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What Is the IQ of Your Pen? Smart Insulin Pens Are Available Now!

By David Ahn, MD on May 7, 2019   /   Insulin, Type 1   /   6 Comments

Companion Medical, makers of the first FDA approved smart insulin pen, recently announced their Bluetooth-enabled InPen is now available in retail pharmacies nationwide. These smart pens offer a variety of benefits with very few downsides.

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More Than S’mores: The Empowering Effect of Diabetes Camp

By Katie Goehring Kelly on April 10, 2019   /   Camp, Kids, Personal Essay, Support, Type 1   /   2 Comments

There’s only one goal for kids heading off to camp – FUN. But the added perks at diabetes camp can have life-long effects: independence, self-esteem, and the opportunity to finally feel normal.

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Six Lessons from Six Years with T1D

By Sarah Durrand on April 9, 2019   /   Diabetes Management, Personal Essay, Type 1   /   4 Comments

Reflecting on her six year anniversary of living with diabetes, Sarah Durrand shares the hardest lessons, the most meaningful lessons, and the lessons she’s learned that give her the best excuse to eat pizza (sometimes).

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Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders: A Complicated Relationship

By Quinn Nystrom on March 14, 2019   /   Eating Disorders, Type 1   /   10 Comments

Eating disorders among adolescent and young adult women with diabetes are twice as high as in their non-diabetic peers, but it’s still not a widely discussed issue. Former ADA youth spokesman Quinn Nystrom speaks openly about her struggle with an eating disorder after her type 1 diagnosis.

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A Dose of Dr. E: Evidence-Based Hope

By Steve Edelman, MD on March 13, 2019   /   A Dose of Dr. E, Diabetes Management, Diabetes Research, Type 1, Type 2, Video   /   7 Comments

Evidence-based hope is letting people know that things are different than they were even 20 years ago. We now know that that with well-managed type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the odds are good you’re going to live a long and healthy life.

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To Breed or Not to Breed: the Genetic Risks of Diabetes

By David Greene, PhD on February 14, 2019   /   Genetics, Personal Essay, Type 1   /   22 Comments

If you or your spouse has diabetes, what are the chances your children will also develop the disease? Dr. David Greene (who lives with type 1) did the research, and some of it may surprise you.

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My Life-Changing Trial of the Eversense CGM

By Nalani Haviland Hunsaker, PA-C on February 14, 2019   /   CGM, Eversense, Type 1   /   39 Comments

Diabetes Clinician Nalani Haviland, who also has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 2o years, shares her recent experience with the implantable Eversense CGM.

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Why the A1c Sucks
(And Why Time in Range Is More Important)

By Steve Edelman, MD on January 18, 2019   /   A1c, Time in Range, Type 1   /   64 Comments

The A1c test has been around for a long time and is supposed to give people an idea of what their average glucose value has been over the prior two to three months, but there are many situations where the A1c is not accurate.

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TrialNet Tests Family Members to Find a Cure for Type 1

By Desmond Schatz on December 13, 2018   /   Diabetes Research, Type 1   /   12 Comments

TrialNet is an international network of leading academic institutions, physicians, scientists and healthcare teams dedicated to the prevention of type 1 diabetes. They offer risk screening for relatives of people with type 1 diabetes and innovative clinical studies to preserve insulin production.

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Stem Cells and Type 1 Diabetes: What the Future Has in Store

By Nick Argento on November 15, 2018   /   Diabetes Research, Stem Cells, Type 1   /   22 Comments

It is now possible to manufacture insulin-producing cells in a lab, using multiple different techniques developed by a multitude of researchers. What does this mean for people living with type 1 diabetes, or who are insulin dependent?

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