At the complex where my new office is located, there is a Yogurtland that just recently opened.  Since this place has opened, myself and a few co-workers, the Yogurt Crew, have frequented this place about 3 days a week.  When walking back from today’s yogurt visit the subject of me drinking so much soda was brought up.  My boss who is part of the crew was talking about how the amount of soda that I drink is not healthy, and that I could get myself to stop drinking it if I wanted to.  The only problem is, is that I don’t want to.  I said, “I have diabetes, I have bigger...

Last month I wrote a follow up post to the Roche Social Media Summit about the International Diabetes Federation and how at that time I did not feel a deep connection with them and just didn’t know for sure if they got it.  Well guess what?  I stand here today to say…. they do.  And they get it pretty damn good.  I think that Isabella Patton has done an incredibly job taking what we told her to heart and really putting it to work. I have had more communication with the IDF in the last month than I did the first 7 years of me having diabetes.  I have been able to work with...

Recently, Express Scripts looked to acquire Medco, which is still pending approval to my knowledge, but who knows.  This is my issue with this.  I have Medco, at least right now.  It seems that every year I have a new mail order pharmacy, and every year I get nervous about how easy or hard it is going to be to get my supplies.  Is there going to be an issue, do they have the strips that I use as a tier 1 or a tier 3.  So, now I haven’t switched insurance companies or supplier, but if this acquisition goes through then I will be using Express Scripts.  Typically mergers or...

I have been doing a lot of work “offline” the past week.  This has made me extremely tired when I finally get home, and I haven’t been keeping up with the blog lately.  I am working to get some programs off the ground here in south Florida, but it’s not very easy.  I have scheduled a few face to face meetings with some local reps for next month, so I am extremely excited about that.  It is very tough to meet with them because they can typically only meeting during 9-5 during the weekdays and I work 45 minutes from my house, so I can’t really make the times...

It’s been over a week since my last post and I really did not want to go this long without posting anymore, but I guess it just happened, but what are you going to do.  My last several posts have been about the Roche Social Media Summit, but this post is going to be just a simple post about what has been going on in my life lately.  Let’s start with the weight issue.  I haven’t lost any weight lately.  I have been eating a little healthier again and eating better at lunch time than I have been.  My endo appointment is approaching and I know that she is going to...