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David Spero
David Spero has been a nurse for 32 years and has lived with multiple sclerosis for 25 years. He is author of two books: The Art of Getting Well: Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness (Hunter House 2002), and Diabetes: Sugar-coated Crisis – Who Gets It, Who Profits, and How to Stop It (New Society 2006). He writes for Diabetes Self-Management and Arthritis Self-Management magazines. He is a project director with New Health Partnerships: Improving care by Engaging Patients, a project of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Crying as Medicine
At one time or another, nearly all of us have felt better after a good cry. But does crying help our physical and mental health as well? Research says that tears and sobs can be beneficial, even healing…
Metformin Wonder Drug
A while back I wrote about why metformin is the number one treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Now new research finds metformin prevents cancer and heart disease and may actually slow aging! Where can I get this stuff?
Are Statins for You?
A huge new American study found that older women who use statin (cholesterol-lowering) drugs have a 48% greater chance of developing Type 2 diabetes. So should women take these drugs? What about women who already have diabetes? What about men?
Misdiagnosing Type 1 Diabetes
A recent Australian survey found that 33% of respondents with Type 1 diabetes were wrongly diagnosed with Type 2. Sixty-five percent of them had to go back to the doctor three or more times before they were correctly diagnosed. Why does this happen?
Vacation From Diabetes?
If you got a day or a week off from diabetes, what would you do? What would be different for you? Could you enjoy life more?
Your Year in Review
This is the time of year for remembering. But some years there has been too much pain and sorrow, so now I focus on remembering only good things. It seems to be working…
How Important is Diabetes to You?
It’s a time of year for reflection, so here are some possible questions. How big a part does diabetes play in your life? Is managing it your top priority? Is “person with diabetes” an important part of your identity?
Learning From Diabetes in Alaska
I was blessed to be invited to the Alaska Native Diabetes Conference last week. Met so many beautiful people; learned valuable things. Folks come from all over Alaska for three days at The Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage’s finest…
Compassion for Ourselves
I always heard that feeling sorry for yourself was a bad thing. But now I know that compassion for ourselves is often necessary for healing…
Could Drug Shortages Hurt Diabetes Care?
Shortages of generic drugs are changing the care of people with cancer and hypertension. What’s causing these shortages, and will they affect people with diabetes?
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