Diabetes.Blog.com http://diabetes.blog.com a blogcompanion to the Diabetes Monitor Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Changes at Diabetes.Blog.com http://diabetes.blog.com/2009/08/08/3124101/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2009/08/08/3124101/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:34:17 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc http://diabetes.blog.com/?p=3124101 Sometime recently, the owners of blog.com have changed the formatting of many of their features so that many of the internal hyperlinks (such as those in the posting immediately below, “List of the Discussion Forums at Diabetes.Blog.com”) no longer work. That’s very frustrating to me after putting all the hours into setting this up to be user-friendly, and even more frustrating to you if you want to find something.

You can access earlier Discussion Forums by clicking here:

Another way, if you know a word or phrase, is to find stuff here by using the search feature that I set up at the Diabetes Monitor: you’ll find it at

http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/searchdbc.htm

Bill the diabetes doc
August 8, 2009

]]> http://diabetes.blog.com/2009/08/08/3124101/feed/ List of the Discussion Forums at Diabetes.Blog.com http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/list-of-the-discussion-forums-at-diabetesblogcom/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/list-of-the-discussion-forums-at-diabetesblogcom/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:03 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc Here’s a list of the Discussion Forums at Diabetes.Blog.com. Sorry, but as of August, 2009, changes at blog.com mean the links in the listing below are not working.

You can go to the discussions forums be clicking here:

Bill the diabetes doc
August 8, 2009

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 at Diabetes Discussions may be found at Getting Started.

Thanks.

  1. Actos and Avandia
  2. Byetta (Also, please see a separate list of previous Byetta Discussion Forums: click here.)
  3. Cholesterol, triglycerides, lipids
  4. Complications: heart
  5. Complications: skin
  6. Exercise
  7. Exubera (Inhaled Insulin)
  8. Eye disease
  9. Feedback about the Diabetes Monitor
  10. Flying with Byetta and other medications during times of new security restrictions
  11. Fundraising for diabetes
  12. Good Ol’ Daze
  13. Greetings - Best Wishes - Other Personal Comments
  14. Greetings - Best Wishes - Other Personal Comments (this forum is now closed to additional comments)
  15. Hassles and Headaches of living with diabetes
  16. Have you quit smoking?
  17. How did you find out you have diabetes?
  18. Januvia
  19. Jokes and other humor
  20. Lantus
  21. Levemir
  22. Meals, eating and nutrition
  23. Meals, eating and nutrition (this forum is now closed to additional comments)
  24. Metermania
  25. Metformin
  26. Metformin (this forum is now closed to additional comments)
  27. Neuropathy
  28. New to diabetes
  29. New to diabetes (this forum is now closed to additional comments)
  30. Odds’n'Ends
  31. Odds’n'Ends (this forum is now closed to additional comments)
  32. Other medications
  33. Paying for diabetes
  34. PCOS
  35. Pets with diabetes
  36. Pumps & pumping
  37. PWD living with kids & teens
  38. Recipe Swap
  39. Research about meds
  40. Scientific Stuff
  41. Spreadsheets
  42. Suggestions for Improvements at Diabetes.Blog.com
  43. Symlin (Also, please see a separate list of previous Symlin Discussion Forums, below.)
  44. Thyroid disorders
  45. Traveling with diabetes
  46. Weight loss tips for people with diabetes
  47. Who and where are you?

Previous Symlin Discussion Forums (now closed to additional comments):

  1. Symlin 1: till mid-Sep 2005
  2. Symlin 2: Sep/Oct 2005
  3. Symlin 3: Oct/Nov 2005
  4. Symlin 4: Nov/Dec 2005
  5. Symlin 5: Dec/Jan 2006
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]]> http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/list-of-the-discussion-forums-at-diabetesblogcom/feed/ Search Diabetes.Blog.com http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/search-diabetesblogcom/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/search-diabetesblogcom/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:01 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc Click here to search Diabetes.Blog.com

Unfortunately, the search feature supplied by blog.com does not capture words in the comments at Diabetes.Blog.com; however, the search feature at the DiabetesMonitor captures all text at Diabetes.Blog.com, including comments.

