Search Results for: A1c
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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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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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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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How I Fulfilled My Dream of Natural Childbirth Despite My T1D
I have never let diabetes dictate my life. I’ve climbed mountains, RVed across foreign countries and traveled all over the…
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Bolus Dosing Skills that you Didn’t Learn in the Doctor’s Office
Carbohydrate counting (or carb counting) is a traditional method for mealtime insulin dosing. It utilizes insulin to carb ratios for…
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Medtronic 670G Faulted for Ease of Use
“Closed-loop insulin pump therapy is the most exciting new development in type 1 diabetes in decades because it acts as…
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Are Low Carb Diets Dangerous for T1D?
The Keto Diet is perhaps the hottest trend in eating styles for diabetes and can be effective in losing weight.…
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Carl Armato’s Diabetes Focus at Novant Health
We spoke with Carl Armato, president and CEO of Novant Health ― https://www.novanthealth.org/ — about his T1D journey and his…
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SGLT2 inhibitors are Promising Medications for T1D but Vigilance Required
This article was written with a lot of help from Brad, a clinical pharmacist and pharmacotherapy specialist working in a…
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BCG Vaccine Shows Promising Signals of T1D Efficacy
We spoke with Denise Faustman, MD, Ph.D., Director of Immunobiology Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School. …
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JDRF Open Protocol — Path to Better Future
In 2018, JDRF celebrated the first anniversary of its Open Protocol initiative to support the development of automated insulin delivery…
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Gestational DKA in Nepal
We exchanged email with Basanta. “My name is Basanta. I am a 32-year-old woman. I am in Nepal now.…
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Yes, Screen your Children for Presymptomatic Diabetes!
We spoke with Marian Rewers, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine and Executive Director, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes…
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Using CGMs, Insulin Pens, and Pumps
How to interpret CGM for BG control Continuous glucose monitors provide a wealth of information that may be used tactically…
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Physiology of Managing T1D
Glucose measurement technology has advanced and this has enabled the control strategies that can be used today. Introduction Our body…
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Acronyms and References
Acronyms and References amylin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amylin AndriodAPS https://androidaps.readthedocs.io/en/latest/EN/ Aspart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin_aspart Automated insulin delivery https://diatribe.org/automated-insulin-delivery BG (Blood Glucose) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar_level blood plasma…
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Basal insulin Management in T1D
Overview The current insulin regimen for glucose management is called basal-bolus, named after its two components: Basal—background insulin reflecting second…
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My T1D Journey as a Systems Engineer
Systems Education I was always technically inclined, and majored in physics in college, then did graduate work in Cybernetic Systems.…
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Public School 504 Solution has National Appeal
Diabetes care within schools is not great Many schools are underfunded and cannot afford school nurses or use staffing services…
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You are vulnerable while hospitalized
Hospitals often use outdated care practices despite a large body of knowledge about the importance of glycemic management in hospitalized…
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