Month: June 2015
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Complications
Searching for Blame in a Boy’s DKA Death
A 13-year-old dies at basketball summer camp, and his parents and the camp accuse each other of wrongdoing.
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Research
New Group Seeks to Jumpstart Diabetes Research
The Diabetes Research Connection steers crowdfunding to younger scientists with innovative ideas.
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Cure Insight
Too-Good-to-be-True Diabetes Treatments?
We examine four internet diabetes “breakthrough” treatments, from superfruits to luxury spas.
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Hypoglycemia
Report Condemns Diabetes Care in UK Hospitals
A leading diabetes doctor documents how hospitals fail to protect the health of patients with diabetes.
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Research
Oral Insulin Dosing May Ward Off Type 1
Researchers give the insulin to children at high risk of Type 1 to teach their immune systems not to overreact.
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Treatment
12 Ways to Stay Safe with an Insulin Pump
A certified diabetes educator discusses how to minimize life-threatening complications from pump failure.
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Living
5 More Type 1 Demotivational Posters
A little gallows humor to keep your spirits up while you manage your blood sugar levels.
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Columns
A Students with Diabetes Conference Journal
Amy Ford describes her weekend at the National Students with Diabetes Conference in Tampa.
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Artificial Pancreas
Bigfoot’s Plan To Get An Artificial Pancreas to Market
How the company is quickly ramping up from a DIY project to a major player in the insulin pump market.
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Medicine/Drugs
I Attended an Afrezza Sales Pitch
Sanofi attempts to woo diabetes stakeholders about inhaled insulin at the ADA Scientific Sessions.
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Medicine/Drugs
Outrage and Bafflement Over Insulin Prices
Panelists at the ADA Scientific Sessions lament the commoditization of a life-saving drug.
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En Español
El porque los niños con diabetes tipo 1 necesitan el Páncreas Artificial
Un panel de discusión con expertos en las Sesiones Científicas de la ADA.
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Research
The Diabetes Dads Behind 3 Type 1 Breakthroughs
This Father’s Day, we celebrate dad-innovators who were inspired by their children’s Type 1 diagnosis to find new diabetes treatments.
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Research
Dual Chamber AP Prevents Nighttime Lows Better
Study finds an insulin and glucagon artificial pancreas outperforms an insulin-only artificial pancreas in staving off lows.
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Living
Huckabee’s Strange Diabetes Cure Endorsement
The former governor and current presidential candidate takes heat for endorsing a dietary supplement to “reverse” diabetes.
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Columns
What Diabetes Camp Means for Our Family
One mother of a child with Type 1 shares how the lessons her son learns at camp translate to better…
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Columns
Pilots with Type 1 Restricted on Plane Choices
A pilot with Type 1 argues for a bill that would allow pilots with diabetes to fly more planes.
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Living
The Type 1 Athlete Coloring Book
Matt Silcox creates five portraits of athletes with Type 1 for kids (ages 2-102) to print out and enjoy.
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Living
A Diabetes Crossword Puzzle
Insulin Nation’s de facto puzzle-master creates a crossword for those in the Type 1 diabetes community.
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Living
A Diabetes Crossword Puzzle (Answer Key)
Insulin Nation’s de facto puzzle-master creates a crossword for those in the Type 1 diabetes community.
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