The search feature is updated every night, so very recent comments may not be available in the search feature.

You can also search at DiabetesMonitor.com and at Dr. Bill's Blog from the same webpage.

Also, I've posted instructions on how to enter comments on a separate page: Click here for instructions. I've also posted Ground Rules for entering comments at these Discussion Forums.

Bill the diabetesdoc

wwq@diabetesmonitor.com

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Click here to search Diabetes.Blog.com

Unfortunately, the search feature supplied by blog.com does not capture words in the comments at Diabetes.Blog.com; however, the search feature at the DiabetesMonitor captures all text at Diabetes.Blog.com, including comments.

The search feature is updated every night, so very recent comments may not be available in the search feature.

You can also search at DiabetesMonitor.com and at Dr. Bill’s Blog from the same webpage.

Also, I’ve posted instructions on how to enter comments on a separate page: Click here for instructions. I’ve also posted Ground Rules for entering comments at these Discussion Forums.

Bill the diabetesdoc

wwq@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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]]> http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/search-diabetesblogcom/feed/ Feedback about the DiabetesMonitor.com website http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/feedback-about-the-diabetesmonitorcom-website/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/feedback-about-the-diabetesmonitorcom-website/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc This Discussion Forum is for you to provide feedback about our main website, the Diabetes Monitor (www.DiabetesMonitor.com).

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
info@diabetesmonitor.com

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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
info@diabetesmonitor.com

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]]> http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/04/27/feedback-about-the-diabetesmonitorcom-website/feed/ Neuropathy http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/03/04/neuropathy/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/03/04/neuropathy/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc This Discussion Forum is for discussion of diabetic neuropathy (nerve problems that happen to people with diabetes). Examples include
  • the numbness and burning that happens in the feet (distal symmetrical polyneuropathy),
  • damage to the internal nerves of the gut, the bladder, and those controlling blood pressure and heart rate (autonomic neuropathy),
  • damage to one nerve (mononeuropathy), including the nerves controlling the eye muscles (extraocular muscle palsy), and
  • strokes (CVAs) and "little strokes" (TIAs).

Please review and follow our usual ground rules, at Ground Rules. For example, anything smacking of advertising by a sales rep will be deleted without warning. (To share your thoughts, use the "Comments" link immediately below. Instructions for entering comments may be found at How to Enter Comments. I have also posted some discussion of Etiquette for Commenting.)

Bill the diabetesdoc
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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]]> This Discussion Forum is for discussion of diabetic neuropathy (nerve problems that happen to people with diabetes). Examples include

  • the numbness and burning that happens in the feet (distal symmetrical polyneuropathy),
  • damage to the internal nerves of the gut, the bladder, and those controlling blood pressure and heart rate (autonomic neuropathy),
  • damage to one nerve (mononeuropathy), including the nerves controlling the eye muscles (extraocular muscle palsy), and
  • strokes (CVAs) and “little strokes” (TIAs).

Please review and follow our usual ground rules, at Ground Rules. For example, anything smacking of advertising by a sales rep will be deleted without warning. (To share your thoughts, use the “Comments” link immediately below. Instructions for entering comments may be found at How to Enter Comments. I have also posted some discussion of Etiquette for Commenting.)

Bill the diabetesdoc
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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]]> http://diabetes.blog.com/2008/03/04/neuropathy/feed/ Diabetes.Blog.com named one of top 100 health-related blogs http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/10/04/diabetesblogcom-named-one-of-top-100-health-related-blogs/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/10/04/diabetesblogcom-named-one-of-top-100-health-related-blogs/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:04 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc The Nursing Online Education Database has announced its listing of the Top 100 Health and Wellness Blogs. "These top blogs were chosen for their popularity among users as well as their successes - both as professionals and as individuals who have changed or who are publicly changing lifestyles and overcoming their diseases and disabilities."

