Month: January 2017
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Living
A Second Possible Replacement Plan to Obamacare Revealed
The plan, which is heavy on deregulation, would not guarantee coverage for those with preexisting conditions after two years.
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Living
Jay Cutler Gets Fat-Shamed on Instagram
And no one wants to talk about how good blood sugar control can come with weight gain.
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Research
Two Foreign Doctors Barred from Work in Diabetes-Focused Medical Institutions
Donald Trump’s temporary ban on immigration from seven countries stops two doctors from entering the U.S.
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Living
Ketoacidosis Claimed Our Son During His First Year of College
A family looks for clues after their son dies unexpectedly.
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Living
In Memoriam – Mary Tyler Moore
Four ways the first public ambassador for Type 1 diabetes broke the rules.
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Research
We’ve Tried Everything for My Daughter’s Insulin Allergy
A mother chronicles eight years of medical efforts to help her daughter with Type 1, who has life-threatening reactions to…
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Living
When the School Nurse Won’t Help with Your Child’s Pump
A Virginia mother lodges complaints with the U.S. Department of Education about what she says is inadequate diabetes care during…
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Living
A Republican Replacement Plan to the ACA is Released
It would ensure coverage for those with preexisting conditions, but some wonder whether it could get the votes needed to…
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Treatment
The Class-Action Lawsuit Against Novo Nordisk
It’s alleged that price fixing to keep the price of insulin high may have obscured trouble with the company’s bottom…
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Treatment
Medtronic Warns of Possible MiniMed Pro-Set Infusion Problems
Kinked cannulas may cause interruptions in insulin delivery.
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Living
Seeking Blame in Morgan Angerbauer’s DKA Death
The fault may lie in the private prison system.
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Treatment
CGMs Can Be Durable Medical Devices, CMS Rules
The ruling paves way for partial Medicare and Medicaid coverage for qualifying CGMs.
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Treatment
FDA Approves Animas OneTouch Vibe Plus
It was the second FDA approval for the OneTouch Vibe pump system in 2016 alone.
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Living
Preexisting Conditions Amendment Fails in Early Obamacare Repeal Vote
Amendments to allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada also went down in defeat.
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Research
Nursing Care Raises Risk of Hypoglycemia in Nursing Homes
A study examines the special needs and risks for people with Type 1 diabetes in nursing homes.
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Living
The School Nurse Who Cares for 8 Kids with Type 1
And she empowers them to care for themselves.
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Treatment
CNN Reports on a DKA Death
The two-part report profiles the death of Kevin Houdeshell from lack of insulin, and his family’s efforts to prevent similar…
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Living
Medtronic Ambassador Caught Plagiarizing
Whole passages were lifted from other diabetes bloggers.
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Treatment
10 Weird Things People Have Eaten for Lows
Don’t read this list if you’re feeling queasy. Take our word on this.
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Living
Efforts to Repeal Obamacare are Now Underway
A budget resolution in the new Congress signals Republican plans to gut the health care law.
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