King Cake with a Side of Lispro Please

The 2015 year certainly started off at a full sprint. The holidays were great (yet always somehow busy), and the program picked right back up with our Endocrine block. Diabetes has always interested me because I have seen it as "preventable" through lifestyle changes and body awareness. I understood that there were many factors in a disease's onset, but it was great to see pharmacologists discuss the need for lifestyle intervention used well alongside a physician's treatment because I expected there to be more of a push for prescribing drugs rather than actively working with the patient.

As far as service goes, I have been thinking of a new way to serve the community in 2015. Last year I focused a lot on physically getting out in the community and building, cleaning, and assisting through organizations like Habitat for Humanity. One of the many qualities of the community of New Orleans is that there are always people helping other people, so that is why (even through my Undergrad years here) I try to change the way that I approach serving the community.

The glimpse of New Orleans that most "outsiders" see is Mardi Gras. It is officially carnival season, and I have always enjoyed Mardi Gras celebrations even as a child. I do find it hilarious that the Pharm blocks we have leading up to the celebration are Endocrine and Neurology (because both of those systems certainly get overworked at this time of the year).

One of my favorite Mardi Gras traditions is the music, and one of my favorite songs is "Go to the Mardi Gras" by Professor Longhair. Happy Mardi Gras, and I'll post back in February.