Year: 2017
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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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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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