Corinna Cornejo
Freelance Content Writer for Healthcare Tech & Digital Health
My work includes articles, blog posts, case studies, and white papers for clients such as:
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- Ascensia Diabetes Care
- Bigfoot Biomedical
- WEGO Health
- Healthgrades
- HealthUnion-Type2Diabetes.com
- Healthline
- HealthCentral
- All
- Healthcare Technology
- Diabetes Management
- Workplace Health & Safety
- Thought Leadership
- Featured Clips
Life in the Time of COVID-19: Reflections on Pandemic Trauma
At first it looked small. But months later the COVID-19 pandemic has touched everyone. How will it's effects linger? #blog Ascensia Diabetes Care
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2020 Vision: CGM Technology Outlook for the New Year
Looking ahead, the most anticipated stories in diabetes technology are centered on a device that received its first FDA approval 20 years ago: the continuous glucose monitor (CGM). #article Bigfoot Biomedical
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Biological Property Rights: Are Your Cells, Genome, and Personal Data Truly Yours?
Personal health information, genetic data, and even human cells themselves are being freely traded for commercial gain —often without the consumer being aware. The implications for individual privacy and property rights are significant. #article WEGO Health
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Diabetes Shouldn’t Mean Giving Up Who You Are
Right now, all over the world, there are people successfully managing life with type 2 diabetes. Regardless of our culture, race, or ethnicity, we are living full lives. #blog Healthgrades
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The Key Elements of a Healthy Office Workspace
Investing in a healthy office workspace will support more productive, happy and creative employees. #blog Workplace Testing
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From Product-Focused to Service-Focused: How Medical Device Companies Can Learn from the Railroads
As medical devices have moved out of the hospital and into our everyday lives, they face new challenges to their relevance and viablity. Could shifting toward being more service-oriented help? #article Bigfoot Biomedical
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Having a Seat at the Table Isn’t Always Enough
Representation matters. But being in the room, in and of itself, is not enough to ensure that the many voices of people living with diabetes are heard or that disparate health needs are addressed. #blog Ascensia Diabetes Care
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Diabetes Devices and Alarm Fatigue
It starts with a beep, a buzz, or a gentle shake. Your diabetes medical device wants your attention. Diabetes device alarms are intended to give you a heads up. Something, related to your diabetes, needs your attention. They’re meant to be helpful. But are they? #article Bigfoot Biomedical
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The New Diabetes Disaster Plan
As massive emergencies, natural and man-made, become more and more common, people with diabetes need to prepare so that w ecan still take care of ourselves and our diabetes if we ever find ourselves in such a situation. #article Ascensia Diabetes Care
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Always on My Mind: The Cognitive Burden of Type 2 Diabetes
To the casual observer, a day in the life of a person with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes can appear quite calm and manageable. But like a duck gliding across a still lake, there’s a lot going on below the surface. #blog Bigfoot Biomedical
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Diabetes Eye Disease: What You Need to Know
People with diabetes are at higher risk of developing vision loss or blindness because diabetes can cause damage to the blood vessels in the eye. Find out what you can do to protect your eyesight. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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What is Standard Deviation and What Does it Mean for My Diabetes?
