by Reed | Apr 10, 2024 | Medical Professionals, Mind, Technology & Medications
This month, I reached out to Gary Scheiner, an expert in diabetes who lives with type 1. Gary is a treasure in our diabetes community. He has a degree in Exercise Science, is a Certified Diabetes Educator, the author of numerous books about living with type 1...
by Reed | Apr 1, 2023 | Business of Diabetes, Technology & Medications
This week I attended a JDRF in-person meet-up in Kansas City. It was my first since Covid, and it was good to see over 30 type 1s in a room talking about diabetes. The meeting was about the new Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor and was presented by two local Dexcom...
by Reed | Mar 25, 2023 | Exercise, Medical Professionals, Mind, Technology & Medications
This is the sixth post reviewing a spoke (or cluster of help) in the Diabetes Wellness Wheel. Below is the wheel with my standards, 2022 assessment, and adjustments for 2023 for Education. Diabetes Wellness Wheel Living with diabetes is better with education. Remember...
by Reed | Mar 17, 2023 | Business of Diabetes, Medical Professionals, Technology & Medications
Living well with diabetes requires insulin and technology to deliver it. And the rapid innovation in medications and devices provides additional ways to improve living with diabetes. Most of the time, they require prescriptions. The process can be time-consuming,...
by Reed | Mar 11, 2023 | Business of Diabetes, Friends & Family, Mind, Nutrition, Technology & Medications
I’ve been traveling away from our home in Kansas City for the past month. Kendra and I viewed parts of the U.S. in a way only seen when driving. From Kansas City to St. Louis for a 60th Birthday party, then to Oklahoma City’s Bricktown and the 50th anniversary of...
by Reed | Mar 7, 2023 | Business of Diabetes, Medical Professionals, Technology & Medications
Last week I posted about a fabulous experience buying jeans at Nordstrom. Here is the second part of the topic that delves into the customer and patient experience. That post ended with this question: What if our experience with endocrinologists, educators, medical...
