Know Thy Illness (Symbol?), Get Involved

Speaking of World Diabetes Day, coming up November 14, I discovered this cool series of YouTube videos that the International Diabetes Federation has been pumping out to catch people’s attention. They’re short and evocative, all supporting the slo…

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Chucking Test Strip Coverage? (Not) Our new correspondent Wil Dubois takes on another test strip-related issue here - one that could effect the future of health care coverage for PWDs all over the country... by D'Mine Correspondent William "Lee" DuboisAlong with the mystery of how m......
To Bee or (Mostly) Not to Bee? Insulin/Glucose Tracker Device Review I know everyone wants their diabetes devices to talk to the cloud, but I don't think that smoke signals are the best way to go about it. And I'm pretty sure that using smoke signals would be faster than using the new Bee "Diabetes Smart Tracker" f......
Diabetes Etiquette for Parents of Teens + More Help from the BDI A few years back, Dr. Bill Polonsky and his team at the Behavioral Diabetes Institute in San Diego introduced their now-famous Diabetes Etiquette cards - the world's first recognition and pocket-sized guidance on how to avoid being rude and potent......
Death By Diabetes Inspires a "Robin Hood" of Global D-Care Her name was Marjorie. She was a 29-year-old from East Africa's Uganda. And after living with type 1 diabetes from the age of three, she died last year as a result of diabetes-related kidney disease.Now, in honor of Marjorie, a New York endocrinol......
Mom at the Helm of the JDRF Children’s Congress It's been 10 years since I participated in the second JDRF Children's Congress in 2001 and I am absolutely amazed at how much JDRF's biannual event has grown and changed. The Children's Congress is an action-packed event in Washington, D.C., with ......