Managing diabetes includes keeping track of seemingly endless sets of numbers. Standard deviation is one more number that can give you a more complete understanding of your blood glucose management. #article mySugr
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Injectable GLP-1 Agonists and Type 2 Diabetes
Not insulins or insulin replacements, GLP-1 agonists are injectables used to bring down blood glucose levels when other diabetes medications become less effective. For many people, their benefits go beyond better blood glucose management. #article Type2Diabetes.com
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Why Companies Are Moving Away From Urine Testing
Urine testing has been the norm for quite some time, but there's a new testing method that many companies are favouring lately. #blog Workplace Testing
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Signs and Symptoms of Fentanyl Abuse
Fentanyl is highly addictive — learn these signs and symptoms to ensure you can catch any issue with this powerful opioid in your workplace before it ends in disaster. #blog Workplace Testing
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Key Safety Concerns Around Marijuana In The Workplace
As recreational cannabis becomes legal in more places a patchwork of laws allowing varying levels of possession and use are making it difficult to know what’s allowed in the workplace and your community. #blog Workplace Testing
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7 Effective Ways to Prevent Spreading the Flu in the Workplace
Preventing the spread of flu in the workplace will ensure your employees are productive — here are 7 ways to keep the virus contained. #blog Workplace Testing
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4 Things to Consider When Disclosing Diabetes at Work
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) people with diabetes have certain legal rights and accommodations in the workplace. But there are a few things you may want to consider before disclosing your diabetes in the workplace. #blog HealthCentral
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Diabetes in the Workplace: A Supervisor’s Guide
Diabetes in the workplace presents challenges for both the employee and the supervisor. #blog HealthCentral
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4 Effective Ways to Deal With Bullying in the Workplace
Causing stress and strife, bullying behaviors undermine workplace morale and productivity along with causing stress-related health problems. Here are strategies that will help you address bullying and put a stop to it, ensuring your workplace is a safe space for all employees. #blog Workplace Testing
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Benefits of Meal Prep for Type 2 Diabetes
Meal prep is an effective strategy for healthful eating with type 2 diabetes. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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Breakfast: Start the Day with Type 2 Diabetes Meal Prep
Don't skip breakfast. Meal prepping it in advance makes it easier to start the day healthfully with type 2 diabetes. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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Lunch: Meal Prep for Better Type 2 Diabetes Management
Consistently eating a healthy diabetes-friendly lunch in the middle of your busy day can be difficult. Meal prepping can help you stay on track. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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Dinner: Meal Prep for Your Family and Better Type 2 Diabetes Management
Getting a healthy diabetes-friendly dinner on the table every night can be challenging. Meal prep can help. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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Planning a Road Trip During COVID-19
We are all simultaneously anxious to get out of the house after months of restrictions. For those of us who live with type 2 diabetes and are at risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19, staying safe and healthy will take some extra thought and effort are required to stay safe. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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How I Use My Type 2 Diabetes Superpowers to Cope With the COVID-19 Pandemic
As a person living with type 2 diabetes, I am particularly affected by the risks associated with COVID-19. I’ve found a way to turn my experience managing diabetes into an advantage during this pandemic. #blog Healthgrades
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Starting Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes
When a person starts taking insulin it brings a new level of complexity to managing type 2 diabetes. #blog HealthCentral
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Exercising with Insulin-Requiring Diabetes
As with any aspirational goal, exercising regularly won’t just magically become part of your daily self-care routine. Using insulin can add to the complexity of any decision. #article Bigfoot Biomedical
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How Healthcare Choice Is Shaped by Policy
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic the impact of governmental policies on healthcare has become more visible. How does policy influence people's choices regarding healthcare? #blog Ascensia Diabetes Care
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When Traveling Always Pack Extra Medication
Conventional wisdom, the CDC, and the ADA all say pack twice the amount of diabetes medicine and supplies you think you will use on your trip. But, is this really necessary? #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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Air Travel with Type 2 Diabetes
Air travel with type 2 diabetes comes with extra stuff to manage. As with most things related to diabetes, taking the time upfront to plan will help your trip go more smoothly. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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Air Travel with a CGM
Air travel with type 2 diabetes requires some special attention. This is especially true if you are wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) or some other medical device while flying. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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12 Wellness Tips to Boost the Workplace Mood from Seasonal Affective Disorder
As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder it can feel bleak. Here are a dozen wellness tips grouped around four wellness strategies to counter Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in the workplace. #blog Workplace Testing
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3 Types of Sleep Apnea, How They’re Treated, And How To Address Them In The Workplace
Sleep apnea is one of the most common sleep disorders — here's what you need to know about its potential impact on your workplace. #blog Workplace Testing
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Is Your Workplace Promoting Depression?
