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My mother is a diabetic--something that shouldn't be someone's identifier, but unfortunately it has defined her life. This is my apology to her and to everyone struggling with un-understanding families. This is my account of what it is like from the outside looking in, knowing it is my potential future, and coming to terms with how I wasn't there for my mother.
1 comment - Posted Dec 30, 2014
I picked up a pamphlet at my Endocrinologist's office today that discusses the process of getting children screened for autoantibodies. These markers can signify the development of Type 1 diabetes up to ten years before it takes hold. This fascinates and terrifies me in the same breath. I can find out if my children are prone to developing the disease I've survived for 16 years, but how will I handle the news if one of my children returns a positive result for having the markers of Type 1 diabetes?
0 comments - Posted Dec 9, 2014
It's a nightmare scenario for a person who's been newly diagnosed with diabetes: You're fired after learning you have this chronic-yet-manageable disease. Everything the doctors told you about living a nearly normal life seems like a lie. Your visions and hopes for the future-already clouded with this scary medical news-darken.
2 comments - Posted Nov 18, 2014
Halloween is the beginning of what many see as the season of indulgence. Candy and costumes lead to turkey and trimmings, to presents and feasts, to binge drinking and late nights. How is a diabetic, or anyone else, supposed to navigate this wonderful, at times intimidating, celebratory season of family and friends?
0 comments - Posted Oct 31, 2014
The first time Gavin Griffiths ran a marathon to raise money for his local diabetes clinic, the local newspaper reporter told him, "you're plucky, but you don't stand a chance."
2 comments - Posted Oct 29, 2014
In response to the escalating number of type 2 diabetes cases. Which along with prediabetes now impact about one-third of the population. According Task force calls to estimates - a U.S. task force recommends that every American 45 and older should be screened for the disease.
0 comments - Posted Oct 24, 2014
I have a fear of Dead in Bed Syndrome. It's an ailment which many diabetics are afraid of, but not everyone has experienced it. I, unfortunately, have been in more than fifteen insulin shocks in my 16 years with type 1 diabetes.
4 comments - Posted Oct 8, 2014
One of the leading manufacturers of diabetes supplies has released a new pen needle designed to make injecting diabetes drugs a less distressing experience, potentially boosting drug compliance.
0 comments - Posted Oct 4, 2014
Tanzeum (albiglutide), a once-weekly injectable drug for type 2s from GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), USA is now available at pharmacies throughout the United States. The FDA approved U.S. sales on April 15.
1 comment - Posted Sep 9, 2014
Electronic health records might save time and paper, but some patients say they find themselves not being truthful when they see their physicians using them.
1 comment - Posted Sep 8, 2014
A new wound-care dressing developed by a California firm has been shown to not only reduce the cost of treating wounds, but also to improve the outcomes of those treatments.
That's good news for diabetics. According to statistics, about 15 percent of those with the disease develop chronic wounds – most often foot ulcers – that can result in amputation.
The was study, conducted at the Southwest Regional Wound Care Center in Lubbock, Texas. They found, Enluxtra Any Wound dressing developed by OSNovative Systems, Inc., reduced medical costs of chronic wound care by 30 percent. In part because it replaces many different products. Including primary foam, the gelling agent alginate, hydrogel dressings, hydro-conductive fiber, super-absorbent collagen, opaque dressing, hydrocolloid, gauze and combination dressings.
Any Wound dressing, crafted of FDA-approved polymers, is designed to sense and accommodate the different parts of the wound that need hydration or absorption, and a single dressing can remain in place for up to seven days.
2 comments - Posted Sep 6, 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the eye drug Eylea for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, according to the drug makers Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0 comments - Posted Sep 3, 2014
Low doses of the GlaxoSmithKline drug otelixizumab did not preserve the function of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas in those newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, according to recent research.
1 comment - Posted Aug 29, 2014
Vice President of Global Access at Dexcom, Claudia Graham not only has type 1 diabetes, but she is someone who is professionally involved with the latest trends in media and medical devices for over two decades.
3 comments - Posted Aug 28, 2014
Study finds self-adapting dressing significantly reduces cost of care while providing better clinical outcomes and simplifying wound-care procedures.
0 comments - Posted Aug 26, 2014
All Dr. Christopher Jacobs' friend wanted a lancing device that didn't cause pain. And after hearing the longtime type 1 diabetic lament the discomfort he felt from the many finger pricks required to test his blood glucose levels, Jacobs was intrigued by the challenge.
3 comments - Posted Aug 22, 2014
I don't come to praise insulin pumps, and I don't come to bury them. Instead, I am here to tell the truth, from my experience.
0 comments - Posted Aug 21, 2014
An Italian-based pharmaceutical company with subsidiaries in New York has been granted orphan drug status for a new drug to treat neurotrophic keratitis, a rare degenerative corneal disease that impacts less than 1 in 5,000 people worldwide.
0 comments - Posted Aug 20, 2014
For most of us with diabetes, diabetes cure research can feel like it's moving at a glacial pace. If you're a mouse, it's probably pretty exciting, considering researchers are discovering new ways to cure you almost every day. But what progress is being made in curing this disease? Is anyone moving beyond the lab rats and into people living with diabetes? The good news is yes, and there are a lot of people working on finding a cure, and many of them have started or will be starting clinical research in humans soon.
1 comment - Posted Aug 19, 2014
If you thought your obesity and type 2 diabetes diagnoses were genetic "gifts" from your family, it could be a virus instead.
0 comments - Posted Aug 18, 2014
One of the pluses of having a working pancreas is that you do not often lose it. The organ just comes along for the ride, as it were, safe inside your abdomen.
4 comments - Posted Aug 16, 2014
Diabetic autonomic neuropathy, a common side effect of diabetes that is linked to a wide range of complications including digestive issues, erectile dysfunction, paralysis of the bladder and intestinal damage, is not only difficult to treat, it's also difficult to diagnose.
0 comments - Posted Aug 15, 2014
Type 1 diabetics seem to always be living in a transitional phase. The technology we have currently is always about to be replaced with newer, better, fresher technology, It's exciting on one hand and exhausting on the other.
2 comments - Posted Aug 14, 2014
Having diabetes increases the risk of complications or death in cases where patients have suffered polytrauma compared with patients who don't have any history of medical comorbidities. (Comorbidities are defined as the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases in a patient.) Polytrauma is defined as multiple injuries to the body or organs where at least one is life-threatening and exacerbated by the trauma of the other injuries. Such injuries usually occur in situations where the likelihood of substantial injury is high---falls, auto accidents, violent crimes, industrial accidents.
1 comment - Posted Aug 5, 2014
Insulin pumps can be as beneficial for those with type 2 diabetes that require insulin as they have become for those with type 1, according to a new trial.
0 comments - Posted Aug 2, 2014
While experts have long noted that those with diabetes have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular issues, a new study shows the risk of head and neck cancers is also higher for diabetics.
0 comments - Posted Jul 29, 2014
The local food movement was given a big boost earlier this month with the announcement that the USDA has plans to invest $78 million into local and regional food enterprises.
0 comments - Posted Jul 28, 2014
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0 comments - Posted Jul 28, 2014
Novo Nordisk has introduced the Levemir® FlexTouch® prefilled insulin delivery device to the U.S. market. The device, filled with insulin detemir [rDNA origin], the first of its kind that does not use a pushbutton extension. In a conventional insulin delivery device, a pushbutton extends out from the device. If the called-for dose is large, an extension may cause problems for the user.
0 comments - Posted Jul 26, 2014
My class was discussing why we cannot just do pancreas transplants so we can cure diabetes," said a dear friend that volunteers for me at work. It is a lot more complicated than that, sadly. I was touched that he and his college classmates were discussing ways to cure us. As we chatted about the challenges of diabetes and our wishes for a cure, a few other volunteers gathered. When they heard me mention that I have had Type 1 diabetes for twenty years and that I take 5 – 7 injections a day to stay alive and healthy, they all looked shocked and a silence fell over the group. My volunteer said "Wow, how do you stay so positive"?
0 comments - Posted Jul 25, 2014
Many people first became aware of how dangerous a slice of bread could be for those with celiac disease when "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck shared her personal experiences with the genetic autoimmune disorder.
0 comments - Posted Jul 24, 2014
A new study has surprising implications for a generic diabetes drug. Pioglitazone, which is often prescribed for patients with Type 2 diabetes, also appears to reduce the risk of developing dementia. The drug was not studied specifically to see if cut the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Instead, researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases combed through a giant database of German health care records. They looked at information from 2004 to 2010, with a gigantic group of subjects.
