Year: 2014
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Living
Drawing Courage After a T1 Diagnosis
Kamaal Washington has created an inspirational comic book for children with T1.
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Living
Readers Share Stories of T1 Longevity
Insulin Nation readers share their success stories of thriving with T1 for 40 years or more.
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Medicine/Drugs
T1 Diabetes is Complicated…Even for Doctors
Can you name all the hormones needed for good blood glucose control? If not, you’re not alone.
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Medicine/Drugs
Waiting to Exhale with Afrezza
An FDA panel clears Mannkind’s inhalable insulin to take off, but will Afrezza gain altitude or fall flat?
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Living
An Actor Embraces the Role of Diabetes Dad
Tom Karlya was a successful actor when diabetes touched his family. Since then, he has raised millions for the Diabetes…
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Living
Treating T1 Diabetes During Disasters
It’s hard to get diabetes supplies to those who need it during a crisis. Here’s how you can help:
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Living
Let’s Talk About Sexual Dysfunction and Type 1
Sexual dysfunction is common in people with Type 1, but it’s also reversible if caught in time.
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Research
The T1 Tech Roundup
Learn about all the latest tech advances to make life easier for people with diabetes.
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Columns
Interviewing Joe Montana With Skyrocketing Blood Sugar Levels
ESPN sportscaster Rich Hollenberg learned he had Type 1 diabetes on the night he was to interview a sports legend.
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Pumps
Pumps are an Adjunct, Not a Cure
An endocrinologist shares the limits and pitfalls of pump therapy, and how it can’t beat a cure.
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Treatment
How to Protect Transplanted Islets
Take a video peek into the Diabetes Research Institute’s efforts to create safe haven for transplanted islets.
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Columns
Confessions of a Teenage T1 Wallflower
Shane Slater shares from experience how it’s a fine line between providing guidance and hovering with teens with T1.
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Treatment
Islet Therapy Gains Ground
Researchers have found better ways to use transplanted islet cells to help people with T1 produce insulin again.
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Cure Insight
Past Due for a Practical Cure?
A noted endocrinologist says we know enough to make people with T1 insulin independent again.
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Columns
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Treatment
Crowdsourced T1 R&D Fundraising
In an era of tight budgets, crowdsource fundraising helps advance T1 tech and treatments.
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Medicine/Drugs
A Future of Fewer Injections?
Needle fear gets in the way of insulin therapy. Will Medtronic’s i-port provide relief from being a pincushion?
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Columns
The Insulin/Carb Balance for a 100 Mile Race
Endurance athletes need carbs for the long haul. Athletes with Type 1 need to watch their carbs. How do you…
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Treatment
Fighting for Better Test Strips
An inaccurate BG reading can kill. Diabetes researchers and activists are pushing for tighter test strip standards.
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Columns
Avoiding Cure Hope Burnout
Heather Hall shares how she keeps her spirits up even though a cure isn’t right around the corner.
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