In late November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (the federal agency that administers the two public insurance programs) announced that Medicare would...
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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How can kids with diabetes most enjoy Halloween? Jim Hirsch shares his thoughts.
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In June, Insulet announced the acquisition of Neighborhood Diabetes, a medical equipment distributor that specializes in consumer sales of diabetes supplies. The company...
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The 2007 AADE in August in St. Louis was extremely educational, as always.
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The diaTribe team had an outstanding evening in San Francisco for World Diabetes Day on November 14, which included blue hula hooping in Union Square. (For those who...
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How can we best tackle diabetes and obesity? Read about our trip to the International Diabetes Federation’s 21st World Congress in Dubai.
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In October 2010, Biocon, an Indian pharmaceutical company, and Pfizer partnered to develop and market biosimilar insulin analogs (see NewNowNext in diaTribe #26). A...
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We love articles with information that you can apply to your own life. In this article, you receive guidance on how to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, the...
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As we have previously written, Vivus’ weight loss drug Qnexa is up for approval in the US in April of this year. Encouragingly, Vivus announced recently that, if...
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What does a cure mean to you? Kerri Morrone Sparling shares her thoughts.
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Novo Nordisk’s Head of China Ron Christie divulges details on the state of diabetes care in the world’s most populous nation.
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For people with diabetes, driving a car can be dangerous. According to a study of crash data from the United Kingdom, commercial truck drivers with diabetes had a three-...
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Lessons from TCOYD, Santa Clara.
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April has been quite a busy month for Medtronic with the launch of new CareLink software that is finally Mac-compatible and the introduction of the greatly anticipated...
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Want faster acting insulin? CDE Gary Scheiner shows you some options with five innovative tips that you may want to consider…
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If you’ve been following our coverage of Orexigen’s obesity drug, Contrave, you’re likely aware that it has been through a regulatory rollercoaster over the past few...
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Beta cell regeneration, dedifferentiation, redifferentiation, isolation, and encapsulation: this article reviews some of the leading curative research, profiling...
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Earlier this month, Medtronic announced that FDA has approved mySentry , a remote monitoring system that enables parents and caregivers to see real-time insulin pump and...
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A story of hope and inspiration, Not Dead Yet chronicles Phil Southerland’s life with diabetes and his time cycling with Team Type 1.
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Kelly thanks the FDA for keeping its holiday promise: an artificial pancreas guidance document by December 1…