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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.
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Insulet, which makes the OmniPod disposable insulin pump, has submitted a next-generation OmniPod for FDA review. The new pod is approximately 40% smaller than the...
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Recently, the diaTribe team attended the annual Diabetes Technology Society conference here in San Francisco. Several people from academia and the pharma industry...
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Kelly puts the spotlight on Senior Editor Jim Hirsch: his career as an author, his prolific history at diaTribe , and his reflections on World Diabetes Day.
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In unfortunate news, Biodel’s ultra-rapid-acting insulin Linjeta (formerly known as VIAJect; see Learning Curve in diaTribe #9 and Conference Pearls in diaTribe #26)...
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Pass the streusel: the 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria.
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The Liberty Science Center in Jersey City (in the New York metropolitan area) will be featuring what sounds like quite a compelling diabetes exhibit from April 1 to May...
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Kelly spotlights the powerful emotions surrounding continuous glucose monitoring, and she uncovers big changes at the JDRF and what they mean for you.
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Earlier this month, Eli Lilly and the German pharmaceutical Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) announced a major partnership to co-develop and co-commercialize several of their...
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Kerri Morrone Sparling discusses what an active patient she was while under the captivity of bed rest.
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Former ADA President Dr. John Buse offers a take on the ADA and FDA and weighs in on the current regulatory environment and healthcare reform.
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Virtually everyone finds diabetes management challenging on some level – for many, test strips and meters can be a hassle, and lancing your finger may still be painful,...
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Jim Hirsch on why educational exhibits will never fully capture the complexities, difficulties, and emotions of the diabetic experience.
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Asante’s Pearl insulin pump has received FDA clearance and CE Mark approval. In welcome news, Asante Solutions received FDA clearance for its new Pearl insulin pump in...
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Start Taking Action Now for Diabetes (STAND) is a new social marketing initiative of Taking Control Of Your Diabetes . STAND is the product of a two-day social marketing...
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Type 1s and GLP-1s? diaTribe Editor-In-Chief Kelly Close tries Victoza and shares her remarkable results.
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Often, a lack of knowledge or an absence of support makes it hard to become healthier and improve our diabetes management. But a new online program from Stanford...
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All this talk about healthcare reform got us thinking...
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Abbott has just received approval for its blood-glucose monitoring strip for the Freestyle Lite. Beyond the fact that it’s easier to use, we're excited about it for...
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Jeffrey Brewer, the JDRF's new president and CEO (and father of a type 1 child) reveals some completely new directions for the JDRF.