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Diabetes Notes

Archive for November 2006

November 25th, 2006

Now The Man will give you the Beedies. Figures.

Like I needed some fancy pants researchers to tell me this.
An Israeli study, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, suggests that people who suffer from workplace stress may be prone to developing type 2 diabetes.
While not confirming a link between having a crappy job and diabetes, the study does suggest that workplace unhappiness can increase […]

By Rob Rummel-Hudson -- 1 comment

November 15th, 2006

A few personal thoughts.

Yesterday was World Diabetes Day, a fact that totally passed me by. How’s that for an admission? I write a diabetes blog, and I missed our big day. And really, I’m not entirely sure what I was supposed to do, other than promote awareness of the disease. I assume that I’m […]

By Rob Rummel-Hudson -- 3 comments

November 8th, 2006

Diabetics, have a heart!

(Sorry, my title is cracking me up. I’m easily amused.)
Having diabetes should not on its own disqualify a patient from eligibility for a heart transplants, according to researchers from Columbia University’s International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research.
“The question is not whether a person has diabetes, but how much damage the diabetes has […]

By Rob Rummel-Hudson -- 0 comments