Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

'If you have Type 1 diabetes and are out of the “honeymoon period,” you’ve probably been told that your pancreas has stopped producing insulin. But it turns out that information may be wrong. Many people with Type 1 still produce at least some insulin, even years after diagnosis. Traditionally, doctors and researchers believed that the pancreas “crashed and burned,” rapidly declining in its ability to secrete insulin as early as a year after the onset of Type 1.

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E-CareManagement

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Our focus has been to figure out how to accommodate the 5% of patients that get their peace of mind knowing that they have absolute control of every piece of their data. Our focus really should be on the 95% that get their peace of mind knowing that when they show up in the ER, all of their data will be there. Lawrence Garber MD, Internist/Medical Director for Informatics, Reliant Medical Group.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 2, 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. You Might be a Person with Type 1 diabetes if… 1. You secretly like to see the reactions of strangers standing next to you when you say you are “high.”. 2.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

'Accurate Laser BG Readings. Over the years, there have been reports of researchers working on bloodless laser glucose monitoring, and each report ended with researchers saying they hope to improve accuracy of the laser device. Now there’s exciting news of a laser glucose monitor that is as accurate as home blood glucose monitoring kits. Princeton researcher Claire Gmachl has announced that her laser glucose monitor meets FDA requirements for accuracy, putting it on par with monitor devices now

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

'It’s the start of the new school-year on Mount Desert Island, a rural island community connected by a single causeway in Downeast Maine, and the children all come home with stories of the new year school-year. 10-year-old Molly Dillon, who has Type 1 diabetes, came home with the kind of story that can make the heart of a diabetes parent miss a beat.

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