0 comments - Posted Jul 23, 2014
Rob Cooper isn't one to shy away from a challenge.
0 comments - Posted Jul 21, 2014
News magazine U.S. News & World Report has published a list of the top 10 American hospitals for treating diabetes and delivering endocrinological care.
0 comments - Posted Jul 19, 2014
Living with diabetes means you need to take extra care to stay healthy. The good news is that even small changes in your lifestyle and habits can make a big difference in managing your blood sugar, staying healthy, and preventing complications.
1 comment - Posted Jul 18, 2014
The emergency condition most type 2s dread is hypoglycemia, where plummeting blood sugar levels can bring on a dangerous semi-conscious state, and even coma or death.
1 comment - Posted Jul 16, 2014
Diabetes is the invisible elephant in my room on a regular basis. As a type 1 diabetic, I think about it frequently even if my friends, family, doctors, and the people I encounter daily don't see it. While diabetes truly is an invisible illness, my blood sugars affect everything I do or even think about doing. My diabetes elephant is there all the time. That elephant does not take days off or breaks. So when such an important medical issue goes unnoticed by a doctor after a lengthy visit, I see a red flag.
18 comments - Posted Jul 15, 2014
For most people with type 2 diabetes, successful outcomes of the disease usually rely more on living a healthy lifestyle, rather than a medicine chest of prescription drugs. Because it is such a self-managed disease, several high-profile groups are collaborating to create a new kind of the support group to help people stay on track and better manage their diabetes.
0 comments - Posted Jul 8, 2014
One thing most people know about 63-year-old Suzi Vietti is never to say "never" to her. It might be one of her most detested words; given the number of times she has heard it.
8 comments - Posted Jul 3, 2014
A recently completed study that compared two types of insulin for treating inadequately controlled type 2 patients showed that insulin degludec/insulin aspart produced fewer instances of hypoglycemia than biphasic insulin aspart 30.
0 comments - Posted Jul 2, 2014
For more than 100 years, scientists have been exploring the possibilities of cloning, which led to the birth of Dolly the sheep in 1996 along with a wealth of other developments in the treatment of disease, including the recent embryonic cloning of a woman with diabetes.
2 comments - Posted Jun 28, 2014
While doctors have long used abdominal fat as a predictor for the risk of metabolic diseases in adults, the same holds true for kids, according to the results of a new study.
0 comments - Posted Jun 27, 2014
Weight matters. Through all the research and studies, diseases and treatments, those two words possess a simple truth. The heavier people are, the more challenges they face in remaining healthy. The thinner we are, the more options we have to stay active and engaged in the world around us.
1 comment - Posted Jun 25, 2014
Recently I was working at the store I manage when a volunteer came into the backroom where my assistant and I were working. She informed us that something was wrong with her fellow cashier. I didn't know what to expect, and wasn't prepared for what I discovered.
10 comments - Posted Jun 24, 2014
The public perception of low-carbohydrate diets often involves mounds of bacon, piles of steaks and rivers of cheese. After all, when the Atkins Diet swept the country more than a decade ago, that was one of the ways people described it to their friends -- and one of the ways that critics tried to define it.
1 comment - Posted Jun 23, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed until July 15th making a decision on whether to allow the inhaled insulin Afrezza entry into the American market.
4 comments - Posted May 24, 2014
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0 comments - Posted May 12, 2014
In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as half of all Americans who are alive today will end their lives in nursing homes, although it won't be because their bodies cease to function, but because of their brains.
1 comment - Posted Apr 16, 2014
Carrie Miller had one goal when she was a child-become the female counterpart to Indiana Jones. If nothing else, she wanted to live a life infused with that blockbuster's level of adrenaline rush.
0 comments - Posted Jul 22, 2013
Life never stops. It's a truism that people with diabetes of all types know too well. Your responsibilities change. Your duties at your job shift. The people around you change. And you have to make the best you can of it all, racing to keep up and adjusting your treatment plan as best you can. It's exhausting.
0 comments - Posted Jun 19, 2013
On some days living with a chronic disease and all its complexities for 15 years has the ability to force me into hiding.
3 comments - Posted Jun 11, 2013
People who live in the San Francisco Bay Area know that the University of California San Francisco is one of the premier medical research facilities in the world. UCSF has particularly distinguished itself in the area of type 1 diabetes prevention, intervention, and islet transplantation trials.
0 comments - Posted May 30, 2013
On September 26, 1992, my daughter Kaitlyn was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Since that time, we have immersed ourselves in the world of diabetes with two goals: First, to ensure that Kaitlyn has the very best tools, both medical and emotional, to manage her diabetes, and second, to dedicate our unyielding efforts in pursuit of a cure. For us, it's not either/or: It's both.
3 comments - Posted Jan 21, 2013
Forty-three year old stage and TV actor Stephen Wallem is a jack of all trades when it comes to entertainment. Best known for his one-man musical review, "Off the Wallem," he is also a playwright, composer, and director. Currently, he plays Thor, a gay nurse with type 1 diabetes, on the Showtime series "Nurse Jackie."
1 comment - Posted Jan 12, 2013
Professional snowboarder Sean Busby started competing at age 14 and began training for the Winter Olympics at 16. But in 2004, at age 19, Sean's troubling bouts of thirst and weariness were revealed as symptoms of type 1 diabetes.
0 comments - Posted Jan 8, 2013
Sometimes it isn't a stranger or acquaintance giving you a hard time about your diabetes. Sometimes it's a family member or close friend that says something hurtful about your diabetes management. And that is far more difficult to hear than the guy at the table next to you in a restaurant or some lady sharing an office with you at work.
14 comments - Posted Sep 13, 2012
Steve Richert, who has type 1 diabetes, has embarked upon a 365-day climbing mission to demonstrate that managing diabetes and rock climbing present similar challenges and to inspire people with diabetes to surmount those challenges. In this second part of our interview, I asked him about his motivations.
1 comment - Posted Sep 6, 2012
To a casual observer, Dr. Nat Strand might look like an over-achiever. After all, she and her partner won Season 17 of her favorite television show, "The Amazing Race." Winning the race opened her world up to the diabetes community, which, interestingly enough, inspired her to take better care of herself. Her mission now is to encourage everyone with diabetes to connect with the diabetes community and benefit from knowing others who understand the daily challenges of managing type 1 diabetes. When I caught up with Dr. Strand, we began by talking about what drove her to enter the Amazing Race.
1 comment - Posted Sep 5, 2012
Steve Richert, who has type 1 diabetes, has embarked upon a 365-day climbing mission to demonstrate that managing diabetes and rock climbing present similar challenges and to inspire people with diabetes to surmount those challenges. When I caught up with Steve on a rare day when he happened to be at sea level, I asked him about his mission.
1 comment - Posted Sep 1, 2012
We've all heard a lot of discussion about low carbohydrate diets and whether they are effective for weight loss and blood sugar control.. What most of us do not understand, however, is how diabetes affects the way that we process carbs. Beta cells make more than insulin: they also make another satiety hormone: amylin. If we are beta-cell deficient, then we are amylin-deficient as well. When the amylin hormone is not available to tell our brain that we are full, we crave more food, especially carbohydrates. Carbohydrates act as a mood stabilizer, making us feel good when we're stressed.
1 comment - Posted Aug 31, 2012
Amy Powell, the first recipient of the Diabetes Health Pharmacist and American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) scholarship, was honored at the 2012 AADE conference in Indianapolis. As the winner, her conference fees and accommodation costs were paid, and she received a one-year AADE membership.
0 comments - Posted Aug 18, 2012
New York researchers have reported that obese patients with type 1 diabetes who do not respond well to insulin may be able to improve their blood sugar control by adding liraglutide to their therapy. Liraglutide (brand name Victoza) is an injectible GLP-1 analog* that was introduced to the US market in 2010 to treat people with type 2 diabetes.
0 comments - Posted Jul 14, 2012
I've had type 1 diabetes for nearly 14 years. I have fallen off the wagon a few times, battled diabulimia, survived numerous insulin shock comas and ketoacidosis episodes, and struggled with acceptance: I have my scars. Despite these mistakes, I've picked myself up countless times and have prevailed. I've persevered with a disease that doesn't take vacations for even a minute, and I've come out on top. I'm alive and healthy, with a full life and a child of my own.
