I figure since the far right & the far left (politically speaking) both dislike the bill it may be fine. The biggest issues I face on a day-to-day basis are a lack of or fear of losing insurance in my non-medicare patients and that crazy "doughnut hole" in my medicare patients, which make it nearly impossible to manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. If this new healthcare reform takes care of all of those issues maybe it is a step in the right direction.

Today is World Diabetes Day and a time to reflect upon the current state of diabetes. Significant strides have been made with improved pharmaceuticals to treat diabetes, a better understanding of the pathophysiology of diabetes, better access to care for people with diabetes, and improved technologies for self-monitoring of blood glucoses. However, with that being said there are still major hurdles that still need to be cleared including: