Archive for December, 2008

January 6, 2009 ~ Dr. David A. Laskin, Internal Medicine

Published on December 30, 2008 in Blog and Recent Broadcasts. 0 Comments

This week Kitty and Dr. Fallon will interview Dr.David A. Laskin , Internal Medicine. Listener’s are invited to call in with their questions and comments. Tuesday Evening 8:00PM ~ 9:00PM (EST) Cruisin 92.1 FM~WVLT, streaming live on the web at www.wvlt.com Call In: 856-696-0092

Dr. David A. Laskin


Dr. Laskin is a practicing primary care clinician in Gloucester County, NJ, being board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics.  He is the lead physician in a four doctor Internal Medicine practice and is an attending physician at Underwood Memorial Hospital in Woodbury, New Jersey since 1982.  He also serves as the medical director of the Transitional Care Unit, a 17 bed unit specializing in rehabilitation.  He is one of only 2500 Certified Medical Directors in the country.

His interests in the field of medicine revolve around preventive health care, stressing proper nutrition, exercise, and being proactive about health.  By practicing medicine “the old fashioned way,” where a doctor can really make a difference in someone’s life,
Dr. Laskin has been able to be quite active in his community and spend the necessary time with his patients in the office, as well as deliver educational seminars to help people stay healthy!

Outside of practicing medicine, Dr. Laskin is an avid cyclist, participating in the American Cancer Society and MS 150 bike rides annually.  He has been happily married to his wife, Carol, and they have two college-aged daughters that bring them much joy!  He wishes everyone a very happy and healthy New Year!

Photo Above:  Dr. David A. Laskin



 

 

 

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Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens

Washington Post

- Dec 29, 2008

- 22 hours ago

29 (HealthDay News) — Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes disappear, a new study finds. …

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Liberty Healthcare to buy diabetes-supply business

Forbes

, USA

- Dec 29, 2008

- 13 hours ago

By MARLEY SEAMAN , 12.29.08, 06:19 PM EST Medical-supply distributor Owens & Minor Inc. said Monday it will sell its direct-to-consumer diabetes-supply …

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Quarterback keeps his diabetes in check

Asbury Park Press

, USA

- Dec 30, 2008

- 3 hours ago

You’d never guess the quarterback spends a good portion of every game on the sidelines keeping tabs on his type 1 diabetes, a condition that, …

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Biking, spinning and diet control diabetes

Indianapolis Star

- Dec 30, 2008

- 6 hours ago

That was an eye-opener for me — diabetes and the heart attack. Being diabetic scared me more than anything. I told the people with ProMotion Fitness I …

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Why I Blog by Kerri Morrone Sparling

Published on December 30, 2008 in Blog. 0 Comments

Diabetes Living Today is happy to have our friend Kerri Morrone Sparling as our guest tonight, Tuesday December 30, 2008.  She has written an “exclusive guest post“, Why I Blog for our reader’s.


Why I Blog

Kerri Morrone Sparling

The human body is absolutely amazing in the way each organ works together with such precision, maintaining our homeostasis and keeping us kicking.

But the mind of a diabetic is pretty amazing, too. We have trained our minds to think like a pancreas. We are the people who know how many carbs are floating around in a bowl of cereal. We are the ones who can take a blood sugar number and fold it into any situation - 140 mg/dl on the soccer field means more orange slices while 140 mg/dl at the dinner table means correcting the high and navigating the meal. We are the ones who are trying to compensate for some cells that simply gave out on us. Crawling inside the thoughts of a working pancreas and trying to mimic its performance is not an easy task.

When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1986, my parents and I were instructed how to inject insulin into oranges, handed a generic meal plan, and given a “Bill Nye the Science Guy” test tube set to check my urine glucose. Over the course of the last two decades, I have seen remarkable advancements in diabetes technology, from fast-acting insulins like Humalog and 5 second glucose meters to insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring systems.

But despite this influx of information and technology, I was still one of the only diabetics I knew, completely loved but not completely understood by my friends and family. I didn’t feel sick. I felt frustrated. And alone. I have had diabetes for most of my life, so by necessity I knew the technical essentials. But where were all the people who were living with this disease, like I have been since I was small?

