This year for World Diabetes Day which is on 14th November, the Ayuntamiento de Alpedrete in the Spanish capital Madrid will be lit up in Blue to help raise awareness for Diabetes. Find out more – http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/en or in Español http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/es
Site revamp
A long overdue site upgrade, which is due to Web site legislation here in Spain. As a result the focus of the site is to become more article centric whilst still providing basic diabetes information, please see the newly created disclaimer if you will. The site has undergone a slight revamp under the hood which will [...]
It’s Summer
Well the summer has been long and hot. Busily entertaining a 4 and 5 year old since the end of June is now taking its toll! Arm is now recovering from the surgery that took place 6 weeks ago and is making great progress. Summer is in full swing here in Spain. Hoping that everyone [...]
Medtronic Diabetes Internet Forum Recap
Well the day arrived. Having made the journey from Alicante in south eastern Spain to Geneva via Madrid in time for lunch I was fortunate enough to meet up with both Tim from everyone’s favourite British Diabetes blog and Yoan from everyone’s favourite Health Communication Specialist from Medtronic. After negotiating the dizzy heights of the [...]
Novo Nordisk Withdraws More Insulin
Novo Nordisk Withdraws More Insulin, this time from the UK market. As reported in the Herald Scotland,thousands of diabetic patients face changing medication as a pharmaceutical giant plans to withdraw a key treatment from the UK, creating extra work for the NHS at a time when hundreds of jobs are facing the axe. This is [...]
The 1st Annual Medtronic Diabetes Internet Forum
I have the pleasure of being invited to participate in the 1st ever Diabetes & The Internet Forum by Medtronic. Taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland this coming weekend. The main discussing points for this inaugural event are; State of the diabetes industry – diabetes technology overview How the internet changed our lives – as patients [...]
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