July 25, 2005

Symlin 1

[Note: As of September 15, the active Symlin forum has moved to another location (http://diabetes.blog.com/314956/) at Diabetes.Blog.com, and this post is no longer accepting comments. However, the comments that were made during the earlier Symlin Discussion Forum are retained below for the reader's edification.

Bill the diabetesdoc]
This is the fifth in a series of discussion forums at Diabetes.Blog.Com, and will be for discussions about Symlin. Thanks, Jerry, for your suggestion.

There have been some posts at the Byetta forum about Symlin that I will reproduce below.


Bill the diabetesdoc

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July 19, 2005

Comments at discussion forums

I just received an interesting e-mail about the discussion forums here at diabetes.blog.com:

I discovered your diabetes blog a few days ago and have visited it several times already. I keep going back to see if anybody has added fresh comments. I would like to offer two suggestions about the blog site:

It would be convenient for repeat visitors if the new messages were placed at the top of the list instead of at the bottom, so that the most recent comments were on the top.

It would also be convenient if the commentor would be more visibly associated with the message. Right now, I can't tell if the person's name belongs to the message above it or below it.

I completely agree with the reader's points (they annoy me also, but sadly this seems to be a feature of the software that www.blog.com uses, that can't be adjusted).

It's a good idea, and I'll write the company and maybe someday they might implement it!

Bill the diabetesdoc




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July 17, 2005

Consumer Report's review of BG monitors

The August 2005 issue of Consumer Reports has a half-page review of meters: Blood-Glucose Monitors -- We found two excellent models. It's on the bottom half of page 9. Their bottom line: "Consider the OneTouch UltraSmart or Ultra."

They include a table of thirteen meters, with name, price, and annual price of strips, together with an "overall score" (ranging from excellent to poor -- 2 meters were considered excellent, and one fair; the rest were in between; none was considered poor).

They also assess test results for consistency, accuracy, and ease of use.
  • Three meters had consistency results of fair and the rest were good to very good.
  • All meters were assessed as either very good or excellent for accuracy.
  • One meter (ReliOn from the Wal-Mart chain of stores) was assessed as poor for ease of use, one was good, and the rest were either very good or excellent.
Find a copy of Consumer Reports to see how your meter stacks up against the competition!

Bill the diabetesdoc


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July 16, 2005

Metermania

This is the fourth in a series of discussion forums at Diabetes.Blog.Com, and will be for discussions about blood glucose meters.

As of June 1, 2008, the ability to post new comments at the Discussion Forums at Diabetes.Blog.com has been disabled. The old comments will remain available for you to read.

Please go to Diabetes Discussions to see new comments and to add your thoughts!

Instructions for posting comments may be found at Getting Started.

Thanks.

Bill the diabetesdoc

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July 13, 2005

Pumps & pumping

This is the third in a series of discussion forums at Diabetes.Blog.Com, and will be for discussions about insulin pumps.

As of June 1, 2008, the ability to post new comments at the Discussion Forums at Diabetes.Blog.com has been disabled. The old comments will remain available for you to read.

Please go to Diabetes Discussions to see new comments and to add your thoughts!

Instructions for posting comments may be found at Getting Started.

Thanks.




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July 08, 2005

Lantus

This is the second in a series of discussion forums at Diabetes.Blog.Com, and will be for discussions about
Lantus (insulin glargine), a long-lasting (basal) insulin.
As of June 1, 2008, the ability to post new comments at the Discussion Forums at Diabetes.Blog.com has been disabled. The old comments will remain available for you to read.

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 Thanks.


Bill the diabetesdoc

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July 02, 2005

Byetta 1: July, 2005

[Note: As of August first, the active Byetta forum has moved to another location (http://diabetes.blog.com/275444/) at Diabetes.Blog.com, and this post is no longer accepting comments. However, the comments that were made during July 2005 are retained below for the reader's edification.

Bill the diabetesdoc]
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In response to a request from a writer, I've decided to start a series of discussion forums at Diabetes.Blog.Com. This is the first, and will be for discussions about Byetta (exenatide), a new diabetes medication for type 2 diabetes.

Some ground rules:
  1. To share your thoughts, use the "Comments" link immediately below.
  2. Optional: add your e-mail address in the text of your comments if you want people to send you their thoughts. Although the process of posting asks for an e-mail address, that information is not automatically posted. Warning: we cannot be responsible for any solicitations or off-message e-mails you receive, and your e-mail address might be "harvested" by spambots and added to unwanted e-mail lists by nefarious types.
  3. Stay on the topic! All posts are monitored automatically, and any off-topic posts will be mercilessly removed.
I'll plan to add more forums for other topics upon request.

Bill the diabetesdoc


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