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jaygreen55
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Updated April 05, 2013
Unintended Consequences
When Good Management Efforts Go Wrong
by Wil Dubois, BS, AAS, CPT
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/General-Diabetes-and-Health-Issues/unintended-consequences/?ref=flashaotw/
“Best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” is especially true in the complex world of diabetes management. Here, medicines, behavior, quirks of the human body, and just plain luck collide, with results that can be hard to predict. Sometimes the best of intentions leads to the worst of outcomes.
But precisely because diabetes management can be so messy and complicated, using your wits can get you far ahead. Read each of the following “case studies” and see if you can guess what will happen next, or what led to the unexpected outcome. The correct answer and a brief explanation follow each case.
Follow link to full article:
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/General-Diabetes-and-Health-Issues/unintended-consequences/?ref=flashaotw/
Unintended Consequences
When Good Management Efforts Go Wrong
by Wil Dubois, BS, AAS, CPT
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/General-Diabetes-and-Health-Issues/unintended-consequences/?ref=flashaotw/
“Best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” is especially true in the complex world of diabetes management. Here, medicines, behavior, quirks of the human body, and just plain luck collide, with results that can be hard to predict. Sometimes the best of intentions leads to the worst of outcomes.
But precisely because diabetes management can be so messy and complicated, using your wits can get you far ahead. Read each of the following “case studies” and see if you can guess what will happen next, or what led to the unexpected outcome. The correct answer and a brief explanation follow each case.
Follow link to full article:
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/General-Diabetes-and-Health-Issues/unintended-consequences/?ref=flashaotw/
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Thanks...informative and interesting cases.0
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Great read, and important reminders. I can relate to a couple of those scenarios and experiences at one time or another.
I enjoy reading Wil Dubois' articles and hadn't seen this one.
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This is great, Jay! Thanks so much for bringing it to our attention. The case studies are interesting but I particularly like the summary at the end. This should be a must read. I hope everyone on this forum takes the time.0
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Great article! I know when I get unusually high blood glucose readings, I always wash my hands and try again. Almost all of the time now, it is because some residue is on my fingers mucking up the test, and the second test shows normal readings. Some good pointers there.0
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As others have said, this was a very interesting article. Thanks for posting. The Diabetes Self Management site looks like a very useful resource for those members wanting to be better informed in how to deal with this condition.0
