Feedback Loops and Teachable Moments: The Future Diabetes Care Paradigm
The current paradigm of office visits every three months for PWDs (people with diabetes) is not the right model (nor is it for other...
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- Dec 11, 2013
UCSF Lean Launchpad: The right way to redesign healthcare
I recently had the fortunate opportunity to be part of the inaugural UCSF Lean Launchpad course, formed by Erik Lium and Stephanie Marrus...
- Apr 29, 2013
Redesigning HealthCare: More Thoughtful, More Caring
I went in to the dermatologist last week for an annual skin check and, instead of a humiliating, cold, and uncomfortable paper gown, this...
- Apr 19, 2013
TEDMED 2013: Reactions and Themes
I am just finishing up a packed few days at TEDMED 2013 as a FrontLine Scholar. There were over 1,800 people there, from a broad...
- Apr 5, 2013
Asthmapolis: Why Can’t Inhaler Sensor Be Adapted For Diabetes and Insulin Pens?
Asthmapolis, which launched in 2010, has been in the news the last few days after announcing a $5 million series A venture capital round...
- Mar 21, 2013
TEDMED 2013 in Washington DC
I’m very excited to be attending TEDMED 2013 in Washington DC next month. I was fortunate to be chosen to go as part of the Front Line...
- Mar 15, 2013
The Future of Diabetes Management: Social Networking and New Technologies
I gave a talk yesterday to a great crowd at the annual UCSF CME conference, Diabetes Update. The slides from my presentation, “The...
- Feb 21, 2013
From “Pull” to “Push”: A Transformation in Medicine
Weitzman et al just published a very interesting article in JAMA Internal Medicine called “Participatory Surveillance of Hypoglycemia and...
- Feb 1, 2013
The Tools That I Use For Productivity, Creativity, and Research
As an early-adopter and a bit of a productivity nut (I am a big believer in David Allen’s Getting Things Done), I use a lot of different...
- Dec 6, 2012
mHealth is “so hot right now”… Ten themes from the 2012 mHealth Summit
To quote Mugatu, Will Farrell’s character in Zoolander, mHealth is “so hot right now.” In this spirit, nearly 4,000 people came together...
- Dec 3, 2012
The Surgeon’s Viewpoint: Swedish Obese Subjects Study and Bariatric Surgery
The Swedish Obese Subjects study is a fabulous example of how very-useful practical knowledge can come out of a well-conducted cohort...
- Nov 6, 2012
Can bariatric surgery prevent diabetes?
I’ve previously written here about the 2 major New England Journal trials looking at treating type 2 diabetes with bariatric surgery....
- Oct 26, 2012
New diabetes social app, Diabesties
Story at DiabetesMine about Diabesties. #diabetes #Diabetesmellitus #mhealth
- Oct 11, 2012
New Dexcom CGM is FDA Approved
The next generation “G4” Dexcom CGM is now FDA approved and available in the US. Press release is here. #diabetes #dexcom...
- Oct 10, 2012
Do insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors actually improve outcomes?
Nearly every day in my practice, a patient with diabetes asks me whether he or she should switch from multiple daily insulin injections...
- Oct 4, 2012
Two great blog posts I’ve read recently. You should too.
From the always on-point and eloquent Dr. Bryan Vartabedian at Baylor and his blog 33charts, “The case for new physician literacies in...
- Sep 28, 2012
MedX 2012 Conference at Stanford
I spent a few hours this morning watching the livestream of the MedX conference at Stanford organized by Dr. Larry Chu. From the...
- Sep 28, 2012
Another new basal insulin, degludec, is available in Japan
Japan has approved use of a new basal insulin from Novo Nordisk, insulin degludec. It is being promoted by the company as having a...
- Sep 24, 2012
Physician empathy associated with lower rates of diabetes complications
I’ll admit that I’ve not yet read this journal article to form my own conclusions, but I found the headline interesting nonetheless....
- Sep 21, 2012
Dreamforce 2012
It was a true honor and a pleasure to be invited to be part of the UCSF Unusual Thinkers panel at Dreamforce 2012 yesterday in San...