Chronic Bits 

Grand Rounds is fresh over at HealthLine, hosted by Enoch Choi, MD. Happy 3rd anniversary, Grand Rounds! For newbies, check out the Grand Rounds archives.

A ChronicPal is working on some research, and needs to round up men with fibromyalgia who are willing to be interviewed about their experiences. If you can point us toward some fibroboys, email Jenni the Editrix today. Thanks!

On the heels of upgrading Dragon in the Editrix's machine (grr), we find out that the new Windows operating system software will incorporate voice recognition software. Love it! Read on for more... and thanks for the tip, Babe Kerrie!

Change of Shift is new at kt's blog. We luv Change of Shift, which offers a wide variety of perspectives from nurses and other folks, like Dr. Deb Serani, whose rant on insurance injustices made us mad, too! It's the brainchild of Kim, creator of Emergiblog, another ChronicBabe fave. So...get on over to kt's blog and check out Change of Shift for some great insights!

Team Six Until Me will be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's "Walk to Cure Diabetes" on October 15th. Their goal: To raise at least $3,000 towards the cure for diabetes. We luv Kerri and her blog, so please support this fundraising Babe and donate to her walk now!

Grand Rounds is fresh at Tundra Medicine Dreams, where not only are the entries varied, fun and informative, but our hostess gives us great pics of her beautiful surroundings. Love it! Grand Rounds newbies: check out the archives.

We adore DiabetesMine, and apparently, tons of other people do, too. Way to go, Amy, on your LillyforLife™ Achievement Award for diabetes journalism. You rock, girl!

Via CuteOverload, check out these supercute eye pillows shaped like kitties and puppies. Awwwwww!

Nubella has some tasty tips on avoiding food-borne illness, especially in the wake of all the bagged fresh spinach recalls. Be safe!

MedPageToday reports that African Americans with Type 2 diabetes have worse symptoms and less symptom control when they are sleep-deprived. Read on...

We're hosting the next edition of the Patient-Consumer Parade! Here's the scoop from host InstaHealth: Why do people call us "patients" when we are anything but? Why do hungry people get fast food and photographers get their photos developed in an hour while we must be "patient" about consuming our medicine? Why can’t we be treated with the same respect consumers elsewhere get everyday? The Patient-Consumer Parade isn’t afraid to ask these dangerous questions and is committed to helping patient-consumers across the blogosphere realize that they deserve as much dignity as, and perhaps even more than, consumers elsewhere get everyday. Submission guidelines: Email your entries by Sunday, Sept 17, at noon. Wondering what kind of pieces will be included? Check out the latest editions at Six Until Me and InstaHealth for ideas. And check back on Monday for some great talk about the health care system and how impatient we have a right to be.