I may be a bit unusual as a diabetes patient. I am 78 year old, MD PhD and a Professor. I am also a type II diabetic who is grateful for my DEXCOM glucose monitor, But, in my state, Washington, that pretty much means having to buy the DEXCOM G6 from a “medical Device Provider” […][...]
Posts Tagged ‘diabetes’
May 7th, 2019 - 10:36 am § in Misc.
MAKE INSULIN CHEAP
Seven to eight million Americans take insulin. Current prices in the US are ten times higher than in Canada. It seems to me that insulin is a really good candidate for a socialist solution. For a few $$$, the government could offer an alternative source. The companies, faced with that, would ha[...]
April 10th, 2019 - 10:59 pm § in Misc.
Why DOES insulin cost 20 times more then it did 20 years ago?
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February 23rd, 2019 - 1:08 pm § in Hypocrisy
HYPOCRISY
THE ONLY APPROVED PROVIDER FOR MY DIABETES SENSORS IS BYRAM THIS IS THEIR MESSAGE TODAY: Byram is a major pain in the ass. Somehow they have gotten to be the sole vendor for DEXCOM in WA state. They provide zero support. Have a website designed by retired KGB officers and think HIPAA is a the [&[...]
November 7th, 2018 - 8:52 am § in The Ave Scene
Why I voted against the soda tax
Mike James, a former KING TV anchor and a friend on FB castigated me because, according to him, the support for the initiative overturning the tax came from the over wealthy soda pop industry. I agree corporate self interest in our society is an evil … BUT .. that does not mean the industry po[...]
May 28th, 2018 - 12:15 am § in Misc.
Can Childhood Onset Diabetes Be Prevented by a Vaccine?
Diabetes Vaccine Entering Clinical Trials Next Year This seems miraculous. Childhood diabetes, also called type 1, results when people with a specific type of receptor on their islets cells are infected with a virus. That virus is specific receptor and initiates an immune process that destroys the[...]
May 20th, 2016 - 1:38 pm § in Misc.
The insulin racket
Break Up the Insulin Racket Too many Americans with diabetes can’t afford their medication.[...]
January 27th, 2016 - 10:17 am § in Misc.
US Health Care Sustem Threatens Diabetics … Your Life or Your Money
Diabetics have no choice; if we can not obtain insulin, we die. YES, I AM A DIABETIC. My drug store costs, despite having very good insurance, is hundreds of dollars each month. If I were living on Social Security and Medicare, I would not be able to treat my disease and would die. Insulin [...]
December 16th, 2013 - 8:15 am § in Misc.
What happened to HIPAA? .. Throwing medical records in the garbage?
How My Diabetes Became Public Knowledge, All physicians know that patient data is confidential … Unfortunately lawyers and businessmen are less bound by morality and I get a lot of calls from companies knowing that I have diabetes, As a medical school professor, I am required to take onerous[...]
DIC … the D is for diabetes and the industrial complex.
The Diabetes-Industrial Complex As with the companies that profit from the “military industrial complex,” companies like Novo Nordisk, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson com are only the biggest and most visible parts of the vast “diabetes ind[...]