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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. 

Kelly talks about apple strudel... and what that has to do with improvements in diabetes care.
Most people with diabetes should be familiar with the term A1c—a measure of the glycosylated hemoglobin in blood that gives an estimate of glycemic control over a period...
We love ExtendSnacks – this company was founded by Dr. Francine Kaufman, pediatric endocrinologist extraordinaire (and diaTribe advisory board member). If you fight...
The Moment of Disclosure
Dr. Desmond Schatz, type 1 diabetes expert.
As we covered in the diaTribe #39 Learning Curve and the diaTribe #38 Letter from the Editor , the FDA recently released its much awaited draft guidance on the...
Kerri Morrone Sparling on how all diabetes patients – whether they like it or not – often play the role of educator.
Recently, MannKind Corporation submitted a “new drug application” for its inhaled insulin candidate, Afrezza, to the FDA. Afrezza, is an ultra rapid-acting mealtime...
World Diabetes Day 2008 - Over 1,000 buildings and going strong.
An in-depth look at the trials and tribulations a drug must endure on its journey from bench to bedside.
The Tour de Cure is a series of cycling races held by the ADA each year to fund diabetes research. As we pointed out in Issue 13’s New Now Next , there are many ways for...
We round out the Diabetes ABC’s with Blood Pressure 101.
A personal cardiovascular risk test.
You've read our Test Drive stories; here's a chance to do your own! The iD USB Flash Drive is quite simply a flash drive (a.k.a. thumb/pen/key drive) with a personal...
(S)he said what?!?
DIAdvisor is a mobile and personal device being developed in Europe over the next four years by a consortium of 13 partners (including Novo Nordisk and several research...
Who Will Manage American Patients with Diabetes in the Near Future? A Grim Prognosis for the US.
On August 13, the FDA made a public health notification that dangerous errors could result from the use of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) test strips...
SEEKING Accord on ACCORD
Where is my soapbox? I’ve got much to say and only 500 words to spare.

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