Social determinants of health describe the interaction between social, economic, and environmental factors and how they can influence a person’s health. Read below for...

All diabetes is personal.

In April, the FDA approved the FreeStyle Lite meter, which requires no coding. It’s similar to the very small FreeStyle Flash, though apparently won’t be replacing it at...

(S)he said what?!?

Looking through this special issue on the American Diabetes Association meeting this year, I can’t help but feel two things – pride and trepidation.

How might diabetes devices improve in the future? Kerri Morrone Sparling offers us her wish list.

Earlier this month, an initial regulatory assessment committee recommended the novel type 2 diabetes therapy dapagliflozin (Forxiga) for approval in Europe. A final...

A challenge to the Acting Surgeon General.

You can send supplies to Insulin for Life at: OUHSC Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes Attn: Becky Mosley 920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., WP 1345 Oklahoma City, OK...

The Wonders of Byetta: One Man’s Weight-Loss Journey

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...

International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)

Alisa’s ally, Alli

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...

One of our writers takes the WaveSense Jazz meter out for a spin.

A DPP-What? A closer look at a new kind of drug, Januvia.

On April 9, the FDA announced that it had extended the decision date for Vivus’ obesity medication Qnexa by three months to July 17. The agency postponed its approval...

From conferences to Avandia to burritos… What a trip!

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...

We review an excellent book by blogger extraordinare Amy Tenderich