In September, Medtronic and Bayer announced that Bayer's Contour Next Link meter became available to patients ordering new Medtronic Paradigm Revel insulin pumps and...
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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Kelly reveals how you can help change the truly unacceptable care people with diabetes are receiving in prison.
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How can the FDA change its view on drug approvals to give patients access to better therapies?
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This month, in a surprise move, Vivus announced that its weight management medication Qsymia is now available via mail order through Walmart. This is an addition to the...
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Kerri Morrone Sparling reveals how the Internet has built an all new kind of diabetes community.
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The artificial pancreas in peoples’ homes at the Annual Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes Meeting in Paris.
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Friends for Life, the national Children with Diabetes (CWD) conference, took place in Orlando, Florida, from July 11 to July 15.
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The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) will hold its second Building a Healthier Future Summit from March 6-8, 2013, in Washington, DC. We cannot wait to hear...
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Kerri Sparling digs deep and tells us more about why social networking really does matter.
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Over the course of their lifetimes, roughly half of all people with diabetes develop diabetic neuropathy, which affects the nerves and can cause feelings of numbness and...
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On September 13, the New York City Board of Health approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed regulation nearly unanimously. The regulation bans the sale of any soda or...
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When it comes to patient advocacy, Kerri Morrone Sparling explains why even the little things can have a big impact.
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What really causes weight gain? A fascinating review in the New England Journal of Medicine details myths and facts about obesity.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report tracking the skyrocketing prevalence of diabetes throughout all fifty states, the...
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Michelle Obama at the Partnership for a Healthier America’s Summit.
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On June 27, the FDA approved Arena Pharmaceutical’s weight-loss drug Belviq (lorcaserin), the first weight-loss drug to be approved in the US in 13 years. Belviq is...
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We like Practical Diabetology because it's straightforward, actionable, and smart — but, be warned, it's for physicians.
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Kelly reflects on some changes here at diaTribe and in the world of diabetes and obesity.