Month: February 2015
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Columns
10 Ways We Keep it Together with Type 1
A mother shares the zenlike and hilarious ways she and her husband have learned to accept their daughter’s diabetes.
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Treatment
Waiting for the Ideal Pump
Diabetes educator Jennifer Smith answers a question about cutting-edge pump technology.
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Medicine/Drugs
FDA Approves New Basal Insulin Toujeo
The FDA has approved Sanofi’s once-daily basal insulin, but will it compete with Sanofi’s own Lantus?
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Complications
Women with Type 1 at Risk of Bone Disease
38% of women with Type 1 over the age of 65 have osteoporosis or osteopenia.
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Living
Writing About Diabetes to Stay Healthy
An online Australian program tests writing as a therapeutic tool for diabetes self-care.
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Living
4 Baseball Players with Type 1 to Watch in 2015
We’re tracking three pitchers and an outfielder with diabetes who are performing at an elite level in professional sports.
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Research
Important Diabetes Tech Advances in Early 2015
From predictive pumps to CGM data sharing, it’s been a good two months.
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Research
Wireless CGM Trials to be Conducted Remotely
European testing will begin for the Mendor Smart, a device that uses cloud storage for blood glucose readings.
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Pumps
Study Finds Medtronic MiniMed 530G Prevents Hypos
Researchers find the pump’s Threshold Suspend feature works well in a real world setting, according to company-funded study.
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Complications
Are Women with Type 1 at Greater Risk Than Men?
Multiple studies have shown that women die younger than men with the condition.
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Complications
FDA Approves Lucentis for Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment
The drug can now be used to treat diabetic macular edema.
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Medicine/Drugs
Smart Insulin Automatically Modifies Blood Sugar Levels
The insulin automatically stabilized high blood-sugar in mice with diabetes.
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Living
Driving While Diabetic
A lawyer examines the patchwork laws governing people with diabetes and licenses to drive.
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Living
7 Decades with Type 1 Diabetes
Before she passed away, chemist Heathra Whitlow shared how attitude and a little chemistry knowledge shaped her diabetes care.
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Treatment
Stomach Bacteria Could be Early Type 1 Detector
A study suggests that a severe lack of bacteria in stomachs of toddlers could signal a future Type 1 diagnosis.
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Medicine/Drugs
Good Insulin Vibrations?
Microcapsules inserted beneath the skin of mice slowly released insulin after being exposed to micro-shockwaves.
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Research
Dexcom Develops Apple Watch App
This announcement comes on the heels of news that it has gained FDA approval to market a blood-sugar data sharing…
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Columns
5 Ways to Stay Sane as a D-Parent
Taking care of a child with diabetes is an art, not a science. Learn how one mother does it in…
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Columns
5 More Ways to Stay Sane as a D-Parent
Here are more tips for keeping it together while keeping your child with diabetes healthy. The conclusion of a 2-part…
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Treatment
5 Tips for a Happy Insulin Pump Marriage
A pump user discovers her relationship with her pump requires much the same attention as a romantic relationship.
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