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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. 

A racy ‘Insulin Story’ from the Big Apple.
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...
Dr. Eric Topol, genomics expert, redefining diabetes and diabetes care.
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...
Learn about anti-CD3 therapy designed to slow or stop the progression of type 1 diabetes.
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...
(S)he said what?!?
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...
A ping or two...
(S)he said what?!?
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...
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...
(S)he said what??!
Traveling to Malawi with type 1 diabetes: four days back home, Jim Hirsch details an amazing (and dramatic) trip to Africa…
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...
Kelly talks about apple strudel... and what that has to do with improvements in diabetes care.
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...
Dr. Desmond Schatz, type 1 diabetes expert.
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diaTribe #39 Learning Curve and the diaTribe #38 Letter from the Editor , the FDA recently released its much awaited draft guidance on the...
Kerri Morrone Sparling on how all diabetes patients – whether they like it or not – often play the role of educator.

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