Insulin Nation

MAY 7, 2014

'Dustin McGowan. In baseball, pitchers have been known to sneak a few things into their back pockets or onto their bodies to help with their pitching performance. Headlines were made early in the 2014 baseball season when New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was thrown out of a game for smearing pine tar on his neck to “doctor” the ball. Most famously, a knuckleball pitcher named Joe Niekro was caught red-handed with an emery board in his pocket which he used to scuff up baseballs.

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Insulin Nation

MAY 5, 2014

'For once, Type 1 diabetes should be on the tip of everyone’s tongue. A massive new study released in May 2014 has documented that the rate of Type 1 diabetes in U.S. children has increased by 21% over 8 years. That means we’re seeing a 2.8% to 4.0% rate increase in new T1 diagnoses annually. And for the first time, researchers are beginning to notice that the rate of new T1 diagnoses is increasing quicker in African-American and Hispanic communities, according to Dr.

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Insulin Nation

MAY 5, 2014

'If the squeaky wheel gets the grease, then it’s up to the diabetes community to make more noise in 2014 and 2015 on important policy issues that could impact their health. If there ever was a time for advocacy, this is it. Change is afoot on how the government delivers health care, and it’s important that people with diabetes have a seat at the table.

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