Healthcare
What makes a diagnosis?
I worked at a patient program the other night for my company, and shared information about our two medications. One medicine we make is for Type 2 diabetes, the other can be used in both Type 1 and Type 2s. The presentation that night was about healthy cooking tips, and the audience furiously jotted down [...]
Yes, I’m still using “the insulin.”
She calls every few months. It’s not always the same “she,” but each of the registered nurses that have called from my insurance plan’s “Wellness Program” are always cheerful, nurturing women that want to make sure I’m on track with my diabetes. So when she calls, and I’m unlucky enough to not recognize the phone [...]
Dreams of Consolidation..
I popped in to the office of a customer yesterday, and heard the sound of laughter coming from the back room. I followed the sound, and found the diabetes education staff sitting around a table with their very pregnant boss. From the looks of the decorations, I had unwittingly crashed her baby shower! Luckily, these [...]
Poking at my health.
Many of you already know that I’ve suffered from carpal tunnel in both hands for several years now. It’s painful, it’s disruptive, and it’s not getting any better. I had surgery on my right hand two years ago which alleviated some of the pain, but not all of it. I’ve got an ergonomic desk set [...]
My first GP!
On Friday, I finally made good on my CDE’s reccomendation to see a General Practice physician about a few nagging issues that can’t be addressed by my diabetes team. It was an interesting experience, seeing as how I haven’t seen a GP since I was…not diabetic…which would be about 18 and half years ago. The biggest [...]
Checking in.
I heart my CDE. I really, really do. Few people can say they look forward to going to see their health care provider, but I gotta say, my every-three-months appointment with my CDE is time I cherish. When else can you pull up a chair and say “let’s just talk about ME for a half [...]
More than the ‘betes.
I live what I consider to be a normal life of a 28 year old - it just so happens that I have diabetes. And all of us who have this disease in their life have a tendency to look at things “through the diabetic lens” more often and not. So it wasn’t surprising that [...]
Viva Chalazion! Actually, scratch that.
I blogged a few weeks ago about my upcoming plans to have PRK laser surgery (similar to LASIK) on my eyes to correct the horrendous vision that’s had me wearing contacts since the fourth grade, and it’s right around the corner. Next week I have to start wearing my glasses full time instead of contacts because [...]
‘Betes Centric
I’m in and out of quite a few doctor’s offices for my work, and I can’t help but notice that every office seems to be SLAMMED this time of year. Seriously, every place I roll into is ca-razy busy. Office staff seems to blame it on lots of winter colds, people scheduling various annual exams, and Medicare [...]
A (literal) shot in the dark…
My colleagues in the pharma industry and I often talk shop - we discuss numbers, new drugs, company lay offs, and often the happenings of the specific areas we work in. If we see a sudden spike in a certain medication being prescribed, we often think about the reasons behind it. The other day, my [...]