5 comments - Posted Jun 21, 2012
Last year, I gave birth to my daughter and shared my pregnancy and birthing experiences with you. The pregnancy was a very difficult but extremely rewarding experience. A few months after our daughter was born, my husband and I discussed whether we'd have another child. On one hand, I went through several insulin shock comas, severe insulin resistance, and pre-eclampsia, ending in an emergency cesarean section. Because my first pregnancy was so tough, we weren't sure if we wanted to risk another one. On the other hand, if we did have two children, we wanted them to be very close in age so that they could bond well. We figured that if the two children were around fifteen months apart, then my daughter would be too young to feel any tension about having another baby in the house. We hoped they'd be close enough in age that they would always have one another as a companion.
4 comments - Posted Jun 18, 2012
As I celebrate my birthday this month, I also recognize the anniversary of my diabetes. If it were a person, it would be legally old enough to move out. Oh, how I wish it would! I was diagnosed at eighteen years old with type 1 diabetes, so this makes eighteen long years that the two of us have been living together. I have so many mixed emotions about it. On one hand, I feel stronger and more certain of my decisions with diabetes than ever before. On the other hand, I feel pretty depressed that it's been so long and that, no matter how I try to push away the thought, complications could be looming around the bend.
4 comments - Posted Jun 17, 2012
If you have type 1 diabetes, you probably know that you're in it for the long haul. No diet, nutrition, or exercise plan is getting you out of this one. Our only hope for a life without insulin injections is a cure. It's a wonderful idea, but I'm not holding my breath.
13 comments - Posted Jun 11, 2012
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Novo Nordisk's Levemir basal insulin for type 1 children aged two to five years. The FDA decision makes Levemir (insulin detemir [rDNA origin]) the only basal insulin approved for use in this age group.
Levemir, introduced to the US market in 2006, was previously approved for older children and adults with type 1 diabetes, as well as insulin-using type 2s.
0 comments - Posted Jun 7, 2012
Not long ago, celebrity chef Charles Mattocks, who was recently diagnosed with diabetes, came across the twitter account that I use to connect with the diabetes community. He called me and told me about his idea for making a documentary about diabetes and asked if I would like to participate. Charles saw the need for an up-close view of our disease that would be very supportive of the diabetes community. Having had type 1 diabetes for 12 years, I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of a film that focuses on the struggles of dealing with diabetes.
4 comments - Posted Jun 2, 2012
I've had type 1 diabetes for six years, and it never fails that during the dreaded "time of the month," I become increasingly insulin-resistant. Just looking at a carbohydrate makes my sugar skyrocket. I'm exhausted, and my mood goes from my usual positive to cranky and sensitive.
2 comments - Posted May 27, 2012
Warmer temperatures bring the opportunity to put on our walking shoes and step outside for our workouts. But if you, like me, have been walking for many years, you may find yourself bored with the same old routine. To avoid burnout, try these five ways to rev up your walk.
0 comments - Posted May 21, 2012
A successful experiment on mice with type 1 diabetes, which involved "reprogramming" their immune systems to stop attacks on pancreatic beta cells, may point the way to an eventual cure for the disease in humans.
11 comments - Posted May 15, 2012
My oldest nephew, James, has a double whammy to deal with. His aunt, yours truly, has type 1 diabetes, and so does his father. I was in the room when my sister had an ultrasound during her pregnancy with James, and I clearly remember the doctor asking her if anyone in her family had diabetes. We shared a look as she informed the doctor of my diabetes and her husband's diabetes. I know we also shared a silent prayer as the reality hit us that diabetes might be passed on to her children.
2 comments - Posted Apr 27, 2012
As we approach the summer season, our thoughts turn to barbecues, picnics, amusement parks, and road trips to the beach. It is a season of fun, but it can be hard for people with diabetes to enjoy the festivities and still maintain healthy eating habits.
0 comments - Posted Apr 23, 2012
Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, an international network of researchers exploring ways to prevent and delay the progression of type 1 diabetes, has reached an important milestone: screening 100,000 people to detect who among is at risk of developing type 1 diabetes. This is a major achievement because it has helped researchers better predict who will develop diabetes and when it will require treatment. Earlier diagnosis helps patients avoid a severe, life-threatening condition called diabetic ketoacidosis.
0 comments - Posted Mar 28, 2012
A little more than 25 years ago, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
2 comments - Posted Mar 21, 2012
Massachusetts researchers have found that even years after they are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, some people continue to possess functioning beta cells. This finding departs from the conventional thinking that in type 1 diabetes beat cell activity inevitably ceases--the result of attacks on the cells by the body's immune system.
0 comments - Posted Mar 19, 2012
There are more than 200 diabetes camps in North America, offering more than 400 programs to more than 30,000 youths and young adults with diabetes and their families. One in 400 children has type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes in children, once rare, is increasingly common due to obesity. Education and motivation are vital to healthy management of the disease. Diabetes camps empower children and their families to meet the rigorous demands of diabetes, allowing them to be healthy, active, and motivated to reach their dreams.
0 comments - Posted Mar 15, 2012
Sometimes I feel like an idiot. It usually happens when I read a blog by one of my favorite "D" parents telling about how their children are handling life with type 1 diabetes. These brave kids put up with the same things that adults with diabetes do, and some are literally too young to even understand what's going on. Reading about these little warriors makes me regret even more the fact that I wallowed in self pity all afternoon just because my blood sugar didn't cooperate flawlessly during my daily walk.
1 comment - Posted Mar 6, 2012
During my 14 years with type 1 diabetes and my time spent interacting with the diabetes online community, I constantly hear the same theme: Doctors aren't listening to their patients, and their bedside manners are deteriorating. Every day, it seems, I hear about people who have been treated as if they are simply a number or dismissed as uneducated in their own health conditions.
4 comments - Posted Feb 26, 2012
You've heard of the blockbuster drug Byetta, a daily injection for type 2 diabetes? Byetta's sister product, Bydureon, which is injected just once a week, has just been approved by the FDA and is available in pharmacies.
15 comments - Posted Feb 17, 2012
Using a log book can be cumbersome, but it has many benefits. Tracking your blood sugars allows you to spot trends and provides a landscape view of how your body reacts to changing circumstances. It's crucial to understand your body's responses to food, illness, stress, and simply over-indulging in festive activities. Keeping track of these variables helps you better manage your diabetes.
0 comments - Posted Feb 15, 2012
Wiped out and dejected, that's my state of mind this morning. I had a really low blood sugar, and it's left me feeling like I've been in a fight. My arms and legs feel heavy, and my "low" headache lingers, but I remind myself that it could be worse. I'm fine, I treated it, and my day will go on.
11 comments - Posted Feb 14, 2012
My son learned to crawl last month. As a part-time stay-at-home dad, I found it both exciting and terrifying. Through crawling, my son has entered a new stage in life. He might have rolled or scooted a few feet before, but now he can see something in another room and make up his mind to go there.
1 comment - Posted Feb 10, 2012
Two years ago, I was a different woman. I was just beginning to come out of my diabetes shell, assessing my confidence with strangers by testing in public and telling friends about my disease. I can still feel the panic rising in my throat as I told people that I have diabetes and need to take injections multiple times per day. I was afraid of rejection, afraid that they would treat me like a sick person. But after eleven years of fighting for my life with type 1 diabetes, I was tired of being afraid. The more people I told, the easier it got.
7 comments - Posted Feb 1, 2012
The first time I worried about traveling with diabetes was after the 9/11 tragedy. I had been offered a trip to New York to attend a writer's conference. I jumped at the chance, looking forward to the conference, sightseeing, shopping, and seeing the musical The Producers on Broadway.
9 comments - Posted Jan 30, 2012
Ethan Lewis, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 12, founded GlucoBrands only 11 years later. The company produces a portable, inexpensive, tasty, fast-acting glucose gel that people can take to quickly restore healthy blood sugar levels when they experience hypoglycemia.
1 comment - Posted Jan 16, 2012
Australian scientists have discovered that when a complex sugar crucial to the survival of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells is degraded by the body's immune system, the beta cells die.
0 comments - Posted Jan 14, 2012
Recently, there has been a great deal of discussion on the subject of testing your blood sugar and taking insulin shots in public. A shocking number of people on social networks have commented that their family members don't want them to test their blood sugar or take their shots in public. They report having to inject in restrooms or even through their clothing to avoid drawing attention or offending their families. One hypersensitive husband even objected when his recently diagnosed wife took a shot in the relative privacy of their car.
