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Living
How I Survived Going to College with Type 1 Diabetes
A college student talks of how she kept from floundering in a new environment.
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Treatment
Ontario Government Plan Would Cover Insulin Costs
The proposal would cover all drug costs for children and young adults starting in 2018.
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Living
Why Aren’t There More People of Color at Diabetes Conferences?
An African American diabetes advocate offers his theory.
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Treatment
Novo Issues Recall Affecting Echo, NovoPen 5 Pens
Some insulin cartridge holders for the pens have cracked. See what batches were affected.
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Living
Iowa Lawmaker Posts Insensitive Remark About Insulin Pricing
In response to an editorial about rising insulin prices, he advocates for lifestyle changes and generic medication to manage diabetes.
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Living
Senate Health Bill Revision May Lead to High-Risk Pools
Senator Ted Cruz’s proposal is designed to win Republican votes on Obamacare repeal, but it may lead to higher premiums…
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Living
Seeking Deportation Because of Poor Diabetes Management in Detention
Brenda Menjivar Guardado is dropping her request for asylum because she worries for her health while in detention.
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Living
Is an Asylum-Seeker’s Diabetes Being Dangerously Mismanaged?
Two groups allege that Brenda Menjivar Guardado has endured extremely high glucose levels since being in ICE custody.
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Living
The Juicy Bits of the CBO Report for People with Diabetes
We’ve highlighted three passages from the report, which appraises the Senate bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care…
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Treatment
U.S. News Names Top 5 Pediatric Diabetes Programs in the U.S.
The organization releases its 2017-2018 rankings for children’s hospitals.
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Living
Orange is the New Black’s Diabetes Portrayal is Almost Criminal
A guard is separated from his insulin pen, but he’s fine once he has a meal. Wait, what?
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Living
What JDRF, ADA, DPAC Say About the Senate Health Bill
You can read their statements, as well as an interview of the president of the American Medical Association about the…
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Living
How the Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill Would Impact People with Diabetes
Insurers may be allowed to not cover essential health benefits like drug costs, according to initial reports.
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Treatment
How Insulin Became So Expensive – A History
At the ADA Scientific Sessions, an endocrinologist chronicles how incremental improvements have curtailed pricing competition.
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Research
How Those Who Love You View Hypoglycemia
Researchers find loved ones want to help adults with Type 1 avoid lows, but don’t always know how.
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Living
Why Does Weightlifting Make My Glucose Levels Skyrocket?
A man with Type 1 finds more questions than answers.
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Living
Almost No One Knows What’s in the Senate’s AHCA Bill
If it’s like the House’s version of the AHCA, it could mean drastic changes in health care coverage for people…
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Research
Diabetes-Related Distress Leads to Higher A1C Scores
And vice versa. Researchers find the two create an unhealthy cycle which requires intervention for people with Type 1 diabetes.
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Treatment
The Abbott Freestyle Libre is Not a CGM
OPINION - A Libre user says it’s a poor substitute for a CGM.
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Research
Five Quick-Takes from the ADA 77th Scientific Sessions
A1C is out, add-on drug therapies are in, and hybrid closed-loop pumps are the now and the near future.
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