Going Diabetes Old-School During the Pandemic
During the recent pandemic (between March and June 2020, although we are still not completely out of quarantine, we are now in Phase II of reopening), I decided to go old-school on diabetes supplies.Specifically, I went back to one of the many old blood glucose meters I ' d saved over the years. All of them still worked, although I discarded a few for which test strips are no longer sold or had leaked battery acid in the battery compartment.I made a notable exception for one particular meter model...Specifically, I had saved a few of theOneTouch Ultra (1) meters I had in my possession. I also had a few OneTouch Ultra 2 met...
Source: Scott's Web Log - June 20, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2020 Diabetes J & Johnson and Johnson old-school OneTouch testing supplies Source Type: blogs
Going Diabetes Old-School During the Pandemic
During the recent pandemic (between March and June 2020, although we are still not completely out of quarantine, we are now in Phase II of reopening), I decided to go old-school on diabetes supplies.Specifically, I went back to one of the many old blood glucose meters I ' d saved over the years. All of them still worked, although I discarded a few for which test strips are no longer sold or had leaked battery acid in the battery compartment.I made a notable exception for one particular meter model...Specifically, I had saved a few of theOneTouch Ultra (1) meters I had in my possession. I also had a few OneTouch Ultra 2 met...
Source: Scott's Web Log - June 20, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2020 Diabetes J & Johnson and Johnson old-school OneTouch testing supplies Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 01 June, 2020.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. General Comment ----- Yet again we find all sorts of angles on security making the headlines – and as you can see – even in the mainstream press. Not discussed here but the robo-debt debacle shows Government can’t be trusted with computers! Otherwise the lockdown drags on and we wait to see if the dreaded ‘second wave’ is about to happen. ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - May 31, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The Wealth Gap Widens
Whether history considers the current downturn a recession or a depression, it is clear that it will reinforce the growing inequality in our country. Navigating this economic crisis without substantially increasing inequality would require an unwavering commitment to support displaced workers and small business owners. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - May 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Shanthi Nataraj Source Type: blogs
Diabetes and the virus
I am so, so, so grateful that he is no longer alive and that he did not have to go through this pandemic with diabetes. I cannot fathom what it would be like.However, the virus has brought back many memories about his diabetes. I am now 68 years old. So I have been labeled as "vulnerable". WOW! Forced to be quarantined way longer than others and I fully expect our governor (Colorado) to add another month tomorrow.The injustice that I feel is unreal. I am not VULNERABLE!!! I am healthy, active, in love with life and now I cannot visit my friends. Line dancing, karaoke, everything has come ...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - May 31, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
Primary Care Practices Need Help to Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ken Terry
Paul Grundy
By PAUL GRUNDY, MD and KEN TERRY
Date: June 20, 2022.
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has reported its biggest number of visitors in more than 2 ½ years. There’s a string of new Broadway musicals that are well-attended every night. It’s safe to shop in malls, eat out in restaurants and go to movie theaters again.
Of course, this has all been made possible by an effective vaccine against COVID-19 that was widely administered in the fall of 2021. Vaccinated citizens of the world are now confident that it’s safe to go out in public, albeit with appropriate precaut...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Medical Practice Primary Care Ken Terry Paul Grundy Source Type: blogs
COVID-19's Effects on U.S. Schools, Vaccine Uptake, Small Businesses: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how COVID-19 has affected U.S. schools, potential barriers to vaccine uptake, what small businesses need to survive, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - May 28, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Home, Sweet Work
By KIM BELLARD
If you’re lucky, you’ve been working from home these past couple months. That is, you’re lucky you’re not one of the 30+ million people who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic. That is, you’re lucky you’re not an essential worker whose job has required you to risk exposure to COVID-19 by continuing to go into your workplace.
What’s interesting is that many of the stay-at-home workers, and the companies they work for, are finding it a surprisingly suitable arrangement. And that has potentially major implications for o...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Tech Kim Bellard work from home working from home Source Type: blogs
Stores That Reopen Face ADA Compliance Puzzles
Walter OlsonAround much of the country retail stores and small businesses are struggling with how to reopen, or carry on operations online, consistent with public health recommendations on social distancing and protection of customers and workers. And as they do they find their task complicated in many ways by the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and related state laws. So I conclude from anadvice column by Minh Vu and John Egan of the law firm Seyfarth Shaw. Some questions:*Can you make customers wait outside, and if so how? Under one format commonly approved for reopening, stores m...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 14, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
Catch ‐11
George SelginThe government ' s plan for saving small and medium-sized businesses from liquidation puts them in a bind that brings to mind the one Yossarian had to contend with. The problem, in a nutshell, is this: Chapter 11 bankruptcy may be many firms ' best hope for surviving the present crisis. But to take advantage of it, they need credit —the cheaper the better. Firms can get cheap credit through either the Small Business Administration ' s (SBA ' s) Paycheck Protection Plan or the Fed ' s Main Street Lending Programs. But there ' s a catch: to qualify for these loans, they mustn ' t file for Chapter 11.That ' s C...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 13, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs
Who Lends to Small Businesses?
Diego ZuluagaThis question has gained new urgency as the federal government scrambles to bring emergency funding to millions of small businesses across the country under thePaycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP consists of forgivable loans that borrowers may use to cover employee payroll, rent, and utilities for eight weeks. The Small Business Administration (SBA)manages the PPP, but funds are allocated by authorized private lenders.Although the program ostensibly seeks to assist the smallest concerns in America, which cannot gain access to funding through other Fed and Treasury facilities, it came under strong critic...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 11, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Diego Zuluaga Source Type: blogs
How Can Parents Help Teach Generation Z Teens about Living in Uncertain Times?
The prolonged health and safety stressors of COVID-19 has many parents reaching out to mental health professionals with concern over their teenagers’ increased levels of anxiety. In the United States, teenagers already experience higher rates of anxiety disorders than any previous generation in history. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, the prevalence of anxiety disorders among adolescents aged 13-18 is 31.9%, with females at a higher rate (38%) than males (26.1%).
Some teen anxiety is normal due to typical teen life stressors, including friends and family dynamics, self-identity, body image, ach...
Source: World of Psychology - May 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Zinn, LPCC, LMHC, NCC Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Child Development Coping Skills coronavirus COVID-19 Emotional Development pandemic Uncertainty Source Type: blogs
Podcast: It ’ s See You Later, Not Goodbye
All good things must come to an end. And today is one of those days. In this episode of The Not Crazy Podcast, we say a sad farewell to our amazing cohost, Jackie Zimmerman. Tune in, as Jackie and Gabe reminisce about the good old days, ponder the fate of podcasts, and discuss Jackie’s decision to leave. They also introduce you to Gabe’s new cohost, Lisa, who just happens to be his ex-wife. Yep! You heard that right! Will this divorced duo be an absolute train wreck (as most divorced cohosts would be) or an inspiration to all? You’ll have to stick around to find out.
Join us for a sweet farewell to Jackie and...
Source: World of Psychology - May 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: General Not Crazy Podcast Source Type: blogs
Trillion ‐Dollar Spending Bills Bring Out the Lobbyists
David BoazThe Center for Responsive Politicsreports that lobbying spending has jumped to near ‐record levels in the first quarter of 2020 “as powerful companies, trade groups and other clients rushed to influence the government’s response to COVID-19, particularly its $2.2 trillion stimulus bill.” Federal lobbying spending totaled $903 million in the first quarter, the most since the legislatively active first two years of the Obama administration — which had exceeded the last few months of 2008, when TARP was on the table.OpenSecrets found that at least 3,200 clients reported lobbying on issuesrelated to coro...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 1, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
