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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. 

Once only a measure used by health agencies, Body Mass Index, or BMI, is now the trendy gauge of girth as people pass over pounds as passé. You know the scales have...
(S)he said what?!?
Diabetes Warriors: The Stories Behind the Statistics
On June 12, Team Type 1 began the 3,043-mile Race Across America to show the world that “diabetics can do anything and everything that non-diabetics can do,” in the...
Doing Something About It - Will Cross Inspires
Update on the Odyssey
We are encouraged to report that the FDA has approved Levemir for use in pregnant women with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes. Levemir is a long acting, or “basal...
Dr. Diana Guthrie, winner of the AADE Living Legend Award, on controlled breathing and supplements for people with diabetes…
Life for a Child is a sister program to Insulin for Life. It was established in 2001 as a sustainable sponsorship program where people can help children in developing...
Speaking with the CEO of insulin maker Novo Nordisk
The latest research on inhaled insulin and stem cell therapy
Think of how many people need to wear glasses just to see! Rather than considering them as a necessary evil, some folks celebrate them by investing in stylish (sometimes...
ACCORD, ADVANCE, and the VADT: What Do They Mean, And For Whom?
Sneak preview: “This Little Diabetes Book You Need to Read” and “My TCOYD newsletter”
The Changing Diabetes Bus rolled onto the scene in June, for the US segment of its tour around the world. After a trek through Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, and...
(S)he said what?!?
For obvious reasons, people with diabetes are encouraged to wear medical alert jewelry, though sometimes they prefer carrying a medical information card in their wallet...
When every fifth taxi in downtown San Francisco is carrying an ad for Byetta, FlexPen, or FreeStyle meters, you know the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is in town.
Animas and OmniPod pumps to be integrated with DexCom SEVEN For those of you who have been waiting for more options for combination insulin pumps/continuous monitors,...
The woman who's been on insulin longer than anyone

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