Month: March 2020
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Artificial Pancreas
Insulet’s Omnipod to Join Hybrid Closed Loop Pump Market
2020 is set to be an exciting year for anyone interested in switching to or upgrading their hybrid closed loop…
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Treatment
FDA Enables Generic Insulins with Lower Prices
While COVID-19 has distracted our attention from affordable insulin to focus on social distancing and hoarding toilet paper, the U.S.…
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Treatment
Amylin: The Other Hormone Affected by Type 1 Diabetes
Why aren’t we talking about amylin? Sure, insulin is something we truly cannot live without, but those of us with…
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Treatment
Are Exclusive Insurance Contracts Consumer Abuse?
Broken Trust A cabin in the middle of nowhere is the last place any diabetic wants to suffer a hypoglycemic…
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Living
Carb Quality vs. Carb Quantity: Which is Healthiest?
With the promotion of many carb-restrictive diets today, it’s important to fully understand that simply counting and limiting carbs isn’t…
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Treatment
Five Tips to Increase Your Time In Range
Creating attainable A1C goals has long been the standard to keep your diabetes management on track. But, as we learn…
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Research
Will ViaCyte’s Encaptra Cell Delivery System ‘Cure’ Type 1 Diabetes?
When you were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, you were probably told that a cure was “just around the corner.”…
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My Story
How a T1D of 43 Years Reversed Her Heart Disease and Took Back Control
One morning in April of 2016, Betty woke to find her blood sugar had shot up over 500 during the…
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Living
Coronavirus and T1D: What You Need to Know and How to Prepare
As news continues to grow concerning the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, it can be hard not to worry…
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Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia Unawareness: Why It Occurs and What to Do About It
For a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic, there is nothing scarier than having your blood sugar bottom out. One minute…
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