41 comments - Posted Jan 12, 2012
Professional snowboarder Sean Busby started competing at age 14 and began training for the Winter Olympics at 16. But in 2004, at age 19, Sean's troubling bouts of thirst and weariness were revealed as symptoms of type 1 diabetes.
1 comment - Posted Jan 10, 2012
What's it really like to have type 1 diabetes? Every morning I start the day with a finger prick and two insulin injections. It doesn't matter if I don't feel like it. It doesn't matter if I'm tired. There is simply no room for pre-coffee dosage errors, excuses, or whining. Some mornings are good and some are bad, based upon my blood glucose reading. Its level varies greatly depending on whether my liver has released large stores of glucose during the dawn hours.
25 comments - Posted Jan 1, 2012
Throughout pregnancy and all the way up until labor, I was adamant that I was not having a cesarean section. I was terrified of being cut open because I know that my healing time is longer due to my lowered immune system. In 2009, I had to go to the emergency room for an infection caused by cutting my leg while shaving, so how could I possibly heal after being opened up to birth a baby?
0 comments - Posted Dec 30, 2011
Diagnosed with diabetes at age 15, Brandy Barnes went on to a successful career as a pharmaceuticals salesperson, but she deeply missed having other diabetic women in her life to whom she could relate. Finally, after a difficult pregnancy, long thought, and prayer, she founded DiabetesSisters (www.diabetes.sisters.org), a North Carolina-based nonprofit organization that provides education and support to women of all ages with all types of diabetes. DS offers conferences, websites, blogs, and a "sister match" program, all designed to lessen feelings of isolation and deepen bonds of connection among women with diabetes.
0 comments - Posted Dec 28, 2011
Editor' Note: This article continues Katherine Marple's series on pregnancy with diabetes as a complicating factor. For previous articles, enter her name in the search feature at the top right-hand of this website. The next installment, "Birthing Options," will appear on December 30.
1 comment - Posted Dec 27, 2011
Diabetes Health readers who are Amanda Lamb fans can watch her first-ever Christmas single, "Christmas In Love," on YouTube.
0 comments - Posted Dec 22, 2011
We are a tight-knit community. I'm not talking about my neighbors in my hometown of Chicago. I'm talking about my worldwide neighbors in the diabetic online community. Anyone dealing with diabetes knows the bond that it brings. When a person with diabetes is wronged, the rest of us feel the sting. Most of us living with diabetes have stories about people badgering our diet choices, saying inappropriate or insensitive things, and, sadly, crossing the line even further.
5 comments - Posted Dec 20, 2011
On July 21, Claire Duncan was one of three people with type 1 diabetes on a six-person relay team that swam across the English Channel. The team, swimming to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, covered the 22-mile route in 13.5 hours, starting from a beach between Folkestone and Dover in England and finishing in France near Cap Gris Nez, between Boulogne and Calais.
0 comments - Posted Dec 17, 2011
"I have type 2 diabetes, diagnosed five years ago, and am 67 years old. I have worked very hard to manage this disease, but without the success I would like."
0 comments - Posted Dec 16, 2011
Many people with diabetes admit to keeping their diabetes a secret. Less than two years ago, I was one of them. I hated the way people treated me when they found out about my diabetes. I hated being told that I wasn't allowed to eat things by people who didn't have a clue about diabetes. I hated the horror stories people told about their acquaintances with diabetes. I hated people asking me if I had the "bad" kind of diabetes.
10 comments - Posted Dec 9, 2011
Forensic scientist Mark Ruefenacht, who has type 1 diabetes, tells Diabetes Health publisher Nadia Al-Samarrie how he realized that dogs can be a major defense against life-threatening episodes of hypoglycemia. That insight led him to found Dogs for Diabetics ("D4D"), a Concord, California-based organization that trains dogs to alert their masters when they sense low blood sugar. D4D's website is located at www.dogs4diabetics.com/
3 comments - Posted Dec 4, 2011
This year's DREAM Award, presented by the Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC), was given to Nick Jonas, the musician and actor best known as one of the three Jonas Brothers. He was among the special recipients at the DRLC's annual Franklin D. Roosevelt Dinner, held this year on November 17, 2011.
1 comment - Posted Dec 3, 2011
In one of Devon Inglee's artworks, a teddy bear, the symbol of childhood innocence, lies flat on its back with three menacing syringes piercing its furry tummy. In the background, the bear's owner, a small girl, stands above the teddy eating an apple. Inglee writes, "In 'Tit for Tat,' a sweet girl contently eats an apple while hiding a large syringe behind her back, oblivious to her beloved, yet murdered toy. This piece deals with the process of anger, mourning, and denial associated with my personal diagnosis of a chronic disease." For the 33-year-old art student, this work is about mourning and letting go of preconceived notions and ideas of what the future will be.
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Heather Shields was thrilled when she got the opportunity to dance with the famous Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. At 11 years old, she dreamed of one day becoming a professional ballerina, and this trip would bring her dream a little closer. A long way from home for this California girl, Heather traveled with her family to the "Big Apple" for the month of July. During that month she remembers dancing six to seven hours a day in the heat of the summer. She began losing weight, but shrugged it off, assuming she'd caught her mom's stomach bug.
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When I was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I recall the numerous comments that people blurted out in an attempt to make me feel better about my situation. But the truth was that I just needed to be treated like everyone else. I was in the midst of a confusing, depressing, and life-altering diagnosis. The last thing I needed was a pat on the back that felt more like a slap in the face.
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Final weeks of pregnancy! The third trimester brings about many more ultrasound scans and measurements taken to judge the growth and health of your child. You'll likely be visiting your OB/GYN or maternal fetal medicine office twice per week for non-stress tests to ensure that your baby is healthy and active.
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The search for a cure for diabetes is a noble pursuit, but a cure always seems to be another ten years down the road. Finding a way to be healthy in the here and now is what matters for people with diabetes. In 2005, Peter Nerothin started Insulindependence (IN), a nonprofit organization that aims to "revolutionize diabetes management" by leading experiential diabetes education expeditions for type 1 youths.
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Sometimes it feels like diabetes is driving you crazy. But what if the disease is actually changing your brain? That's the disturbing suggestion of a new study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study suggests that both high and low blood sugars affect the brain development of young people with diabetes, but in different ways.
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By now you're halfway through pregnancy. You've managed to get through the stresses of insulin shock in the first trimester and insulin resistance beginning in the second trimester, and you're well on your way toward your third trimester. Congratulations! A moment of applause, please.
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When doctors hand out a diagnosis of diabetes, I wish they'd give you a list of tips that can make life happier living with the illness. After my diagnosis, I felt ashamed of my diabetes, ashamed of my inability to control it with diet and exercise even though I literally worked out every single day for nine months straight. I skipped nearly all carbohydrates and didn't eat meat at the time, so all I ate was nuts, cheese, eggs, and vegetables. The doctor didn't put me on insulin right away because I was eighteen, and she wasn't sure if I had type 1 or type 2. But nothing I did was working. It was soon apparent that I was type 1 and that insulin injections were unavoidable. I had no idea that it wasn't my fault. I felt hopeless, hungry, exhausted, and alone.
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If you've had diabetes for a number of years, chances are that you remember when there was no Internet access and no diabetes online community. You had no way to look up information online and no instant connection to millions of others around the world living with diabetes. Unless you had a friend nearby with diabetes, there was no one to understand how you felt when your blood sugar numbers were less than stellar, and no one to sympathize with how hard it can be to get your A1C down.
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October is my diagnosis month. At 14 years old, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just a few weeks before Halloween. I remember thinking, at least I'm too old for trick or treating. My younger sister had been diagnosed six months earlier, however, and at 10 years old, she still loved to trick or treat. To ease her pain, my parents got creative and shifted the emphasis of Halloween off sweets and onto scary: Haunted houses, hayrides, and parties with bowls full of smushed tomatoes for witches hearts and cold grapes for eyeballs became our annual tradition. My sister and I still said no to most of the sugary sweets, but we were the first ones to say yes when the doors of the haunted house opened.
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The one time I needed a glucagon injection, I didn't have any. I had never been given a prescription for it, had no idea how to use it, and was absolutely clueless about what it did.
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All blood tests are tools. Some are to diagnose diabetes, some are to help you manage your diabetes on a daily or long term basis and some are to keep you safe.
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Trying to lose weight as an insulin-injecting person with type 1 diabetes couldn't be more frustrating. It gets on my last nerve that exercise can trigger mind-numbing lows, lows that cause me to inhale a portion of those recently burned calories. That said, I don't skip exercise to avoid lows. I just check my blood sugars more often, use caution with my insulin dosing, and follow the advice of my doctors.
