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Craig, the Human Pincushion, has a recent blog post that demonstrates advocacy excellence. Read it here:http://humanpincushionexperiment.blogspot.com/2014/09/d-stigma-in-idaho-leadership.html He wrote his Congressman His Congressman wrote back and was, to say the least, ill-informed. Our hero, the Pincushion, wrote back and helped set thing straight. You can help, Tweet this: Thanks @HumnPincushion for holding @Raul_Labrador accountable for stigmatizing […]
The #DOC is shedding new light on living with diabetes, in an attempt to help people without diabetes understand what living with diabetes is really like, and increase understanding and empathy, so we all can work together to raise the visibility of real life with diabetes. #WalkWithD, is a campaign designed to peel back the […]
Foster City, California: September 15, 2014 Diabetes Technology Society (DTS) is pleased to announce that it will hold apublic meeting regarding payer liability for funding inaccurate blood glucose monitors.This meeting, which is free to attend, is an extension of the DTS Surveillance Program for Cleared Blood Glucose Monitors, which was launched on May 20, 2014. […]
From CMS: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking input from stakeholders on the possibility of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation testing innovative models to increase the engagement of Medicare beneficiaries, Medicaid beneficiaries, Medicare-Medicaid enrollees, and/or Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in their health and health care. (more) CMS […]
FDA has a docket open seeking public comment on Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS.) What is that you ask? Good question. A MDDS is a systems that, in the FDA words, facilitates, the electronic transfer or exchange of medical device data from a medical device, without altering the function or parameters of any connected devices. […]
Diabetes AdvocateMike Ratrie recently participated in advocacy training sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. Being a fan of Late Night with David Letterman Mike (and with apologies to Dave) offers his insights to others as the following Top Ten list: Top Ten Tips for Diabetes Advocates Number Ten The ADA has a powerful mechanism to […]
Diabetes Advocates Join Educators Asking For Diabetes Education for All Manny Hernandez and Bennet Dunlap, members of the Diabetes Advocates joined with AADE diabetes educators spreading out across Capitol Hill asking Congress to make quality diabetes education available to all. Diabetes education is the cornerstone of living successfully with diabetes, said Manny, Congress recognized the […]
Diapression Connect with help. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Diabetes Advocates, a program of the Diabetes Hands Foundation, calls for greater patient attention to the relationship between diabetes and depression. Diabetes Advocates agrees with the opening sentence in a 2010 article in the Patient Education and Counseling: There is an urgent need for […]
Join experienced advocates, industry experts and learn to be a champion for effective diabetes policy. Speakers include: Patient advocates from other diseases FDA Government and Regulatory Affairs representatives from device and pharmaceutical companies Other experts. Understand the role of patients, empower diabetes advocates: Policy, regulatory issues What advocacy looks like now and where we can […]