http://dif.org information on diabetes symptoms, diabetic diets, and more Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:10:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kris Freeman, is the reigning US National cross-country champion. Recently he was selected to compete as a part of the US Ski Team in the 2010 Olympic Games this February, which puts him in a very elite club. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000, before his first ... http://dif.org/2010/02/03/kris-freeman-interview/ Bayer USA sent me one of their Contour USB blood glucose meters to review some time ago. For me the summary is easy: this is a great meter with slim design that's easy to use. I like it a lot. Read on for the details and lots of pictures.LifeScan created ... http://dif.org/2010/01/16/bayer-contour-usb-meter-big-step-forward-for-design-2/ Bayer USA sent me one of their Contour USB blood glucose meters to review some time ago. For me the summary is easy: this is a great meter with slim design that's easy to use. I like it a lot. Read on for the details and lots of pictures.LifeScan created ... http://dif.org/2010/01/16/bayer-contour-usb-meter-big-step-forward-for-design/ Recently I was given the MyGlucoHealth blood glucose meter for review. It's made by Entra Health Systems a new entrant to this enormous market.I considered giving a summary up front, but it’s not that easy with this meter. It has some good points and ways in which it can be ... http://dif.org/2009/11/28/myglucohealth-blood-glucose-meter/ Gina Capone of DiabetesTalkFest started D-Blog day in November 2005 and this year, we can all celebrate the 5th anniversary.While World Diabetes Day is coming up quickly, today is a great opportunity to celebrate the richness of the online diabetes community (the DOC). When I started blogging about 3 years ... http://dif.org/2009/11/10/happy-5th-d-blog-day/