When I first researched diabetes on Google, the page filled with a litany of links and lists of ways I could become “complicated,” urging me to take fastidious care of my feet, to schedule annual eye exams, and discussing the benefits of testing my blood sugar at least four times per day. It wasn’t that this information was useless to me, but it was mostly clinical statistics and besides, who were these people writing this stuff?

At the recommendation of my now-husband, I started a blog called Six Until Me, referring to my age when the first signs of diabetes presented themselves. Six years until diabetes - six until me. How it touches every day life, from the spotty scars on my fingertips to the dots of past infusion sets on my thighs that tell a silent story.

Blogging has changed my perception of diabetes from one of loneliness to being embraced by a network of support. It’s about sharing these feelings and forcing me to deal with these emotions, keeping diabetes from being an isolating force in my life. In addition, what started as a means of connecting with other diabetics ultimately grew into a terrific career as an editor and columnist at dLife, where I see daily the profound and empowering effects of a strong and empowered community.

Every day we, as people with diabetes or their caregivers, face this disease. And every day is easier knowing there are people out there who understand completely.

This is why I blog.

 

Photo Above:  Kerri Morrone Sparling

Kerri Sparling writes the widely-read and award-winning diabetes blog Six Until Me, about her life as a twenty something with type 1 diabetes. In addition to her blog, she is also an Editor and columnist for dLife, and a columnist for several diabetes publications. Recently married, Kerri currently lives in Connecticut with her husband and their army of cats.

12/30/08 ~ Kerri Morrone Sparling, Columnist~Diabetes Blogger

Published on December 23, 2008 in Recent Broadcasts. 0 Comments

This week Kitty and Dr. Fallon will interview Kerri Morrone Sparling, Columnist and Diabetes Blogger.  Listener’s are invited to call in with their questions and comments. Tuesday Evening 8:00PM ~ 9:00PM (EST) Cruisin 92.1 FM~WVLT, streaming live on the web at www.wvlt.com Call In: 856-696-0092

Kerri Morrone Sparling


Diagnosed in 1986, Kerri Morrone Sparling has been living with type 1 diabetes for over 22 years.  After searching online for other people who were living with diabetes and finding very few kindred spirits, she decided to start her own diabetes website and was one of the first few diabetes bloggers in the country.  Now Kerri is one of the top bloggers in the diabetes space, writing daily at Six Until Me.  In addition to her diabetes blog, Kerri is also a columnist at several diabetes websites, including dLife, diaTribe, and contributes to other leading diabetes publications.

In addition to her passion for diabetes advocacy, Kerri is also a full-time editor and community leader at a diabetes media company located in Westport, CT.  She is actively involved with several advocacy organizations and works tirelessly to raise awareness for type 1 diabetes.  “Diabetes doesn’t define me, but it helps explain me,” she says, “and I want to help other feel less alone with this disease.”

Outside of the diabetes realm, Kerri is a die-hard Red Sox fan, budding photographer, and a fitness enthusiast.  Recently married and looking forward to starting a family, Kerri lives with her husband Chris in western Connecticut.

Photo Above:  Kerri Morrone Sparling


12/23/06 ~ Thomas Dayspring, M.D., FACP North Jersey Institute of Menopausal Lipidology

Published on December 17, 2008 in Blog and Recent Broadcasts. 0 Comments

This week Kitty and Dr. Fallon will interview Dr. Thomas Dayspring, North Jersey Institute of Menopausal Lipidology, Newark, N.J. Listener’s are invited to call in with their questions and comments. Tuesday Evening 8:00PM ~ 9:00PM (EST) Cruisin 92.1 FM~WVLT, streaming live on the web at www.wvlt.com Call In: 856-696-0092

Thomas Dayspring, MD, FACP

Director: North Jersey Institute of Menopausal Lipidology

Dr. Thomas Dayspring is a diplomate of both the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Clinical Lipidology. He is also a certified menopause practitioner by the North American Menopause Society. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School and is an attending in Medicine at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson and Wayne, NJ.  His private medical practice of 33 years is currently limited to consulting patients with complex lipid disorders.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Heart Association Council on Atherosclerosis and several other organizations. He is a board member of the Northeast Chapter of the National Lipid Association and is listed in the Guide to America’s Top Physicians. He is a faculty member of the Master’s of Lipidology Course offered by the National Lipid Association and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Lipidology.

