Susan Phillips, MD
TCOYD Newsletter, Vol. 22, 2007

Part I: On The Rise In The Very Young

Type 1 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes affecting children and constitutes approximately 1% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in the United States. Recent data on the worldwide incidence of T1DM reveals a shift in its incidence rates among very young children.

Michele D. Huie
TCOYD Newsletter, Vol. 20, 2007

If you use insulin and have been turned off by the tubing and complexity of conventional insulin pumps, you may want to look into Insulet’s OmniPod Insulin Management System.

Candis M. Morello, PharmD. &
Courtney Shakowski
TCOYD Newsletter, Vol. 24, 2008

The banker offers an aspirin a day to decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease (complications in the heart or blood vessels). Should you deal? Aspirin is a blood thinner and when taken at low doses has an anti-platelet effect. This means it will prevent blood particles from sticking together and slowing blood flow. Blood that flows more freely through the body decreases the risk of a heart attack or stroke. Taking aspirin daily is recommended by both the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association.