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Type 1 Diabetes News

Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic condition in which your body loses the ability to produce insulin, which is necessary for most cells to convert food into energy and regulate blood sugar levels. 

Jenna Scarsi, a diabetes educator from the Chicago area with type 1 diabetes, recently won the Bayer Dream Fund, an annual $100,000 fellowship to help people accomplish...
Symlin: A Sleeper Drug Slowly Rises
New from J&J’s Animas/OneTouch is the OneTouch Ping Glucose Management System. This represents a positive step in pump convenience and (dare we say) “cool” factor...
Kerri downloads from day 1.
(S)he said what?!?
In previous issues, we’ve documented the arduous journey of Orexigen’s anti-obesity drug Contrave through the regulatory process. In December, an FDA Advisory Committee...
Have you been tested for Chronic Kidney Disease?
Touchscreens have changed how hundreds of millions of people use cell phones and have enabled the rise of the tablet computer; now, a touchscreen blood glucose meter is...
Our highs and lows while trying out Symlin.
ADA and CWD – two big meetings of 2007.
During this year’s Super Bowl, a commercial for the American Heart Association’s online risk calculator caught Americans in the act – of stuffing their faces with corn...
Insulin: How to Restore a Tarnished Miracle
Patients who would prefer a larger display and larger buttons on their blood glucose meter may want to give the FreeStyle Freedom Lite a try. This meter from Abbott was...
Why we like to pump it up!
Teresa Volpone — An Educator's Perspective
July 15, 2015 In another disappointing turn, Diamyd Medical announced in late June that it was suspending a phase 3 trial for its GAD65 vaccine Diamyd. The US-based...
Kelly reflects on the inspirational work of diabetes educators and how ancient practices are blending with modern science.
Around the world with your doctors to South Africa for the International Diabetes Federation conference and to Boston, to study weight management.
Cutting through the information clutter.
Stephen Covey and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes

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