From Abby: Lab Freak.
Diabetes and stress seem to go hand-in-hand (or white-knuckled fist in white-knuckled fist?). Today, Abby is tackling the stress of dealing with labwork results that are - what? - normal? * * *I'm a nurse, right? So says my name tag at work. When other people call me with their questions and concerns, I'm quite level headed. I can think through things, and tell people what they need to hear. I can see a potassium of 6.4 and not freak out (well, I do freak out, but I keep my cool at the same time). I can talk to a patient who took 5 units of Humalog for "funsies" before bed and ...
Source: Six Until Me. - April 11, 2013 Category: Diabetes Tags: From Abby Source Type: blogs
Victories
********I have a love-hate relationship with this particular series of posters in my Endo's office. (as in, I love to hate them) I realize that the purpose of it is to empower you to do better, but when I look at it, I see an unattainable goal (unless I'm A. pregnant or B. dead)Anyhoo....as much as I have really,really come to dislike the Verio meter, and as much as I came into this appointment expecting double-digits a1cs & a thyroid level off the charts due to said "noncomplience" issues & my own slew of stress highs relating to nursing school, my a1c actually came back 0.5 lower then it was the last time & my thyroid re...
Source: The D-Log Cabin - March 19, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: HVS Source Type: blogs
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good Morning
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We hope the weekend was relaxing and invigorating, because now, the familiar routine of deadlines and meetings and all manner of busywork has returned. What can you do? So, to cope, we are brewing that needed cup of stimulation. Feel free to join us. After all, a pick-me-up is not a bad thing. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits to get you going. Hope your day goes well and you conquer the world…
California Legislator Vows To Curb Reckless Prescribing (Los Angeles Times)
Patients Are Rarely Told About Medication Errors: Study (Reuters)
Job Cuts Feared At AstraZeneca R&...
Source: Pharmalot - January 14, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Abbott Laboratories Abbvie AstraZeneca Contraceptives Diovan EMA Flu JJ Johnson & Johnson Layoffs Medication Errors Mesh Implants Novartis OTC Drugs Over-the-Counter Drugs Patents Prescription Painkillers Source Type: blogs
Nutritional supplements in the wake of wheat elimination
Consumption of modern wheat distorts health at many levels. Remove wheat, like removing a splinter that makes your finger hot, sore, and open to infection, and the body needs to readjust to this new lifestyle.
There are a number of strategies to consider to accelerate the adjustment. And there are other strategies worth considering that help recover overall ideal health. This last item, of course, is a huge issue, but there are several basic efforts that provide outsized benefits.
Among the issues/strategies to consider:
Bowel health
Remove this great disrupter of normal bowel flora called modern wheat and you need to tra...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat withdrawal Source Type: blogs
AbbVie: The Abbott Spinoff Arrives, But What’s Next?
It is now official – AbbVie exists. For those who may not recall, AbbVie is the so-called research-based pharma that has been spun off by Abbott Laboratories and features a portfolio of existing medicines, such as Humira and Synthroid, along with a pipeline of some 20 compounds in Phase II or Phase III development.
One question, though, is what kind of shelf life will AbbVie actually have? On one hand, there is Humira, a biologic that is approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and Crohn’s disease, where the average treatment penetration rate is below 20 percent, notes Damien Conover, who heads pharma ...
Source: Pharmalot - January 2, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Abbott Laboratories Abbvie Humira Pfizer Rheumatoid Arthritis Source Type: blogs
