Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 8, 2014

'Managing a disease like Type 1 diabetes is often done best when done with family support. Many would argue that there is no other way to live with Type 1. But what happens when it’s time to declare independence with your diabetes self-care? How do you do that without a lot of hurt feelings? I was diagnosed when I was 10 years old, so naturally my parents played a very integral role in helping me learn about how to take care of myself.

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

OCTOBER 6, 2014

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — a good time to pause and consider just how many people are affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. The numbers are astounding. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence , an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by a domestic partner each year. And one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 6, 2014

'When my husband and I found out we were pregnant, we were thrilled. After five years of infertility, I knew I wanted to spend every minute I could with the twins during their first years, so we decided that I would stay home with them as long as we could financially manage it. Then at 22 months, my child Rocco was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. For a long while, the disease swallowed us.

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 10, 2014

'While many researchers have toiled to discover breakthroughs in Type 1 diabetes care, none are more celebrated than Dr. Frederick Banting, the man credited with discovering insulin. Any good medical discovery deserves the Hollywood treatment, and there have been a few efforts to capture Dr. Banting’s life on screen. Here are a few we’ve uncovered. Click on the pictures to see the video clips: The Quest (1959).

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 8, 2014

'The following excerpt comes from Dr. Beverly Adler’s book My Sweet Life with Diabetes: Successful Men with Diabetes. From the outside, one would have thought I was living the dream. I was nineteen years old and competing in the professional snowboarding circuit. I was training with members of the United States Olympic team. I had sponsors, I was winning races, and the 2010 Olympics were in sight.

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