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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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My Story

Keep it to Yourself, until Someone Asks

This was exactly my attitude toward my illness. It worked for a bit. I never walked into a room, a…

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Living

Newly Diagnosed: 10 Diabetes Truths Veteran T1Ds Want You to Know

There is so much to learn when you are first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The sheer amount of information…

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Treatment

New Non Fibrillating Insulin To Be a Game-Changer for Pump Users

You have probably never heard the term “insulin fibrillation” before or have even the slightest idea of what it means.…

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Treatment

Newly Diagnosed: How T1D Changes Your Body and Mind

Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is like having to relearn how to live all over again. Suddenly there are…

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Living

The Female Orgasm & Your Diabetes

While the internet is overloaded with articles on the potential effects diabetes can have on a man’s sexual health, there…

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Living

Newly Diagnosed: How to Approach Exercise and Activity

As a person with type 1 diabetes, exercising and staying active is important to increase your insulin sensitivity and decrease…

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Treatment

Newly Diagnosed: Understanding and Treating Low Blood Sugars

By far, the most stressful part of living with type 1 diabetes is low blood sugar. Not only can lows…

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Living

Milk: These Options Are Better for You Than Cow’s Milk

If you have any type of diabetes, there’s really no reason to be drinking cow’s milk on a daily basis. …

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Treatment

Newly Diagnosed: Carb Counting Basics

One of the very first things any newly diagnosed T1D (or type 1 parent) learns about, is how to count…

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Living

The Problem with Breakfast Cereal if You Have Diabetes

The simple fact is: not all carbs are created equal. And this is painfully true when it comes to cereal.…

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Living

Why Diabetes Increases Your Risk of Yeast Infections

What is a yeast infection? Also referred to as “vulvovaginal candidiasis,” a vaginal yeast infection is essentially an overgrowth of…

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Treatment

CGM Watch Closer to Reality

Early last year, we brought you the exciting story of PKvitality’s K’Watch–A CGM device unlike anything else on the market.…

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Living

How to Break Your Habit of Negative Thinking Patterns

If you live with a non-stop disease like diabetes that requires constant health-related choices and effort, the habits of your…

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Treatment

In-depth on Tandem’s Advanced Hybrid Closed-Loop System

In a win for all people with type 1 diabetes (even those who won’t directly benefit from this closed-loop system),…

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Treatment

New Skin Care Line Brings Relief for Diabetic Skin Conditions

To avoid the many complications faced by those living with diabetes you have to focus much of your time on…

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Living

How Drinking Plenty of Water Improves Your Diabetes Health

An alarming number of Americans are “perpetually dehydrated” according to the Institute of Medicine. And if you’re one of them,…

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