Month: April 2020
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Treatment
Tandem’s Basal-IQ Gets FDA Interoperable Designation
Tandem’s Basal-IQ technology received the FDA’s interoperable automated glycemic controller designation (iAGC) which allows this tech to be paired with…
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Research
Possible T1D Treatment Shows Promise to Reduce COVID-19 Complications
I spoke with Dr. Denise Faustman about her upcoming trial to test the effectiveness of the BCG vaccine to protect…
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Research
Should We Be Excited About ‘Curing’ T1D in Mice?
You have probably already heard the exciting news out of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Researchers…
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Research
Why T1D Diagnosis Rates Continue to Rise Across the Globe
The prevalence of type 1 diabetes was relatively stable for much of human history until the second half of the…
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Treatment
COVID-19 & Cardiovascular Disease: What You Need to Know
Despite initial reports that people living with diabetes may be at higher risk for infection by the novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2)…
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Treatment
Can Medtronic Retake Automated Pump Market?
I’ve been a Medtronic customer since I switched from MDI to an insulin pump in 2014. At the time, their…
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Living
Diabetes & Coronavirus: How to Boost Your Immune System
For so many, the threat of the fast-spreading coronavirus is all-consuming. For people living with diabetes, that threat seems even…
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Treatment
Eli Lilly Insulin Price Cap Program
Both the government and BigPharma have been under increasing pressure to lower the price of insulin — which has increased…
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Living
Stressed by COVID Isolation? Tips to Keep Anxiety & Blood Sugars in Check
No matter where you are in the world, everyone’s life has been changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Whether you are…
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Research
Glucagon Patch Promises to Stop Low Blood Sugars Before They Happen
When it comes to managing type 1 diabetes, there is one item that is central to every aspect of the…
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Living
8 Ways T1D Can Change Your Life for the Better
There are few things quite as life-altering as receiving a type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Not only does it alter how…
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Research
Insulin Patch Could Provide Cheap, Simple, and Effective “Cure” for T1D
When you picture the future of type 1 diabetes treatment, what comes to mind? For many, they see high tech…
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