Air Frying!
Air Frying!
Now here’s an alternative to frying! GoWISE USA GW22621 4th Generation Electric Air Fryer w/ Touch Screen Technology, Button Guard & Detachable Basket – Black 3.7 QT, 1400W + Recipe Read more
Type 1 Diabetes and Pets
Type 1 Diabetes and Pets
According to this research, type 1 children who are responsible for pet care had better A1c’s.   Read more
Type 1 Diabetes Discovery
Type 1 Diabetes Discovery
A University of Colorado research team may have pinpointed one potential cause Type 1 Diabetes.  According to the story, the immune system attacks a hybrid protein.  They researchers state, “This new protein modification is actually a hybrid made up of half insulin and half something else, and it activates the T cell causing it to attack.”  Read the... Read more Read more
Kidney School
Kidney School
This site provides excellent resources for understanding kidney disease for patients and Read more
KidneyAPPetite Tracks Your Kidney Diet
KidneyAPPetite Tracks Your Kidney Diet
KidneyAPPetite™ is a FREE App for iPhone™ and iPod touch™ that tracks protein, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium and fluid.  It can be downloaded from the Apple iTunes Store™. How it works The app uses data from the USDA National Nutrient Database. It allows patients to customize daily guidelines to match their personal nutrient prescription. As data is entered... Read more Read more
Pediatric Malnutrition Consensus
Pediatric Malnutrition Consensus
Consensus Statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy) and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) recommend a standardized set of indicators be used to identify  pediatric malnutrition (undernutrition) in clinical practice. These include weight-for-height/length, body mass index-for-age, or... Read more Read more
C.Diff Barbie
C.Diff Barbie
 A great Gift for our nursing Read more
Malnutrition Consensus Statement
Malnutrition Consensus Statement
  JPEN article: AND/ASPEN Concensus Statement-Characteristics for the Identification and Documentation of Adult Malnutrition (Undernutrition) Read more
PCSK9 inhibitors
PCSK9 inhibitors
 Medscape offers this excellent video on the action of PCSK9 Read more
Insulin onset and duration
Insulin onset and duration
Print Friendly Version Insulin preparation Onset of action Peak Duration of action Glusaline (Apidra)  10-30 minutes  1/2- 2 hours  3-5 hours Lispro (Humalog) <15 minutes 1-2 hours Read more