It's no secret that your environment impacts your mental health. With most employees spending so much time at their workplace it's no wonder its potential depressive effects. #blog Workplace Testing
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How Investing in Mental Health Can Make for a Better Workplace
Mental health's impact in the workplace is too big to ignore. By investing in mental health, employers can counter some of the costs and, more importantly, make a better workplace where all employees feel valued for their contribution. #blog Workplace Testing
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What to Know When You’re New to Insulin with Type 2 Diabetes
Most people may think of insulin therapy in the context of treating type 1 diabetes, and this has created a blind spot when it comes to understanding the benefits of using insulin to manage type 2 diabetes. However, there’s plenty of evidence evidence that early and aggressive insulin use by people with type 2 diabetes can result in effective glycemic control. #article Bigfoot Biomedical
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Patient Empowerment: The Path to Better-Informed Health Decisions?
What is patient empowerment? While there's no single, agreed upon deifinition, we know a couple of things. It's not the same as patient engagement, and it supports patient-centered care. #article WEGO Health
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How to Effectively Reach Patients in a Digital World
We fine ourselves surrounded by smartphone health apps, cloud-connected medical devices, and software-driven therapies. As we move further into the digital realm, we need to find out how to effectively reach patients in a digital world. #article WEGO Health
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What Is an FAA Drug Abatement Program Inspection?
An overview of this mandated periodic review that helps ensure health and safety in the aviation industry by confirming compliance with drug and alcohol testing program regulations. #blog Workplace Testing
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How to Prepare for an FAA Drug Abatement Program Inspection
When it comes to undergoing an FAA Drug Abatement Program inspection, preparation is key. #blog Workplace Testing
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How Digital Therapeutics Are Transforming the FDA
As with any transformational change in a regulated industry, the development of digital therapeutics has initiated a regulatory transformation as well, one that promises to redefine the inner workings of the FDA. #article WEGO Health
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Digital Therapeutics Searching for Their Place in Healthcare
With digital therapeutics, we are beginning to see how software can work in conjunction with traditional healthcare and therapeutics to deliver cost savings and better patient outcomes. #article WEGO Health
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What to Do When You’re Tired of Type 2 Diabetes
Thoughts and advice on how to manage type 2 diabetes when you're feeling discouraged and frustrated, even burned out. #blog Healthline
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Understanding Sleep Studies: Top 3 Reasons for Why We Need Them
A sleep deprived worker faces many significant health and safety risks, and undertaking a sleep study can help identify the cause of sleep disturbances. #blog Workplace Testing
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Healthcare Innovation Drivers: AI and ML
Much of today’s healthcare innovation is focused on technological advances. Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) promise to have widespread impact on healthcare innovation. #article WEGO Health
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Patient Centered Business Growth: The Value Delivered to Pharma
Nearly two decades after the publication of Crossing the Chasm, what value has patient-centeredness delivered to pharma? #article WEGO Health
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Patient Advocacy Groups and the Healthcare Industry: Partnership or Peril?
Both patient advocacy groups and the healthcare industry are ultimately working toward the same goal: Better outcomes for patients. Can they overcome the perils to partner in getting their work done? #article WEGO Health
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Patient Engagement and the Promise of Better Outcomes
Everyone interested in fostering patient engagement is certain that it will yield benefits—for the clinician, the provider, the patient, and the greater society. #article WEGO Health
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Social Life of Health Information
How are patients tapping into the social life of health information? What impact on healthcare providers? What opportunities does this present to industry and pharma? #article WEGO Health
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The Benefits of Deprescribing
Often overlooked, reviewing your prescriptions every couple of years can be a beneficial practice. #blog Type2Diabetes.com
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Social Media Influencers in Healthcare and Pharma
Do social media influencers play the same kind of role (as in other industries) when it comes to healthcare and pharma? Let’s take a look. #article WEGO Health
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The Journey of Insulin
The discovery of insulin was a medical miracle. With it the death sentence that accompanied a diabetes diagnosis ended. While not a cure, insulin transformed diabetes into a chronic illness that could be managed. #article Bigfoot Biomedical
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