthinking My Diabetes
Sometimes I need to calm down and stop interfering with my diabetes so much.
But that’s complicated, right? Because sometimes exactly what I need is more engagement and action.
There must be a happy medium, right? (shout out to Stephen)
Here’s an example. I tripped myself up over and over. I would have been better off relaxing and letting things play out. Let’s take a look.
What we don’t see here is my CGM graph, which paints a much more complete picture, and partially explains my … overreactions.
Example 1
After breakfast, my BG has spiked and is now dropping way too far and too fast. I c...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 20, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
A Practical Example of Overthinking My Diabetes
Sometimes I need to calm down and stop interfering with my diabetes so much.
But that’s complicated, right? Because sometimes exactly what I need is more engagement and action.
There must be a happy medium, right? (shout out to Stephen)
Here’s an example. I tripped myself up over and over. I would have been better off relaxing and letting things play out. Let’s take a look.
What we don’t see here is my CGM graph, which paints a much more complete picture, and partially explains my … overreactions.
Example 1
After breakfast, my BG has spiked and is now dropping way too far and too fast. I c...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 20, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
A Practical Example of Overthinking My Diabetes
Sometimes I need to calm down and stop interfering with my diabetes so much.
But that’s complicated, right? Because sometimes exactly what I need is more engagement and action.
There must be a happy medium, right? (shout out to Stephen)
Here’s an example. I tripped myself up over and over. I would have been better off relaxing and letting things play out. Let’s take a look.
What we don’t see here is my CGM graph, which paints a much more complete picture, and partially explains my … overreactions.
Example 1
After breakfast, my BG has spiked and is now dropping way too far and too fast. I c...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 20, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Don’t Go Shopping While Low
My wife’s understanding and patience with me (and my diabetes) seems to know no bounds, and I’m so grateful.
It hit me about halfway through my shopping list at Walmart; that feeling of my blood sugar dropping fast and the anxiety of lots of insulin on board (relatively). A quick glance at my wrist confirmed it.
Five glucose tabs left in my tube, which I ate quickly, but I knew wouldn’t be enough to do the job. Why only five left? Because I’d used the other five earlier in the day. More on that in another post.
I quickly finished shopping, keeping a close eye on things. I grabbed a sweet treat at th...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 18, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Best Of Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Don’t Go Shopping While Low
My wife’s understanding and patience with me (and my diabetes) seems to know no bounds, and I’m so grateful.
It hit me about halfway through my shopping list at Walmart; that feeling of my blood sugar dropping fast and the anxiety of lots of insulin on board (relatively). A quick glance at my wrist confirmed it.
Five glucose tabs left in my tube, which I ate quickly, but I knew wouldn’t be enough to do the job. Why only five left? Because I’d used the other five earlier in the day. More on that in another post.
I quickly finished shopping, keeping a close eye on things. I grabbed a sweet treat at th...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - July 18, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Best Of Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Happy 75th Anniversary, ADA!
I just hit the ground in Boston, MA for the American Diabetes Association’s 2015 Scientific Sessions.
The session schedule is jam-packed with interesting sessions – way more than I can possible attend and absorb. I always say that’s a clear sign of a great conference.
The venue is huge. Huge! It fills me with hope to see so many people gather in one place in the name of improving diabetes care.
Thank you, American Diabetes Association, for making such an epic event possible every year. It means a lot to me.
Happy 75th Anniversary! (Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog)
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - June 5, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: ADA Blog Posts Events Source Type: blogs
