Diabetes Flower Power: Second Spare A Rose Campaign Going Strong!

The butter compartment of my fridge is fully stocked with unopened bottles of chilled insulin.I’m so very thankful to have this medicine that keeps me alive, when so many people around the world cannot say the same. Sadly, more than nine decades …

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In Memoriam of Lynn Grefe Lynn Grefe, long-time president and CEO of NEDA and a noted political and social activist, passed away April 28 at her home in Edgewater, NJ – surrounded by family and friends – following a valiant, year-long battle with cancer. She was 65. Lynn has helmed New York City-based NEDA for more than a decade, bringing her expertise, drive and dedication to the cause in 2003. In that role, she expanded the organization dramatically, establishing it as the leading U.S. non-profit supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. She was passionate about providing hope to the 30 million Americans who will...
Ask D’Mine: Funky Fat from Insulin Welcome back to our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D'Mine - with your host veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil takes on a question about how insulin pump infusion sets can sometimes cause particularly fatty ......
Medtronic Minimed 530G Insulin Pump with CGM – Review Longtime type 1 Travis Fuger reviews the Medtronic Minimed 530G system, including an advanced insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM).REVIEWER'S BREAKDOWN - PROs: the CCM sensor interacts with the insulin pump directly instead of anothe......
A Steel Magnolia By Any Other Name A rose is a rose is a rose. And so is a magnolia... even the Steel Magnolias.The 2012 remake of the movie Steel Magnolias that hit the silver screen 23 years ago aired worldwide on Sunday evening on Lifetime TV.Like before, the film tells the stor......
How Afrezza is Changing the Life of a Type 1 Diabetic Pilot Last week we made mention of a new series, Afrezza in the Real World, that will share the views of various folks now taking this new inhalable insulin from MannKind and Sanofi.(Speaking of Afrezza news: the FDA just approved 12-unit cartridges of ......