I am delighted to find that this blog, Diabetes.Blog.com, as well as the other blog which I write, at MyDiabetesCentral.com, are two of those selected for inclusion in the list.

The complete listing is available at the NOEDb website: click here.

My thanks to everyone for your participation -- and for helping to make this blog a resource for sharing our thoughts and for helping others!

Bill the diabetesdoc
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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The Nursing Online Education Database has announced its listing of the Top 100 Health and Wellness Blogs. “These top blogs were chosen for their popularity among users as well as their successes - both as professionals and as individuals who have changed or who are publicly changing lifestyles and overcoming their diseases and disabilities.”

I am delighted to find that this blog, Diabetes.Blog.com, as well as the other blog which I write, at MyDiabetesCentral.com, are two of those selected for inclusion in the list.

The complete listing is available at the NOEDb website: click here.

My thanks to everyone for your participation — and for helping to make this blog a resource for sharing our thoughts and for helping others!

Bill the diabetesdoc
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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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
info@diabetesmonitor.com

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]]> This Discussion Forum is for discussion of eye problems that happen to people with diabetes. Examples include diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, glaucoma, and blurry vision from high blood sugar.

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
info@diabetesmonitor.com

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]]> http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/09/13/diabetic-eye-disease/feed/ Weight loss tips for people with diabetes http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/07/09/weight-loss-tips-for-people-with-diabetes/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/07/09/weight-loss-tips-for-people-with-diabetes/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:09 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc This Discussion Forum is for discussion of weight loss tips for people with diabetes: here's your chance to compare notes with other people about what works, and what doesn't.

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
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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]]> This Discussion Forum is for discussion of weight loss tips for people with diabetes: here’s your chance to compare notes with other people about what works, and what doesn’t.

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
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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]]> http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/07/09/weight-loss-tips-for-people-with-diabetes/feed/ Paying for diabetes http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/06/03/paying-for-diabetes/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/06/03/paying-for-diabetes/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:10:00 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc This Discussion Forum is for discussion of the finances of diabetes: here's your chance to compare notes with other people about who pays for what, and how much. There are also several webpages at the Diabetes Monitor that discuss some of these issues:

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
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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]]> This Discussion Forum is for discussion of the finances of diabetes: here’s your chance to compare notes with other people about who pays for what, and how much. There are also several webpages at the Diabetes Monitor that discuss some of these issues:

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
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/

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]]> http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/06/03/paying-for-diabetes/feed/ Hassles and Headaches of living with diabetes http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/05/31/hassles-and-headaches-of-living-with-diabetes/ http://diabetes.blog.com/2007/05/31/hassles-and-headaches-of-living-with-diabetes/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 00:10:00 +0000 Bill the diabetesdoc This Discussion Forum is for discussion of the emotional side of diabetes: the hassles, the headaches, and to give you a chance to share your frustrations (and to realize you're not alone!).

Readers of these comments should realize that diabetes is a serious disease that can cause people to have strong emotional reactions. If you are upset about some aspect of having diabetes, please discuss your concerns with your physician. If for any reason you are uncomfortable with talking to your physician, find another person (such as a diabetes nurse educator, social worker, clergyperson, or family member) and discuss your concerns with them.

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
info@diabetesmonitor.com


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This Discussion Forum is for discussion of the emotional side of diabetes: the hassles, the headaches, and to give you a chance to share your frustrations (and to realize you’re not alone!).

Readers of these comments should realize that diabetes is a serious disease that can cause people to have strong emotional reactions. If you are upset about some aspect of having diabetes, please discuss your concerns with your physician. If for any reason you are uncomfortable with talking to your physician, find another person (such as a diabetes nurse educator, social worker, clergyperson, or family member) and discuss your concerns with them.

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
info@diabetesmonitor.com


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