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Immediately upon our diagnosis, we are inundated with information about diabetes. In our visits with our healthcare team, we receive education from our healthcare providers, but we’re also surrounded by posters, handouts, pamphlets, ...
Life is so very complicated. We have rules for everything to help us maintain order and make sense of the chaotic world around us. To live with diabetes in this world, we develop strategies that help us manage complications....
Martin Wood, Editor in Chief, introduces the topic for The PLAID Journal's second issue, Pregnancy & Diabetes."This issue is for those of us that simply need to know that someone 'gets it' when it comes to the thoughts and feelings...
Not enough credit is given to the people who help make us successful in life. I’m talking about the teachers, the coaches, the friends, the family members, and everyone who gives so willingly of their time, and asks for nothing in return...
On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 the diabetes community lost a guiding light for what it means to live your best life, with diabetes, despite complications. Kimberly Hilsop, a friend and advocate for every person with diabetes that she...
Diabetes is expensive. The costs of diabetes-related therapies, drugs, and accoutrements keep many people from taking care of themselves as well as they could. Getting these expensive medications, and the devices to deliver them such as...
Objective: The library wanted to take an active role in encouraging dialogue between healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes. Recognizing that patients need access to high quality research, and their providers need a...
In 2005, Course Pages were created to resolve the underutilization of medical library resources in the core areas of Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME). Course Pages may include e-books, e-journals, mobile resources, other online...
I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve done for people living with diabetes through The PLAID Journal so far. In 5 issues, we’ve published 22 research and review articles related to people living with diabetes, and 22 editorials from our...
Martin Wood, Editor in Chief for The PLAID Journal, introduces the concept behind the journal and its goal of connecting individuals touched by diabetes including those working with diabetes and those living with diabetes. Wood also...
The decisions for how we live well with diabetes, and what therapies and technologies we need to do that, should be made between the person with diabetes and their trusted health care professionals. Insurance should be a partner in...
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