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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. 

SmartInsulin is being developed by SmartCells Inc. as what some have called a revolutionary new approach to insulin delivery. As many of you know, the fundamental...
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation President and CEO Dr. Alan Lewis discusses the organization's priorities, one year in.
Novo Nordisk is developing a new variation of NovoPen with modifications specifically for children. Dubbed the NovoPen Echo, which will replace the NovoPen Junior, the...
Dr. Michael Jaff on peripheral artery disease .
Enter our Blood Glucose Test Strip Giveaway to have a chance of winning a grand prize of one year's worth of OneTouch Ultra test strips (based on about 5 strips per day...
Dr. George Eisenbarth discusses the prevention of type 1 diabetes.
We’d like to tell you about a new diabetes management program from J&J’s SymCare branch that has just received FDA approval this month. The program, called inTouch,...
Blogger Scott Strumello talks about his experience with blood glucose awareness training (BGAT) to help you avoid hypoglycemia unawareness.
Kelly talks about stem cell research, the new SEVEN PLUS from DexCom, and the Tethys prediabetes risk test.
After an intense day of deliberations earlier this month, an FDA advisory committee delivered an overwhelmingly positive vote (20-2) in favor of the approval of Vivus’...
Sanofi-aventis gives us an early preview of its new GoMeals application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The ongoing economic downturn has left millions of people with diabetes across the globe without jobs and, especially in America, without health insurance. Syringe and...
(S)he said what?!?
ADA Clinician of the Year 2007 shares insights on insulin use and blood glucose monitoring.
Kelly tries out the new DexCom SEVEN PLUS CGM.
If you’re a regular diaTribe reader, you probably know that we’re big fans of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)—devices that let you see your glucose levels in real-...
Education and compassion all around: The 36th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.
While disposable pumps may be the future of insulin pumping, many OmniPod users can’t help but envision the mountains of Pods crowding our landfills in years to come. In...
A Tennis Hero: His Finest Shots Were Never on the Court
Yet another breakthrough in the battle against hypoglycemia and hypoglycemia unawareness! Medtronic, using a new sensor algorithm, has developed a “low-glucose suspend...

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