Diabetes Thoughts Blog

Nick Jonas has teamed up with Bayer Health Care to create the “Give Back. Simply Win.” contest. The winner gets to meet Nick and have $5,000 donated to the eligible charity of their choice!

They are splitting up the entries into three groups: 6-12, 13-17 and 18+.

There are a few of eligibility rules. First, the person entering the contest must be diabetic. Second, they must give back to the community in some way. They must not be enrolled Federally Subsidized Healthcare Program such as Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP or TriCare. Last, but not least, they must be a resident of the US, but not the states of MA, MI, RI.

The entry period for the Contest begins on May 4, 2010 at 9:00:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) and ends on August 5, 2010 at 11:59:59 P.M. EDT. (So get to it ! )

Still interested? The contest info is here.

No, I’m not entering…I think I am a bit old for this contest

Someone forwarded me this news story: Power from Glucose. The article is about how some scientists have created a device that can turn glucose into energy (while in the body of a rat).

I was curious what would happen in a diabetic… Would the excess blood sugar mean more energy, or would it gunk everything up? Could it be used to easily tell someone’s blood sugar level? If higher glucose level means more energy, that should be easy to display, don’t you think? (My husband was joking about little lights on my arm that we could glance at. If the light goes out, eat more.  If the other light turns on, add more insulin.)

Scientists were trying to come up with something that could fuel medical devices, but perhaps it can be used for glucose levels too.

The second annual World Diabetes Day is arriving on November 14th and people from TuDiabetes and DiabetesDaily are hoping that Google adds a doodle on that day. See some examples of other doodles here: Holiday Google Doodles.

Head over to their petition site to find out more.

Yay! I just got a letter yesterday from Medtronic Minimed. They have finished mailing the One Touch Ultralink meter to the owners of 722/522 and now have started sending them out to those who own the 512/712/515 and 715 model. (The letter said that people with those models should be getting the Ultralink FREE by August 30, 2008.)

I am so happy! I really liked the way the BD link meter worked, but I didn’t like the cost of the strips. (It was covered by my insurance, but with a much higher copay than the Ultra strips. Since I test around 8-10 times a day, it can make a HUGE difference. )

I’ll put a review here once I get it.

Here is a link to Medtronic’s announcement, if you would like to read it: http://www.minimed.com/products/insulinpumps/components/onetouchultralink/faq.html