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Type 1 Diabetes News

Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic condition in which your body loses the ability to produce insulin, which is necessary for most cells to convert food into energy and regulate blood sugar levels. 

Stephen Covey and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes
In April, the FDA approved the FreeStyle Lite meter, which requires no coding. It’s similar to the very small FreeStyle Flash, though apparently won’t be replacing it at...
Dialogue with Dr. Zach Bloomgarden
Diabetes Treatments: The Road Ahead
On April 9, the FDA announced that it had extended the decision date for Vivus’ obesity medication Qnexa by three months to July 17. The agency postponed its approval...
Feel the excitement.
You can send supplies to Insulin for Life at: OUHSC Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes Attn: Becky Mosley 920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., WP 1345 Oklahoma City, OK...
A Tale of Three Navigators
Ready, steady, camp!
Once only a measure used by health agencies, Body Mass Index, or BMI, is now the trendy gauge of girth as people pass over pounds as passé. You know the scales have...
(S)he said what?!?
Diabetes Warriors: The Stories Behind the Statistics
On June 12, Team Type 1 began the 3,043-mile Race Across America to show the world that “diabetics can do anything and everything that non-diabetics can do,” in the...
Doing Something About It - Will Cross Inspires
Update on the Odyssey
We are encouraged to report that the FDA has approved Levemir for use in pregnant women with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes. Levemir is a long acting, or “basal...
Dr. Diana Guthrie, winner of the AADE Living Legend Award, on controlled breathing and supplements for people with diabetes…
Life for a Child is a sister program to Insulin for Life. It was established in 2001 as a sustainable sponsorship program where people can help children in developing...
Speaking with the CEO of insulin maker Novo Nordisk
The latest research on inhaled insulin and stem cell therapy

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