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I'm just going to come out and say it, the way people do in addiction meetings when they have hit "rock bottom." Hi, my name is Meagan. I was a very uncooperative diabetic for a great many years. I felt lonely, and I hated being different. I rarely checked my blood sugars. In fact, there were times where I didn't even know where my meter was.
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Using stem cells that they extracted from the brains of diabetic lab rats, and turning them into insulin-producing pancreatic cells, Japanese scientists may be on the road to a virtual cure for diabetes that comes from people's own brains.
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HOUSTON—Consolidated Graphics has announced results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2003. Revenues for the quarter were $165.8 million, compared to $166.1 million in the March quarter and $176.1 million a year ago. Net income for the June quarter was $3.6 million compared to a net loss of $29.1 million in the March quarter and a net loss of $69.3 million a year ago.
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MINNEAPOLIS—Bemis Co. reportedly has dropped the planned sale of its adhesive label maker, MACtac, to UPM-Kymmene. Bemis officials said an opinion released recently in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois blocked the sale. The injunction had been sought by the U.S. Department of Justice, which had antitrust concerns. On April 15th, UPM-Kymmene received notice that the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice had filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the acquisition. The EU Commission and Canadian competition authorities had already approved the transaction.
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NEW YORK—The New York Daily News has filed suit against Quebecor World for $6 million, accusing it of using poor quality paper for its Sunday supplement. The complaint, filed by the Daily News in New York State Supreme Court, accused Quebecor World of fraud, breach of contract and overcharging. The lawsuit said Quebecor "deceived and systematically overcharged" the tabloid by using inferior paper in printing the New York Daily News' Sunday "New York Vue" TV supplement during at least the first two years of a contract signed in May of 1997.
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CHICAGO—RR Donnelley's Calumet plant has been granted preliminary landmark status by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Built in stages between 1912 and 1929, the facility once served as the headquarters of RR Donnelley. The 1.1 million-square-foot factory, also known as The Lakeside Press, was designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw and completed by Charles Klauder after Shaw's death. Donnelley closed the Calumet plant in 1993 after Sears, Roebuck & Co. discontinued its mail-order catalog. The facility was redeveloped in 1999 as the Lakeside Technology Center.
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New projects approved were a memorial for Jaye Fritz in Minnesota City, collaboration of a dedication of the bridge in Minnesota City with the City Council, coordination with the Minnesota Landscaping Association, GBDRF, residents of Minnesota City, Goodview and Stockton with work needs to be done on lawns, driveways and yards plants and trees.
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Reviewed: A Collection of Alto, Tenor, and Soprano Mouthpieces by Lebayle
There are more and more professional level mouthpieces coming out on the market today. This makes it more and more difficult (for me, at least) to try every new mouthpiece on the market and see how it works with one's setup.
A few weeks ago, I was sent a couple of Fred Lebayle's mouthpieces to try out and review. I have tried some of Lebayle's mouthpieces before at Roberto's Woodwinds in New York but have not had the chance to try the various models he offers for soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone.
To gain a better understanding of who Fred Lebayle is, I have included a short bio on him as follows:
"Fred Lebayle (born March 28 1960) worked as a metal tool worker in his father's company in France. As an enthusiastic saxophone player, he started designing mouthpieces for himself, trying to emulate Charlie Parker's sound. In 1987 he set up his own mouthpiece business as a one-man venture. Today his work is known and appreciated worldwide by some of the finest musicians such as Chris Potter, Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis, Ron Blake, David Liebman, Ravi Coltrane, Marcus Strickland, Greg Osby, Jan Gabarek, Candy Dulfer and many other professionals whom sound is shaped by Lebayle's work."
To evaluate the various Lebayle models I received, I will focus on the tone, intonation, and build quality.
Lebayle Jazz soprano (7 tip opening)
I found the Lebayle jazz soprano mouthpiece to be warm and focused. I am mainly a tenor and alto saxophone player, but I noticed that this mouthpiece responded quickly and was not sharp or shrill throughout the horn.
For someone who does not play soprano much, this piece did not take long to get used to, nor was it difficult to play in tune.
Build Quality
This model is similar to the LR II in which it comes in wood, hard rubber, or metal. I found this piece, like the others I tested, to be well constructed as well as hand finished.
This is a great soprano mouthpiece that has a warm centered sound, and most importantly is easy to play in tune and free blowing.
Here is a link to the Lebayle jazz soprano mouthpiece.
Here is a link with Alex Terrier testing out the jazz model soprano mouthpiece
Lebayle AT chamber alto (7 tip opening)
I have played vintage and modern mouthpieces in hopes of finding a mouthpiece that gives me the edge and projection characteristic of such players as Vincent Herring, Antonio Hart, and Bruce Williams. The Lebayle AT chamber reminds me of the Meyer mouthpieces of yore. I found this mouthpiece to have a punchy, edgier, darker tone in comparison to my standard Meyer mouthpiece, and the AT chamber gave me a bright edgy sound in the upper register which was easy to maintain.
This mouthpiece is easy to keep in tune and while playing through my overtone exercises, I found it incredibly easy to keep in tune.
Build Quality
I know Fred hand finishes his mouthpieces and it can clearly be seen by the tip opening and rails being even and consistent. The AT chamber comes in hard rubber with tip openings from a 6 to a 10.
This is my favorite of the pieces that Fred makes. It embodies many of the characteristics associated with a NY Meyer mouthpiece, but has Fred's own unique handiwork, which makes it truly one of a kind.
Sound clips with me comparing the AT to the mouthpiece I normally play:
1.) Meyer 6m mouthpiece, Rico H ligature, Alexander Superial reed 3, Selmer Super Balanced Action alto
2.) AT Chamber 7 mouthpiece, Rico H ligature, Alexander Superial reed 3, Selmer Super Balanced Action alto
Here is Alex Terrier testing out the AT chamber mouthpiece
Lebayle Jazz Chamber Alto (tip opening 7*)
I found this piece to be very free blowing but to have more of a spread and broader tone compared to the AT Chamber. The Jazz Chamber had a punchier sound in the palm keys compared to the AT chamber.
This mouthpiece was incredibly easy to keep in tune and I found the upper register into the palm keys to play very well in tune.
Build Quality
This model is similar to the LR II in that it comes in wood, hard rubber, or metal. I found this piece like the others I tested to be well constructed as well as hand finished.
If you are looking for a bright sounding straight ahead alto mouthpiece, I would definitely check out the jazz chamber alto mouthpiece.
Sound clips with me comparing the Jazz Chamber to the mouthpiece I normally play:
1.) Meyer 6m mouthpiece, Rico h ligature, Alexander Superial reed 3, Super Balanced Action alto
2.) Lebayle Jazz Chamber mouthpiece, Rico h ligature, Alexander Superial reed 3, Super Balanced Action alto
Fred Lebayle LR II tenor metal mouthpiece (7 tip opening)
The tone of the LR II metal reminded me of an Otto Link, but with more edge and power, especially towards the bottom of the horn. I found the LR II metal mouthpiece to be very free blowing. I did feel that I would rather try a 6* tip opening because when I started playing chromatically towards the palm keys I felt the sound got softer as well as thinner.
In terms of tuning, this mouthpiece was very consistent while playing through my overtone exercises. I am seeing a greater number of mouthpiece makers focus on producing a metal mouthpiece that is easy to keep in tune and not incredibly sharp in the palm keys, and Fred has accomplished this.
Build Quality
I know Fred hand finishes his mouthpieces and his attention to detail is evidenced by the tip opening and rails being even and consistent. The LR II comes in metal, wood, or hard rubber with tip openings from a 6 to a 10.
I found the LR II to be one of the better metal mouthpieces I have played in a long time. I found that even though the 7 tip opening might have not been the right opening for me, I could tell that this is an incredibly well made mouthpiece. Currently Ron Blake, Branford Marsalis, and Marcus Strickland play on the LR II metal mouthpiece.
Sound clips with me comparing the LR II to the mouthpiece I normally play:
1.) Slant Sig Otto Link, Selmer Mark VI, Alexander Superial 3 Reed, Francois Louis Ultimate Ligature.
2.) LR II mouthpiece, Selmer Mark VI, Alexander Superial 3 reed, BG ligature.
