Month: February 2017
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Treatment
FreeStyle Libre Use Associated with Better Glucose Control
Abbott, the maker of the Libre, touts an analysis of user data of the glucose monitoring system.
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Living
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Living
Teen with Type 1 Dies Two Days After Going Missing
Scottish police are investigating how social services failed to protect the child.
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Research
Fasting Diet Regenerates Beta Cells in Mice
The cyclical diet also restored insulin sensitivity.
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Treatment
JDRF Rolls Out its PEAK Program on Exercise and Type 1
The organization launches workshops both in the U.S. and abroad.
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Research
Type 1 Diabetes Risk May Come Down to Gut Bacteria Counts
A Joslin researcher describes experiments testing the hygiene hypothesis.
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Treatment
Medtronic Warns of 640G Pump Software Problem
The pump, which is sold internationally, could fail to charge because of it.
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Research
NIH Funds Four Artificial Pancreas Trials
These are large-scale, real-world trials for everything from the bionic pancreas to the Medtronic 690G.
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Treatment
Ketones and Exercise – What You Need to Know
A researcher on diabetes and exercise describes why exercise elevates risk of DKA for people with Type 1 diabetes.
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Treatment
Denied Insulin by a Doctor
A woman with Type 1 claims a doctor withheld a prescription even though she was running out of insulin.
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Living
Affordable Care Act Repeal Efforts Get Complicated
Republican lawmakers are shifting their terminology and timelines when discussing how to address the law.
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Treatment
25 Facts to Know on Exercise on Type 1 Diabetes
A team of international researchers release new guidelines based on the accumulation of research on the subject.
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Treatment
Too Many with Type 1 Don’t Test for Ketones
One-third of people affected by Type 1 diabetes lack any means to test for DKA at home.
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Living
“…End of the Month, I Start Skipping Meals.”
People with Type 1 diabetes describe the economic hardship of the cost of their self-care.
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Living
How the Trump Immigration Ban Might Affect Diabetes Research
We examine the cases against the executive order barring immigrants and refugees from seven countries.
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Living
Why People are Skeptical of Your Diabetes Service Dog
Fly-by-night businesses offer service dog documentation with just a few mouse-clicks.
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Living
Price-fixing Alleged in Lawsuit Against Insulin Makers
We provide an analysis of the legal arguments in the customer-centered complaint.
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