Some things for Monday
There's a little trickle of comment spam coming in here, so I've re-enabled Captcha for right now. If you're a potential spammer, please be aware that you're wasting your time. I will delete fake comments that are really links for product sites.I saw a great video demanding a cure on YouTube. You can watch it below.
It would be great to get pictures of adults with Type 1 diabetes and make a video out of that. Maybe I'll do that sometime in the future.
There's an interesting article in the New York Times this morning Looking Past Blood Sugar to Survive With Diabetes. The article talks about other things, besides blood sugar control, that are important for people with diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2)
Mr. Smith thought his biggest risk from diabetes was blindness or amputations. He never thought about heart disease and had no idea how important it was to control cholesterol levels and blood pressure. He said his doctor had not advised him to take a cholesterol-lowering or blood pressure drug and he did not think he needed them.This is also the topic of the excellent book Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes that was co-authored by Dr. Richard Jackson of Joslin and our own d-blogger Amy Tenderich.
Read the NYT article. If you agree with what it's saying think about getting the Know Your Numbers book. It's very readable and really helps you focus on the most important things (A1C, Blood Pressure, Lipids, Microalbumin, Eyes) for your diabetes. I liked this book a lot.
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