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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. 

We’re super proud to see our home city of San Francisco taking a stand against soda and sugary beverages and recognizing their role in the rising rates of obesity and...
Samepage Health launched VisitPrep , a tool that helps patients organize their medical questions before going to their healthcare provider (HCP). The tool asks for the...
(S)he said what!?
On November 1, Dr. Ed Damiano presented results from the Beacon Hill study and Summer Camp study of the bionic pancreas at Carb DM ’s Second Anniversary. For more...
For World Diabetes Day on November 14, Abbott released a cool new interactive infographic about A Day in the Life of an Insulin-Using Patient . Approximately 26% of the...
On March 18, NeuroMetrix launched the second-generation version of its Sensus pain management device, The Sensus is designed to relieve the pain and numbness often...
What it felt like to forget about diabetes for a week.
On July 25, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and AstraZeneca (AZ) announced the resubmission of Forxiga (dapagliflozin), their SGLT-2 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes, to the FDA...
The FDA impresses us at The Diabetes Mine Innovation Summit. Plus, sleek new software for downloading data to the cloud.
What does “compliance” mean to you? Kerri investigates from other patients and providers.
On January 13, J&J LifeScan announced the launch of the OneTouch VerioSync blood glucose meter in the US. The meter sends blood glucose readings wirelessly (via...
The first quarter of 2013 has been eventful for Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care. Animas Corporation submitted the Animas Vibe insulin pump to the FDA, integrated...
Asante’s Snap insulin pump - the fastest infusion set change yet.
On September 27, Medtronic announced FDA approval of the MiniMed 530G system (the US version of the Medtronic Veo insulin pump and the more accurate Enlite CGM). A...
On January 27, Asante and Tidepool announced an insulin pump data downloading partnership for the Snap insulin pump . The agreement marks the first diabetes device...
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is holding the Take a Step for Diabetes campaign to increase awareness for diabetes. This “step” can be a variety of actions...
On October 14, MannKind announced the resubmission of Afrezza, its ultra-rapid-acting inhaled insulin, to the FDA. The FDA had previously issued a complete response...
The technology giant, Google recently announced that it is working to develop a contact lens that could non-invasively monitor glucose levels from tears. The smart...
On April 24, Hyperion Therapeutics announced that it would acquire Andromeda Biotech. Andromeda is focused on the development of a first-in-class immune therapy for new...
On July 10, the JDRF and 161 delegates for the Children’s Congress traveled to Capitol Hill inWashington, D.C. to call for support of type 1 diabetes research funding...

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