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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. 

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...
The artificial pancreas in peoples’ homes at the Annual Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes Meeting in Paris.
Friends for Life, the national Children with Diabetes (CWD) conference, took place in Orlando, Florida, from July 11 to July 15.
Kerri Morrone Sparling reveals how the Internet has built an all new kind of diabetes community.
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...
Highlights from the TCOYD newsletter.
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...
Kerri Sparling digs deep and tells us more about why social networking really does matter.
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...
What really causes weight gain? A fascinating review in the New England Journal of Medicine details myths and facts about obesity.
When it comes to patient advocacy, Kerri Morrone Sparling explains why even the little things can have a big impact.
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...
Michelle Obama at the Partnership for a Healthier America’s Summit.
We like Practical Diabetology because it's straightforward, actionable, and smart — but, be warned, it's for physicians.
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...
(S)he said what?!?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report tracking the skyrocketing prevalence of diabetes throughout all fifty states, the...
Kelly reflects on some changes here at diaTribe and in the world of diabetes and obesity.
For several years, we’ve been closely following Insulet’s progress with the FDA to get its smaller second-generation OmniPod approved (see new now next in diaTribe #33...
Gary Scheiner shares how to make your blood glucose data work for you.

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