Year: 2016
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Treatment
Bigfoot’s Artificial Pancreas Could Hit the Market by 2018
An email interview with the pump company’s spokeswoman, Melissa Lee.
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Living
British Politician Perfects the Type 1 Eye-Roll
Home Secretary Theresa May can’t contain her derision upon hearing a colleague fail to make a distinction between Type 1…
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Teens with Diabetes at Greater Risk of Dropping Out
Research points to the need for additional support for children with diabetes in school settings.
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Lucentis Bests Laser Eye Surgery in Trial
A trial reveals that Lucentis may be better than laser eye surgery at treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which causes blindness.
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Living
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Living
8 Knock Knock Jokes About Type 1 Diabetes
The Insulin Nation staff came up with these. They might be funny. We know they’re corny.
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Living
Dying from Untreated Diabetes at Rikers Island
A pair of lawsuits alleges medical negligence in the New York City prison system.
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Living
Scholarships for Young Minds with Type 1
The Diabetes Scholars Foundation has provided opportunities for thousands.
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Treatment
Diabetes Can be Mistaken for Altitude Sickness
A mother shares how she lost a child to Type 1 diabetes on a trip to Bolivia in hopes others…
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Treatment
Insurance Refused to Pay for My Daughter’s Type 1 Diagnosis
A family finds itself on the hook for two nights in the hospital.
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Living
5 Vintage Videos About Diabetes
From urine blood sugar testing to Wilford Brimley, journey down the YouTube rabbit hole with us.
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Living
How the Robber with Type 1 Got Caught
Or...How Not to Calculate Your Insulin Dose When Committing a Crime.
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When a Teen Stops Treating His Type 1
Is there a lesson to be learned from the death of a 15-year-old with Type 1?
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Living
Maria Sharapova, Pre-Diabetic? Um…
The tennis star has been busted for taking a heart medication that is also used to treat prediabetes.
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Treatment
Metformin for Overweight Teens with Type 1?
A study finds it helps lower insulin resistance and A1C scores.
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Research
Branding a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Do well-publicized research efforts overshadow more worthy research efforts?
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Living
Everyday Heroes – The Calabrese Family
Meet a family that has become a resource for many other families affected by Type 1 diabetes.
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Treatment
Lilly CEO Defends Profits Made on Insulin
Lilly CEO says insulin price increases are necessary to fund research.
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Research
Nasal Glucagon Proves Effective in Latest Trial
It performed nearly as well as injectable glucagon in staving off hypoglycemia.
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Living
5 Diabetes Memes for Springtime!
A1C got you down? Election stressing you out? Check out our latest attempt at Type 1 humor!
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