I would like to officially welcome our 2 newest bloggers here at the science and health channel. We have a fellow nurse and writer Marijke at Help my Hurt, all about pain management and the essentials of living with chronic pain, and there is Angelique, I love that name, at Breaking the Mirror which is an ED (eating disorder) blog. They have been with b5 for a few weeks now and really rock!
With diabetes comes chronic pain at times and neuropathies, which by the way is indexed nicely in Marijke’s new glossary. I am totally jealous of it and so …read more

Okay ya’all, we have a somewhat liberal post today. This is not for the overly conservative or closed minded. Now you really want to keep reading, don’t you? Haha.
Alicia over at Mental Health Notes sent me a very interesting little article. It has to do with toys, batteries and some low lighting… yes, it is indeed about vibrators. But wait. It is about vibrators and diabetes. Who knew that the two could be linked?
It seems that in the southern US state of Alabama there is a ban on the sale of sex toys. That would include any device designed …read more

This month’s theme day here at the Science and Health Channel is mens health. Gloria over at Cancer Commentary was so gracious as to host it. And next week just happens to be National mens health week. I have decided to talk about a topic that my male patients whisper about and doctors don’t openly inquire about.
Did you know high blood sugars can directly effect your sex life? That’s right Mr. Macho, I’m talking to you. It is something I have personally never put more than 2 minutes of thought into. But because of being diabetic, …read more