Below are videos of Branford Marsalis and Marcus Strickland playing the LR II mouthpiece:
Lebayle Jazz Studio tenor mouthpiece(7* tip opening)
I found the Jazz Studio model mouthpiece from Lebayle to be one of the brightest tenor hard rubber mouthpieces I have ever played. When I mean bright, I found that when playing in the palm keys, there was an instant response and the sound was clean and focused. I found this mouthpiece to have a big open sound with a nice edge as well as focus.
This mouthpiece like the other models Lebayle makes was easy to keep in tune as well as play through various overtone exercises.
Build Quality
The Studio model comes in hard rubber, wood, or metal. This mouthpiece has a bullet-like chamber which I have not seen on many modern mouthpieces.
This mouthpiece would be great for any player who has been playing on a metal mouthpiece and is open to switching to hard rubber, or for a player who's used to playing on hard rubber, but would like to get that bright, metal sound.
Sound clips with me comparing the Jazz Studio to the mouthpiece I normally play:
1.) Slant signature Otto Link, Selmer Mark VI, Alexander Superial 3 reed, Francois Louis Ultimate Ligature
2.) Lebayle Jazz Studio Chamber, Selmer Mark VI, Alexander Superial 3 reed, Francois Louis Ultimate Ligature
Overall Thoughts
I would have to say that Fred Lebayle has gained an impressive following of professional players using his mouthpieces, and now I understand why. Fred truly knows what characteristics players are looking for in a mouthpiece and he offers various models to embody those characteristics.
I enjoyed playing all of Fred's mouthpieces for soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone, and I would highly recommend them to any player interested in playing on a great hand crafted mouthpiece in a price range that many musicians can afford. Thank you Fred for your great work!
Here is the link to the website with everything you need to know about Fred Lebayle mouthpieces:
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Hailing from San Francisco California, Zachary Sollitto is a man of many skills and many passions. Besides working in the telecommunications industry, his love for playing jazz is paralleled only by his passion for the world of saxophones and saxophone equipment. Perhaps more than just about any saxophonist you're likely to meet, he maintains an up-to-the-moment awareness of the latest and greatest products hitting the market for saxophonists. Whether it's saxophones, mouthpieces, neck straps, or just about anything else, Zach is the man you want to talk to. Manufacturers looking to have their saxophone products reviewed can reach him by email at email@example.com or by phone at 954-292-2951.View Author Profile
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Hey man we should get together again soon. Things are getting a bit more predictable work wise and have some ideas for writing to submit. Also saw your review of Forestone and Lebayle and am considering the alto metal #8 based on youtube i heard but wondered who stocks them down here of if you have any. Have you reviewed or tried woodstone reeds? Spoke with your Dad recently and looking forward to getting together when he is back in town. Thanks Zach. Best regards,


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MAPUSA: Dayanand Sopte may have succeeded in obtaining the Congress ticket for the Mandrem constituency, but will face a tough challenge from others who were aspiring for the same ticket.
Sameer Salgaonkar, an aspirant to the Congress ticket, has indicated that he will contest the elections as an independent candidate. "Actually I am very happy, this could be a blessing in disguise for me," he said.
"There is a anti-Congress wave because of corruption," he added. Highly reliable sources said that Salgaonkar will quit Congress membership and will contest the election as an independent candidate.
"If I don't support Sopte there will be not even a 1% chance of him winning, people are irritated with the rally's and burning of fire crackers by Sopte," Salgaonkar said adding "being in the Congress for last 7 years I was denied a ticket and preference was given to a new entrant."
Nationalist Congress party's (NCP's) Sangeeta Parab, who was also a ticket aspirant, said that her supporters will decide whether she should back the Congress candidate or not.
"I will convene a meeting of our leaders and supporters and a consensus decision will be taken within two days," Parab said.
Parab, who contested the last elections as an independent after being denied a Congress ticket, had garnered nearly 2,000 votes. This time she claims to have the support of 4,500 voters.
"If my supporters want me to contest as an independent, then I will contest as an independent. If they want to support the Congress it will be the Congress or if they want BJP, I will support BJP," Parab said.
"Another Congress aspirant Babi Bagkar said that he too will convene a meeting of his supporters to decide the future course of action."
"I accept the decision of the high command and as a loyal Congressman I will support the party candidate," said Ramakant Khalap, another aspirant.
Meanwhile, a jubilant Sopte said that providing employment opportunities for the youth will be his top priority. "4.5 lakh sq m of land has been already acquired by the government at Tuem industrial estate, I will try and bring good employment providing industries there," Sopte said.
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This weekend at the LL Bean King of Prussia store they are having a "Spring Fishing Weekend." The store is offering clinics, a fashion show and selected discounts. Sounds like it might be worth stopping by to check out the new gear.....the new fishing vest is sweet.
On Sunday, The Sporting Gentleman in Media is offering gear tune up advice by appointment.
Finally, sadness......as I was organizing my gear bag, I grabbed my Winston Passport from the trunk. I had just used it last week. After fishing, the top 2 pieces wouldn't come apart, so I left them in the trunk and put the bottom 2 pieces in the rod tube.
I finally got them apart...only to realize that the tip had been sheared off somehow....aggghhhh!!!!! My new Winston Passport rod!!!!! REALLY???
It was fished less than 10 times!!!!
So, I checked my Orvis T3 rod, to make sure it was ok. What do you think? The reel seat was separating from the rod. AGGHHH!!!!
My top 2 "Go To" rods. Toast. Both went back to their respective companies. I hope this isn't a sign of the upcoming fishing season.....if it is, I am screwed.
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We did a new bathroom about 3 years ago, Kohler tub, medicine cabinets, sinks, etc. The medicine cabinets, Archer style as I recall, have mirrored sides. I called Kohler a few months ago about the mirrors on the side slipping off, they are held on with 2 sided tape! They sent me new mirrors and new tape.
Yesterday I was downstairs and heard a huge crash. Ran upstairs...mirrored glass everywhere. The side mirror had fallen off, crashed to the granite counter (fortunately, no damage there) and then to the floor. There were pieces of glass everywhere...even outside of the bathroom. To say I am disgusted with this product is putting it mildly. I doubt that Kohler will make good on this shabby product. |
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I have the Bancroft cabinet, but it's inset. I'm curious why you didn't originally attach the mirrors with a different adhesive. Granted, the tape is cheesy. I have the mirrors from my Bancroft, if you want them. I think the cabinet is the same. Pay for shipping and they're yours. I'm in California. |
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VISIT DENVER is the premier source of information about Denver's hot spots, visitor attractions, cultural events, hotels, and more. For a comprehensive listing of things to do in Denver, visit www.visitdenver.com
Public art, theatre rentals, entertainment, and more.
Access to Care (ATC), including behavioral health is not guaranteed by having health care coverage, although the two issues are closely linked. While many people will gain health care coverage through Medicaid and subsidized insurance in the coming years, some may continue to face challenges in accessing care unless the capacity to care for the newly covered in Denver is increased.
Before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, approximately 104,000 persons in Denver, or nearly one in five persons, lack health insurance. An even higher number lack dental insurance, making it difficult for many to obtain medical, behavioral health, and dental care. Many others are underinsured, which inhibits them from accessing care and exposes them to high financial risks in the event of a major health crisis.
By December of 2018, the five-year ATC goal is to increase the percentage of Denver residents that have access to primary medical care, including behavioral health, to 95%.
The ATC Task Force identified three objectives to ensure that at least 95% of Denver residents will have access to primary medical care, including behavioral health care by December 2018
Be Healthy Denver ACA Update 2015 Training Slides These training slides, available in English and Spanish, have been developed to assist organizations to educate their staff about the expansion of health care coverage under the ACA in 2014, updates for the second open enrollment period starting November 2014, and how they can help Denver residents get enrolled in Medicaid and insurance plans on Connect for Health Colorado. The slides may be used by any organization wishing to provide this training to their staff and partners.
Health Care Enrollment Options For more information regarding health care enrollment options and help with enrollment, contact the following resources:
Medicaid: Colorado.gov/PEAK 1-800-221-3943
Subsidized Health Insurance: ConnectforHealthCO.com 1-855-752-6749
Be Healthy Denver Affordable Care Act Training Slides Be Healthy Denver's ATC Task Force developed these training slides to assist organizations to educate their staff about the expansion of health care coverage under the ACA in 2014, and how they can help Denver residents get enrolled in Medicaid and insurance plans through Connect for Health Colorado, by directing them to online and in-person enrollment sites. The slides are available in English and Spanish and may be used by any organization wishing to provide this training to their staff and partners.
You Have New Options for Healthcare Coverage Brochure This brochure, in both English and Spanish, was produced by the Denver ATC Task Force to assist people in Denver to get enrolled in Medicaid and subsidized insurance plans at Connect for Health Colorado. It gives information about these new forms of health coverage available starting in 2014 and provides information on how to get enrolled, including a map of enrollment sites in Denver where people can go for in-person enrollment assistance. If you would like to order free copies of this brochure to distribute at your organization, please contact Kathleen Noland via email at email@example.com or telephone (303)-602-3683.
Video: The YouToons Get Ready for the Affordable Care Act Join the YouToons in this video as they help to explain the major parts of the ACA, which is changing the way Americans now receive health coverage.
Denver Vital Signs Denver Vital Signs is an electronic newsletter published bi-monthly highlighting important health topics in brief, 'bite-sized' amounts. View the September 2013 edition spotlighting ATC in Denver under the ACA in English and Spanish.
Access to Care Progress Report, August 2013 The ATC Progress Report details the work completed by the Access to Care Task Force, through August 2013. It outlines the need for insurance in Denver, identifies best practices in other communities, explains gaps and challenges in improving access to care among safety net providers in Denver, and outlines activities to increase access to care in Denver.
Survey of Urban Health Alliances in Colorado, October 2013 The Survey of Urban Health Alliances in Colorado report summarizes information from key informant interviews with six health alliances coordinating a variety of health care issues in their areas, to inform the possible creation of a health alliance in Denver. It contains information about their missions, organizational structure, membership, funding, and programs, as well as their areas of strength and what they would recommend for a new alliance. The report concludes with issues to consider when forming a health alliance in Denver, and recommendations for initiating a strategic planning process to form such an alliance.
On May 29, 2014, the Denver Access to Care Task Force on hosted a large meeting of stakeholders involved in enrollment and advocacy efforts in Denver. The meeting included reviewing Denver's progress to date with enrollment, and brainstorming about how to facilitate continued strong enrollment in Medicaid and a robust second enrollment period for Connect for Health Colorado. Please see the following documents:
(1) A slide presentation that gives an update of Denver's enrollment efforts to date, how the newly covered are accessing care, and how the new forms of coverage are assisting Denver's safety net clinics to expand their capacity.
(2) A report summarizing ideas brought up in the meeting about what worked, what did not, and how to refocus enrollment efforts for both Medicaid and Connect for Health. This report can serve as a guide to assist a variety of stakeholders in re-vamping efforts to reach the remaining uninsured in Denver, and meeting Denver's CHIP goal of having 94% of residents covered by 2018.
(3) Minutes of the meeting.
Task Force Members - The Be Healthy Denver team would like to thank the following ATC Task Force Members for their important work in developing the CHIP and the ATC Action Plan:
Bill Burman, Co-Chair, Denver Public Health Ned Calonge, Co-Chair, The Colorado Trust Neysa Bermingham, Kaiser Permanente, Community Benefits Louise Boris, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless David Burgess, CHARG Resource Center Kraig Burleson, Inner City Health Center Mirna Castro, Servicios de La Raza Carl Clark, Mental Health Center of Denver Julie Farrar, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council Leigh Fischer, SBIRT Colorado and Peer Assistance Services Chanel Freeman, Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health Jim Garcia, Clínica Tepeyac Webster Hendricks, Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health Regina Huerter, Denver Department of Safety, Crime Prevention and Control Commission Katie Langland, Denver Public Health, Prevention Training Center Michele Lohman, University of Colorado Denver Wanda Marshall, Denver Health, School-Based Health Centers Lisa McCann, Denver Public Health Emily McCormick, Denver Public Health Paul Melinkovich, Denver Health, Community Health Services Joe Sammen, Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved Alok Sarwal, Colorado Alliance for Health Equity and Practice Comilla Sasson, University of Colorado Denver Sara Schmitt, Colorado Health Institute John Simmons, Denver Public Schools, Student Services Division Diane States, Denver Public Health & Denver Health Mobile Crisis Unit Terry Stewart, Denver Public Health, Prevention Training Center Kellie Teter, Denver Public Health Denise Vincioni, State Controlled Substances Administrator Michelle Wheeler, 2040 Partners for Health Liz Whitley, Denver Health, Community Health Services Lourdes, Yun, Denver Public Health
Denver has achieved great success in expanding coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014. In just nine months, nearly 63,000 uninsured Denver residents have acquired coverage, and Denver's rate of coverage has increased from 83% to nearly 93%! We are well on our way to reaching Denver's Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) goal of 94% coverage! We have an opportunity to continue to expand coverage through open enrollment, November 15, 2014 through February 15, 2015.


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Archive for the 'online market research' tag
Double-barreled and Dichotomous:
6 Common Mistakes in Survey Question Writing
By Jared Smith, Content Marketing Manager
Writing effective survey questions is an essential part of getting the business insights that you need to make important strategic decisions. But this process isn't just about understanding your research agenda and optimizing your question format choices for different devices. Applying survey writing best practices can help you avoid common mistakes that can damage the integrity of your data. Let's take a look at some of the most common mistakes in survey writing and tips for avoiding them.
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Around the Web: Mainstream and Rising
Trends in Market Research
By The Editors
Once emerging trends such as mobile surveys and market research online communities are now becoming mainstream. Jeffrey Henning, PRC, president of Researchscape International, discussed the findings from the GreenBook Research Industry Trends Report 2014 (GRIT), comparing results from last year's survey to this year's data. The biggest result—a vast majority of market researchers are using mobile more than ever with 64 percent versus 41 percent just one year ago.
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Leveraging Mobile and Online Communities to Gauge Customer Context
By The Editors
How do your customers view your products and services? In a marketplace where constant change is the new normal, being able to see the world through your customers' eyes is essential to growing your business and finding new and retaining existing customers. In the video below, "Mobile Research Communities: An Agile Approach to Customer Context," Allen Vartazarian, VP of product at uSamp, and Julie Vogel, VP of Communities at Morpace, discuss the following:
- How new mobile research capabilities let you interact with your customers in-the-moment
- How online research communities can help you build customer partnerships that strengthen and deepen your understanding of customer context
- Why one Fortune 500 company changed its approach to a target audience based on a combination of these research approaches
Mobile Research Communities Webinar: An Agile Approach to Customer Context from uSamp on Vimeo.
9 Tips for Designing Better Research Questionnaires
By The Editors
Designing an effective market research questionnaire is all about approach – a backwards one, that is. Before you can delve into the question-writing process, you need to conceptualize your ideal answers in order to derive the appropriate measurements. Check out this 9 tips for improving your questionnaire.
2014 Year-in-Preview:
Ben Leet's Predictions
In this post, Ben Leet shares his predictions on where the market research industry is headed in 2014.
What is your New Year's resolution in 140 characters?
Stay ahead of the game! The pace of change will not slow down anytime soon.
What do you anticipate being the biggest trend for 2014, and why?
As mentioned before, I think the wider marketing world is going to move increasingly into big data analytics to find uplifts in marketing ROI, and I still think research has a big part to play in this area. And, of course, mobile methodologies will continue to evolve and adoption of them will increase.
What companies/brands do you think will do well in 2014, and why?
Those that understand how consumers think and move with them will do well across all verticals, but those that continue to "do what we've always done" will start to fall by the wayside pretty quickly.
Any thoughts on what 2014's biggest buzzword might be?
What will success look like in 2014?
For my company it will be to continue innovating and bringing new concepts and ideas to the marketplace, and I hope the same is true for the industry at large.
2013 Year-in-Review: Top 5 uSamp Blog Posts
Data, whether it was being leaked, mined, or modified by "big," was on everyone's minds in 2013. Mobile technology continued to push forward with lower-cost, higher-tech, sharper-pixelated options emerging in the market; while telecommuting, something that seemed the natural progression of the digitally savvy millennial, took a step backward. Many of these major developments also rippled through the market research community, so uSamp's leaders took to the blog to weigh in and offer commentary on how these changes shaped the direction of our industry.
Here are our top five blog posts from 2013:
#5 An App Alternative: How the Mobile Web Expands Reach
A late entry in the year but an obvious contender for top blog post. In this piece, uSamp director of product Allen Vartazarian explains why mobile apps are not the only game in town when it comes to mobile market research.
