Jim Cahill

Jim Cahill is a former staff writer for Insulin Nation and a former editor of Type 2 nation.
Living

The Odyssey of a Runaway with Type 1

The diabetes online community worries for days about the fate of a teen who seemingly disappeared without his insulin.

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Hypoglycemia

Dad with Type 1 Investigated by Child Services

A UK man is accused of being an unfit parent after suffering a bout of hypoglycemia.

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Hypoglycemia

Paramedic Fired for Hypoglycemia Wins in Court

A jury finds an employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it fired a paramedic with diabetes.

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Complications

A DKA Death in Jail

Social media erupts over the death of Michael Robinson while in custody. What do we know of what happened?

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Treatment

The Lesser-Known Types of Diabetes

MODY, monogenic diabetes, and diabetes insipidus, oh my!

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Treatment

Why Pumps in the EU May be Less Safe

In this final installment of our five-part series on pump safety, we examine the shortcomings of European medical device safety…

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Treatment

Speaking Up to Make Pumps Safer

Often, the only way the FDA can know there are insulin pump problems is if pump users accurately report when…

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Treatment

The Pump Failure Reporting System is Flawed

Why it’s pretty much impossible to know how many insulin pumps have malfunctioned in the last decade. Part 3 of…

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Treatment

Four Countries’ Different Standards on Pump Safety

There’s a lot of difference between the rules in Canada, the UK, Germany, and Denmark. Part 2 of our series…

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Pumps

European Experts Call for Safer Insulin Pumps

European and American regulators call for uniformity in insulin pump regulation. Part 1 in a multi-part series focused on pump…

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Meters & CGMs

Senate Hears Testimony for Medicare CGM Coverage

A trio of young athletes and a distinguished coach make the case that CGMs are indispensable for many with Type…

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Medicine/Drugs

FDA Gives Diabetes Treatments Low Priority

An explanation of how the agency allocates its resources, and why diabetes drugs and devices aren’t first in line.

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Living

Fatal Police Interaction Leads to Diabetes Safety Law

A Florida man’s death prompts state legislators to mandate diabetes education for police.

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Complications

Searching for Blame in a Boy’s DKA Death

A 13-year-old dies at basketball summer camp, and his parents and the camp accuse each other of wrongdoing.

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Medicine/Drugs

I Attended an Afrezza Sales Pitch

Sanofi attempts to woo diabetes stakeholders about inhaled insulin at the ADA Scientific Sessions.

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Medicine/Drugs

Outrage and Bafflement Over Insulin Prices

Panelists at the ADA Scientific Sessions lament the commoditization of a life-saving drug.

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Living

Huckabee’s Strange Diabetes Cure Endorsement

The former governor and current presidential candidate takes heat for endorsing a dietary supplement to “reverse” diabetes.

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Living

A Diabetes Summer Camp Mystery

A researcher finds an obvious answer to why some of his young test subjects with Type 1 were recording very…

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Treatment

Asante Closes, Shutters Snap Pump Production

Snap pump users were left scrambling for answers with a late Friday announcement of Asante’s demise.

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Medicine/Drugs

Drug’s Safety Questioned for Gestational Diabetes

A study finds glyburide can lead to worse neonatal outcomes for babies of moms with gestational diabetes.

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