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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.
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Big news: All new DexCom continuous glucose monitoring systems have been approved by the FDA to enable manual entry of blood glucose data during calibration. This...
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Dr. Eric Topol, genomics expert, redefining diabetes and diabetes care.
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We recently attended the three-day JDRF Children's Congress in Washington DC (June 22-24, 2009). The goal of the 150 young delegates (ages 4-17 years, who all have type...
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Learn about anti-CD3 therapy designed to slow or stop the progression of type 1 diabetes.
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Students with Diabetes will be hosting an exciting conference for young adults (ages 18-30) with type 1 diabetes from June 1-3 in Tampa, Florida. The weekend will...
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After taking our first bites of Natasha’s Health Nut Cookies , our first thought was “these aren’t health cookies.” While many health snacks sacrifice the simple...
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We have all heard about small changes reaping huge benefits to achieve a healthy lifestyle, but the question is usually "How?” America on the Move is all about helping...
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Here at diaTribe, we know how difficult it can be to wade through the masses of diabetes-related information sources out there. However, a new website launched in...
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Traveling to Malawi with type 1 diabetes: four days back home, Jim Hirsch details an amazing (and dramatic) trip to Africa…
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For anyone interested in continuous glucose monitoring, you now have a third option in addition to the DexCom SEVEN and the Medtronic Guardian or Paradigm. The Abbott...
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Kelly talks about apple strudel... and what that has to do with improvements in diabetes care.
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Most people with diabetes should be familiar with the term A1c—a measure of the glycosylated hemoglobin in blood that gives an estimate of glycemic control over a period...
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As we covered in the diaTribe #39 Learning Curve and the diaTribe #38 Letter from the Editor , the FDA recently released its much awaited draft guidance on the...
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Kerri Morrone Sparling on how all diabetes patients – whether they like it or not – often play the role of educator.