Year: 2019
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Research
IFNα Kinoid: A promising vaccine against Type 1 Diabetes
Neovacs — www.neovacs.fr — is a French biotech company focused on the development of Kinoids®, therapeutic vaccines for the treatment…
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Research
Blood glucose-dependent insulin delivery to simplify treatment
We corresponded with Jingqiang Wang and Professor Zhen Gu of UCLA Engineering about their research on glucose-responsive insulin analogs (ref).…
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My Story
Why I Finally Made the Switch to an Insulin Pump
I was more than four years into my diabetic journey before I finally asked my endocrinologist to help me start…
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Living
Newly Diagnosed and Impressed with T1D Technology
We spoke with Leika Scott, age 22 and a 2018 graduate of Saint Anselm College Nursing School who self-diagnosed her…
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Living
FDA’s rejection of SGLT for T1D
SGLT2 Development and Method of Action Ever since the first SGLT2 inhibitor (dapagliflozin) was approved by the EU in 2011…
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Living
Report on Digital Diabetes Congress
This two-day event, on May 14-15, 2019, was first announced on January 18, 2019, with a mobile app contest, whose…
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Living
Insulin Resistance and Type 1 Diabetes
Insulin resistance isn’t something most type 1 diabetics spend a lot of time dwelling on. And why would they? This…
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Living
Reader Correspondence
Should I get my son a pump Hello My son Abdo 15 Y old, has DM type 1 since Jan…
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Living
Why I Celebrate the Anniversary of My T1D Diagnosis
In my house, April 6th is known as Donut Day. It’s considered a true holiday, right up there with Valentine’s…
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Treatment
Auxulin: Hyperglycemic Innovation Driven by Need
We spoke with Tommy Ritz, MBA, and Dr. Jason McDevitt, William & Mary’s Tech Transfer Director about Auxulin – https://auxulin.com/ – the…
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Treatment
Hillo to Remove Burden from your Life
We spoke with Stéphane Bidet, CEO of Hillo — http://hillo.ai. “Nicolas Caleca, CSO, and I founded this company…
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Treatment
Wearable Heart Monitor Detects T1D Hypoglycemia
We spoke with Mats Koeneman, MSc and Technical Physician with the REshape Center for Innovation at Radboud University Medical Center,…
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Living
MyGrams Simplifies Carb Counting
We spoke with Daniel Blumer, CEO of MyGrams — https://www.mygrams.com/ — about his food scale smartphone case and app. …
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Living
T1D and the First Years of Motherhood
Two years ago, I began what I thought would be the toughest challenge of my life: pregnancy with type 1…
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Treatment
Advancements in Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs)
Introduction Diabetes is such a difficult condition to manage. With changes in your food, variations in exercise, stress, illness and…
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Research
Metformin improves insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese adolescents with T1D
We spoke with Kristen Nadeau, MD, MS, (bio) Professor of Pediatrics and Research Director, Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of…
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Living
What an Ill-Fated Hike Through the Desert Taught Me About Living with T1D
Busy Getting Ready; Too Busy While dressing for our hike that morning, I caught a glimpse of my insulin pump…
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Research
Diasome’s Liver Targeted Insulin
We spoke with Robert Geho, CEO of Diasome Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — www.diasome.com — about its nanotechnology additive that delivers insulin…
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Treatment
Overnight Dosing Success in T1D Children
We spoke with Ulrike Schierloh, MD who is with the Pediatric Clinic, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, GD de Luxembourg…
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Research
Aaron Kowalski Appointed New JDRF President/CEO
Today, the JDRF announced the appointment of Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D., as the nonprofit’s President and Chief Executive Officer. A…
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