He is one of the most requested speakers in the United States with expertise on atherothrombosis, lipoprotein and vascular biology, advanced lipoprotein testing, and the CV effects of estrogen and selective estrogen receptor modulation. Dr. Dayspring has given over 2500 lectures, including over 700 hospital and medical school grand rounds, large CME programs in all 50 states and multiple other speaking venues such as teleconferences and web casts during the last eleven years.

He is the author of a chapter on cholesterol synthesis, absorption and excretion in the 2008 textbook, Therapeutic Lipidology as well as several articles relating to lipids and lipoproteins including their pharmacologic modulation and their relationship to gender, estrogen and raloxifene. He also authors “Lipidaholics Anonymous” a biweekly newsletter received by several thousand healthcare professionals. He is a Power Point expert and has created multiple animated slides, including CME CDs, relating to all aspects of lipidology and atherosclerosis.

Photo Above:  Dr. Thomas Dayspring



12/16/08 ~ Dr. Charles R. Egoville, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Published on December 12, 2008 in Blog and Recent Broadcasts. 0 Comments

This week Kitty and Dr. Fallon will interview Dr. Charles R. Egoville, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. Listener’s are invited to call in with their questions and comments. Tuesday Evening 8:00PM ~ 9:00PM (EST) Cruisin 92.1 FM~WVLT, streaming live on the web at www.wvlt.com Call In: 856-696-0092

Charles R. Egoville, M.D., F.C.C.P.

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicial


Following my graduation from the New Jersey College of Medicine and Denistry, I trained at Philadelphia General Hospital and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.  I subsequently practiced Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Philadelphia and South Jersey areas for 35 years.

My particular interests include the treatment of asthma, performing diagnostic and therapeutic fiberoptic bronchoscopy, and the care and management of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit.  I also enjoyed the opportunity to teach medical studies and internal medicine residents.

For more information on Dr. Charles R. Egoville click here.
Dr. Egoville is currently Chief of Pulmonary Medicine at the Underwood-Memorial Hospital in Woodbury, New Jersey.    

Photo Above:  Dr. Charles R. Egoville


 

Diabetes Living Today® Linked Up

Published on December 8, 2008 in Links. 0 Comments

We invite you to visit some of our friends to learn more about diabetes.  Below are links to other related sites that will help you find more information about diabetes.

American Association of Diabetes Educators

www.aadenet.org

American Diabetes Association

www.diabetes.org

American Dietetic Association

www.eatright.org

Animas Corporation

www.animascorp.com

Associated Cardiovascular Consultants

www.accnj.com

Bayer Dignostics

www.bayerdiabetes.com

Becton Dickinson

www.bd.com

Blood Sugar Monitor

www.accu-chek.com/us

Change for the Children Foundation

www.changeforthechildren.org

Children With Diabetes Web Site

www.childrenwithdiabetes.com

Cruisin 92.1 FM~WVLT

www.wvlt.com

Dexcom

www.dexcom.com

Diabetes Exercise & Sports Association (DESA)

www.diabetes-exercise.org

Diabetes Health Magazine

www.diabeteshealth.com

Diabetes Monitor

www.diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes Psyche ~ Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport

www.diabetespsyche-drwendy.com

Diabetes Research Institute ~ The Best Hope For A Cure

www.diabetesresearch.org

Diabetes Self Management Magazine

www.diabetes-self-mgmt.com

Disetronic Medical Systems

www.disetronic-usa.com

DLife

www.dlife.com

Eli Lilly Corporation

www.lillydiabetes.com

ENT Specialty Center

www.entspecialtycenter.com

Gift of Life Donor Program

www.donors1.org      1-800-DONORS-1

Health Monitor Magazine

www.healthmonitor.com

Intergrated Diabetes Services

www.intergrateddiabetes.com

International Diabetes Center

www.idcdiabetes.org

Joslin Diabetes

www.joslin.org

Lourdes Health System

www.lourdesnet.org

Meet Dr. Sheri

www.shericolberg.com

National Changing Diabetes Program

www.NCDP.com

National Eye Institute

www.nei.nih.gov

Natl. Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases

www.niddk.nih.gov

National Institutes of Health

www.nih.gov

Neuropathy Association

www.neuropathy.org

Novo Nordisk

www.novonordisk-us.com

Parade Magazine:  Diabetes, Day-By-Day, with Fran Carpentier

www.parade.com/health/diabetes-blog

Research and Product News For People With Diabetes

www.diatribe.us

Retinal and Ophthalmic Consultants

www.retina.com

Roche

www.roche.com

Transplant Experience

www.transplantexperience.com

Transplant Living

www.transplantliving.com

University of Maryland Medical Center

www.umm.edu

UNOS ~ United Network For Organ Sharing

www.unos.org

Vascular Access Centers

www.vascularaccesscenters.com




12/09/08 ~ Diabetes Living Today® ~ No Sugar Added™ Open Forum with Chris Mischler aka “Mr. T”

Published on December 6, 2008 in Blog and Recent Broadcasts. 1 Comment

This week Kitty and Dr. Fallon will have an Open Forum. Chris Mischler will be joining them via phone from Milwaukee to talk about his unique way of fundraising to support Diabetes Research. Listener’s are invited to call in with their questions and comments. Tuesday Evening 8:00PM ~ 9:00PM (EST) Cruisin 92.1 FM~WVLT, streaming live on the web at www.wvlt.com. Call In: 856-696-0092

MILD-MANNERED MAN TRANSFORMS INTO “MR. T” TO SUPPORT DIABETES RESEARCH

Until a couple of months ago, Chris Mischler, 29, was just a regular guy. Then, what innocently began as a fundraising challenge at his company, Fullhouse Interactive in Milwaukee, has the blond-haired, Nicholas Cage look-alike transforming himself into renowned bad-boy celebrity Mr. T, complete with a black Mohawk, multiple piercings on his ears, layers of chains and - soon to come - a tattoo.

The size of that tattoo, however, depends upon how much money Mischler raises. Since late September, Mischler has been challenging his co-workers, friends and family to raise money to support the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. As he’s reached certain fundraising targets, he’s gotten another step closer to becoming a full-blown Mr. T look-alike. Having raised almost $3,600 to date, he is up to Phase 5 in his nine-phase plan. *Should he reach his ultimate goal of $100,000, he will sport a full A-Team collage tattoo across his back. http://www.firstgiving.com/mrtattoo

Mischler, who lost his father to diabetes, never thought about getting a tattoo so it came as a shock to those who know him. “I was never really against tattoos, there was just never anything important enough to me to permanently brand my body with. Now, maybe I’ve found something.”

What came as a shock to Mischler is how his transformation into Mr. T has transformed his life as he knew it, particularly in the way people react to him. “I used to be almost invisible, now I’m far from it. I get looks from people, they try to avoid me, and they think I’m this tough guy when I’m really not that way at all,” explains the single web developer, who says it’s also had an effect on his ability to meet women.

“They certainly have a first impression of me and ask themselves can they really date a guy with this kind of hair,” Mischler says. Now he’s met someone online-who had a chance to see his before and after photos!

Another fundraising event is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 26th at the Fifth Ward Pub, 814 S. 2nd St. Starting at 5 p.m. All donations to Chris Mischler’s Mr. T challenge support The Diabetes Research Institute

* Chris Mischler’s 9-Phase Plan of Transformation

>> Phase 1: $100 Grew a beard

>> Phase 2: $200 Dyed my (blond) hair black

>> Phase 3: $300 Shaved the Mr. T mohawk

>> Phase 4: $500 Got an ear piercing, and an additional piercing for every $50 (up to 6)

>> Phase 5: $2,500 First-level of the tattoo challenge: small “I Pity The Fool!” arm tattoo

>> Phase 6: $7,500 by Nov 23, 2008 A portrait of Mr. T above the text “I Pity The Fool!”

>> Phase 7: $20,000 The size of the tattoo doubles, to take up most of my upper arm

>> Phase 8: $50,000 An A-Team collage ‘quarter-sleeve’ tattoo

>> Phase 9: $100,000 A full A-Team collage tattoo on my back

Photo Above: Chris Mischler Before and After

Chris Mischler is on a mission to transform himself into “Mr. T” to support

The Diabetes Research Institute