Month: October 2016
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Living
Mandy Marquardt – An Elite Cyclist with Type 1 Diabetes
Her doctor told her she could no longer compete as a cyclist; she’s now training for the Olympics.
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Research
Dual-Hormone ILet Poised to Begin FDA Testing in 2017
If successful, the system would be the first to use both glucagon and insulin to make it to market.
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Research
Researchers Find a New Way to Detect Kidney Damage in Kids with Type 1
They uncover two proteins that would detect nephropathy before a urine test would detect damage.
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En Español
Los pros y los contras de la terapia con bomba de insulina.
Un educador de diabetes certificado enumera todo lo que puede ir mal y todo lo que puede ir a bien…
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En Español
Por qué yo llamo el 670G un páncreas artificial
Un argumento que es lo suficientemente diferente y automatizado lo suficiente como para justificar el título.
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Treatment
Here’s What You Used to Treat Type 1 Diabetes in the 60’s and 70’s
A woman with Type 1 describes the bizarre-sounding gear she used as a child.
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Living
My First Year with Type 1 Diabetes
A later-in-life diagnosis causes one man to change everything.
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Research
How to (Possibly) Make Oral Insulin Possible
Researchers devise smaller particles that could deliver medication in a better way.
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Treatment
UK Petition Asks Government to Pay for Costs of CGMs
The petition has been led by a member of Parliament who has Type 1 diabetes.
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En Español
¿Por qué Las Personas con Diabetes Tipo 1 Tienen Problemas Digestivos?
Investigadores descubren una posible causa de múltiples problemas digestivos en personas con diabetes.
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En Español
Cómo La Gente con Diabetes Pueden Hacerle a Tatuajes
6 consejos de un aficionado de los tatuajes que tiene Diabetes Tipo 1.
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Treatment
Could a President Trump Drive Down Insulin Prices?
An analysis of the candidate’s drug-pricing plan and what it would take to make it work.
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Living
How to Survive Zombies When You Have Type 1 Diabetes – An Updated Guide
A certified diabetes educator recommends the gear and blood sugar management strategies needed to stay alive.
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Treatment
The Pushback Against the Artificial Pancreas
Some in the Type 1 diabetes community wonder whether the term is accurate, and whether it’s accurate for the Medtronic…
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Treatment
Statin Reccommended for People With Diabetes
The American Heart Association says most people with diabetes should use popular cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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Treatment
Pump Therapy to the Rescue for Type 2 Diabetes?
Andrew Stivelman finds out first-hand that insulin pump isn’t just for people with Type 1 diabetes.
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Treatment
Metformin Reduces Dementia Risk
A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that metformin can help with overall health.
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Treatment
Metformin – a Misunderstood Drug?
A new study suggests scientists may have misunderstood how the drug works in the human body.
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Treatment
Can Metformin Extend Your Life?
A new research effort will try to see if the diabetes drug combats the effects the aging
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Treatment
Doctors Recognize Need for Individualized A1C Goals
Israeli researchers create an algorithm that determines realistic A1C scores for people with Type 2 diabetes.
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