#4 The Virtual Office Place: Productive or Disruptive?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's decision to pull the company plug on all telecommuting sparked huge debates everywhere from the water cooler to Twitter and more. In an age where technology has made working remotely so easy, the ban seemed a counter-intuitive move on Mayer's part. We took the polarizing debate to our panel and received surprising results, which we pulled together in this infographic.
#3 Big Data in Market Research: Big Deal or Big Hype?
Big data was certainly the buzzword of record early in the year, that is, until over-zealous jargon junkies sucked every last drop of meaning out of it. And while data may be the new gluten-free in the media, it's a familiar face for those in the MR space. In this piece, our former director of analytics, Siva Venkataraman, took a moment to demystify big data and articulate its real potential.
#2 Mobile Apps and Data Privacy: How Much Information Are You Willing to Share?
In hindsight, it seems less surprising that during a year when we all marveled at the power of numbers, we also become painfully aware of abuses in data collection. With the public outcry over NSA practices, we couldn't resist polling Americans about where they stood on personal data and privacy.
#1 A Geofencing Primer
2013 was a year to stay on the fence—the geofence, that is. One of the most exciting strategies to emerge in mobile market research was geofencing, the ability to use location-based technology in smartphones to connect with customers in-store, at the very point of purchase or consumption. We found this topic so interesting, we devoted an entire three-part series to it. Click here for parts two and three.
How to Make "MR Speak" Work for You and Your Clients
By Tina Day, Director of Organizational Development & Quality
As the Director of Organizational Development & Quality at uSamp, I keep my finger on the pulse of the many conversations that occur during the data collection process. We may all share the same research objectives, but we speak different research dialects based on our industry, our roles within our company, market-specific jargon, and many other factors that build our personal frames of reference. Because of these varying influences, there is room for interpretation with our use of research-specific terminology and therefore, there is also room for misinterpretation.
This guide is intended to help those who aren't methodologists navigate semantics. We recognize that we haven't fully detailed all aspects of the given term, but my goal is to cut through the terminology so that the research objective can be seen more clearly and executed successfully.
The first topic I want to tackle is a term that is widely used, and yet often the cause of much confusion: Census Representativeness.
Why does my client need their completes to be "Census Rep"?
The truth is that they often don't. Sampling terminology is sometimes used interchangeably and sometimes even misused. The original definitions can morph over time and alternative meanings begin to seep into common vernacular. Thus, we end up using the same vocabulary, but our definitions have diverged.
Some common industry terms that have fallen prey to this disconnect include: Read the rest of this entry »
Value Co-Creation: Mobile Consumers, Smarter Brands
By Jacob Tucker, Research Analyst
In 2013, consumers have become primary drivers of content, of product and of brand. Able to upload user-generated video to YouTube and broadcast affinities to Twitter fans, consumers have overturned the traditional model where a business builds a product in silo and offers it up to consumers. Sound archaic?
Recognizing this new, "empowered consumer," many brands have turned to value co-creation or crowdsourcing. By involving the consumer in the creative process the brand temporarily suspends authority, and collaborates with the consumer in an effort to co-create the product. In this collaborative process, value is driven by the people instead of appropriated by businesses.
In the market research industry, value co-creation has been facilitated through survey research. IHUT (In Home Usage Testing) and diary studies are just a few examples that enable researchers to see through a consumer's eyes. Yet the industry still has a long way to go in order to truly leverage the value of co-creation. To get there, we need to reach consumers whenever, wherever, while respecting their privacy. We want that front-of-mind, in-the-moment view of their experiences at a sensory level.
Email Sampling Is Dead: Long Live The Web (and mobile)!
by Matt Dusig, Co-founder & CEO
Every once in a while, I like to rock the boat. With this blog title, it seems I've just predicted the demise of one of the core functions of sample delivery and it's not only a challenge to the MR industry, but to uSamp as well. This doesn't mean we'll stop recruiting panelists into surveys using our email sampling systems — that would mean cutting off the lifeline of the millions of panelists that come through our systems every month. But, having experienced many technological changes in my life, I have become more adept at recognizing the decline of traditional methodologies. And in this case, the next casualty of panelist recruitment and engagement will be email delivery.
Technology eclipsing itself is nothing new. Look at the terrestrial radio industry and the constant decline of listeners and advertising revenue to online and satellite streams. Over-the-air broadcast radio still works and millions still use it, but it's on the decline and the industry is undoubtedly changing forever.
Market researchers may not being dealing with the loss of radio listeners, but they can certainly learn a lesson from their peers in the music business. The writing is on the wall: Over time, email-based sampling and recruitment will diminish in value.
When I started in sampling in 2000, email response rates were high and email marketing was a valuable way to drive web traffic for lead generation and monetization. But today, just like radio, response rates for email continue to decline.
So what's next?
Man vs. MR's Goldmine, Mobile: The Medium is the Message
by Ben Leet, Sales Director, uSamp
I recently attended the Esomar 3D conference in Amsterdam and, unsurprisingly, much of the content focused on emerging technologies and techniques such as social media monitoring and of course, mobile devices. The content was wide-ranging, diverse, and thought provoking. I came away with one very clear message – the MR industry was about to experience imminent upheaval.
My philosophy behind this is very simple – there will come a point in the near future where our mobile devices (note: they are not just phones any more!) know more about our habits than we do, as they morph into our brain's external hard drive. Since market research is all about delving into people's brains, it seems only fitting to delve into mobile devices in order to more accurate access this data that we crave as an industry.
My phone already knows a lot about me; it knows which flights I have taken in the last year; it knows which shops I have recently visited; it knows where I ate dinner last night. And most of all, it knows my Facebook profile and my Twitter handle; hundreds of valuable nuggets of information, a goldmine of data waiting to tell a story about me, my friends, family, likes, dislikes, media consumption, the list goes on. And this is the tip of the iceberg when I think about how much more intelligent and familiar it will become in just a few short years.


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I've been battling wild violets in my lawn for a couple of years using various products with no success (speedzone, trimec). Any suggestions for this weed that spreads rather quickly? |
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Not sure other than digging them up in early spring. I let mine grow (along with the dandelions), they look so pretty together. |
There is nothing you can buy that will even begin to make a dent in the population of wild Violet except making the soil your turf, and the Violets, grow in less conducive to their growth. Have a soil test done by your states USDA Cooperative Extension Service (if I had some idea where you were I could supply a link) and adjust the soil as needed to discourage them. Violets seem to grow more readily in soils with a pH lower than is optimal for most grasses. |
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I have a question regarding searching a complete document.
1 - I have indexed a lot of documents on lucene.
2 - Each document has a single word per line. Suppose 200 words which becomes 200 lines.
3 - I know how to search lucene via Solr but;
If suppose that i indexed the document mydoc.txt on lucene containing 200 words along with other docs. Now I want to search mydoc.txt, i have it on disk locally, how do i post the complete document mydoc.txt via Solr to make a search for me so that I get the already indexed document mydoc.txt ranked first and get rest of the documents?
Do I parse mydoc.txt and send line by line or concatinate the parsed words and then send them to lucene or is there a specific query which I can use to make a search without parsing the document and I am able to send the complete document?
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She's always been a fierce advocate for the displaced and disadvantaged of the world, and Angelina Jolie is putting out a call to help the Syrian refugees in Iraq.
In a new op-ed for the New York Times, the "Changeling" actress writes, "I have visited Iraq five times since 2007, and I have seen nothing like the suffering I'm witnessing now."
Earlier this week her Twitter account was hacked by two guys who asked for bitcoin in exchange for naked pictures, but Taylor Swift insists there are no such photographs in existence.
She's spent her entire life in the public eye, and yet even Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore has been having trouble scoring quality roles in Hollywood films.
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On Monday (January 26) the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" cutie took to her Instagram account to let her fans know she's living it up on the warm and welcoming west coast.
He always brings his A-game and when Neil Patrick Harris steps out onstage to host the 87th Annual Academy Awards, he'll have some serious star power backing him up.
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On Tuesday (January 27), the VS Twitter account announced, "#SomethingBigIsComing: The first-ever #VSSwimSpecial airs Feb 26, 10/9c on @CBS!" followed by, "We CANNOT wait to share our #VSSwimSpecial with u…who's excited to see @maroon5 & @juanes?"
They've been juggling twin sons Tristan and Sasha for the past 10 months, and Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky shared yet another aww-worthy moment with fans on Monday (January 26).
The "Thor" hunk and his "Fast Five" wife, who also have a 2-year-old daughter named India Rose, snapped a photo of their boys holding hands while perched in their matching bassinets and wearing matching onesies.
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