Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

'In Laura Kronen’s new book, Too Sweet, the not-so-serious side to diabetes , she comes to terms with a Type 1 diagnosis while keeping a sense of humor. In this excerpt, she runs down 10 common experiences that people with Type 1 diabetes might recognize in their own lives. What’s interesting about low blood sugar is that the symptoms are never the same from person to person or episode to episode.

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Chilmark Research

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

As expected, Apple announced the latest addition to their product lineup, the AppleWatch. We will leave the hardcore dissection to others, but in watching the event (or trying to watch what was an absolutely awful livestream, complete with annoying Chinese translator, and random recurring muting/video freezes), we came away with a few first impressions: 1) Are Smartwatches Really Mainstream Now?

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

'Recently, my 2-year-old son looked at my insulin pump. He had a look on his face that showed he was working through something, and that a question was coming. He looked at my pump. Then he looked at me. Then he looked back at my pump. “What’s that, Daddy?” he asked. I’ve told him many times since I started pump therapy almost a year ago what my pump is, and what it does.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

'Sarah Howard is the national coordinator for the Diabetes-Obesity Working Group of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment. A mom with Type 1 with a child with Type 1, she has dedicated herself to scouring research to study possible environmental factors in rising rates of Type 1 diabetes. With a master’s degree in environmental policy and education from the the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment, she has had eight articles and letters published i

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

'Insulin Nation will be featuring five profiles of female athletes with Type 1 diabetes who thrive at their sport. Each profile is excerpted from Judith Jones Ambrosini’s book “The Sisterhood of Diabetes: Facing Challenges and Living Dreams”. Even at an early age, Missy Foy was competitive. She first turned to basketball, longing to be a power forward, but she discovered she was just too small.

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