Insulin Nation

JULY 10, 2014

'Stephanie Savarence, a 31-year-old mom of two, says she discovered insulin’s weight loss potential by accident. As a busy new mom, Stephanie started forgetting some of her injections and noticed her baby weight dropping quickly. After the healthy birth of her second baby, Stephanie says she immediately went back to those old habits. “I was the skinniest I had ever been in my adult life, and was constantly being told how great I looked,” she says.

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Medicine and Technology

JULY 6, 2014

Misuse and abuse of opioids has grown to be a serious public health concern about addiction, overdose, and death. REMS-compliant training is a critical component of the ER/LA Opioid Analgesics REMS program. On July 9, 2012, the FDA approved a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for extended-release (ER) and long-acting (LA) opioid medications.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 9, 2014

'ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com. Did you know that people with Type 1 diabetes also are at greater risk of having celiac disease? The odds of having celiac disease are 5 times to 7 times times greater for people with Type 1 diabetes than for the general population. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that causes an inflammatory state of the small intestine in genetically predisposed individuals.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 7, 2014

'Throughout July, we’re featuring excerpts from Ginger Vieira’s new book, Dealing with Diabetes Burnout. In this second of four excerpts being featured, Vieira argues small daily victories in daily diabetes care are better than shooting for being a perfect person with diabetes. Have you ever decided you’re suddenly going to do everything you’re “supposed to do” in diabetes management—like counting carbohydrates, taking your medications and insulin whenever you’re supposed to, checking your blood

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Insulin Nation

JULY 8, 2014

'There are two things that are a big part of Erin Spineto’s life: outdoor adventure and Type 1 diabetes. She works hard to make sure her love for the former outweighs her fear of the latter. In recent years, Spineto has committed to outdoor adventure partly to prove that people with Type 1 diabetes need not have limits. That’s what drove the California resident to run triathlons and sail solo around Key West in Florida, and it’s what made her decide more recently to organize a T1D relay swim tea

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Insulin Nation

JULY 8, 2014

'The following is an edited excerpt from the book Don’t Double Bread the Fish, a Tale of Failure, Persistence, and Finding Success: I will never forget my son’s first preschool Halloween party. He decided to dress up as Darth Vader. The costume was a baggy black plastic get-up with a hard plastic mask. The mask only had a front with razor-sharp edges, and the back has a tight rubber band attached by the world’s weakest staple.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 10, 2014

'Stephanie Savarence, a 31-year-old mom of two, says she discovered insulin’s weight loss potential by accident. As a busy new mom, Stephanie started forgetting some of her injections and noticed her baby weight dropping quickly. After the healthy birth of her second baby, Stephanie says she immediately went back to those old habits. “I was the skinniest I had ever been in my adult life, and was constantly being told how great I looked,” she says.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 9, 2014

'ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com. Did you know that people with Type 1 diabetes also are at greater risk of having celiac disease? The odds of having celiac disease are 5 times to 7 times times greater for people with Type 1 diabetes than for the general population. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that causes an inflammatory state of the small intestine in genetically predisposed individuals.

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