Year: 2017
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Treatment
Steroids Make Blood Glucose Levels Rise
A certified diabetes educator discusses how to discuss this issue with your healthcare provider.
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Living
I was Diagnosed with Type 1 at 28 Years Old
A Coast Guard veteran describes how he ignored the symptoms until it was almost too late.
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Research
Narrative-Based Diabetes Care Helps Patients and Physicians Connect
An argument for making sure physicians and those with Type 1 diabetes are sharing the same storyline.
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Living
Half Full or Half Empty, the Glass is Full of Needles
A mother shares her son’s positive attitude towards Type 1 diabetes, but also her regrets of how he wasn’t able…
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Living
The Unicorn Reading
A mother shares her son’s rare 100 mg/dL reading for our “Type 1 Diabetes Snapshots” series.
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Living
“It Still Sucks.”
A veteran of blood sugar management shares a photo of a recent hospital stay, and three sentences that describe her…
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Treatment
Animas Shuts Down its Pump Line
Some 90,000 pump users will be affected, according to a statement by parent company Johnson & Johnson.
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Living
How Many Carbs Were in That Lozenge?
UK Prime Minister Theresa May, who has Type 1, was given some kind of candy to help with a coughing…
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Living
6 Parodies of Songs With Diabetes Injected into the Lyrics
Melissa Lee, a singer and diabetes advocate, records reworked versions of songs by Lorde, Paul Simon, Jewel, and others to…
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Living
Sex Problems From Type 1 Diabetes? You’re Not Alone.
Our survey finds that many with Type 1 diabetes have had at least some sexual issues related to Type 1…
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Living
Trooper with Type 1 Helps Motorist with Diabetes During Bad Hypo
New Jersey Trooper Reinaldo Cruz said he was in the right place at the right time.
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Living
“My Son’s Type 1 Diabetes Inspired Me to Lower My Own A1C”
A mother with Type 1 shares how she and her son inspire each other.
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Treatment
FDA Approves Fast-Acting Fiasp Insulin
Data indicates that this insulin formulation can be safely used as a bolus two minutes before a meal to 20…
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Treatment
FDA Approves Freestyle Libre Flash
It doesn't require regular fingerstick calibration and it has a sensor that can be worn for up to 10 days,…
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Living
“She is the Third Member of our Household to Have Type 1 Diabetes.”
Jenna C shares photos of the first year after her daughter’s diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes.
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Living
A Mother and Daughter, Both with Type 1 Diabetes
Stacey Rose sent us this photo along with a paragraph about the story behind it.
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Living
Quiz: How Patient Are You About Type 1 Diabetes Ignorance?
Answer these five questions to see your personality type when it comes to dumb questions about Type 1 diabetes.
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Treatment
Advice on Type 1 Diabetes and Retrograde Ejaculation
A certified diabetes educator discusses why this condition occurs more frequently in the diabetes population.
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Living
The Graham-Cassidy Bill Will Cost People with Diabetes Money
JDRF and the ADA have come out against this newest effort to repeal Obamacare. Here’s an overview of the bill.
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Treatment
How to Exercise on Insulin Therapy: The Basics
A certified diabetes educator provides an overview of how to adjust your insulin dosage to exercise.
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