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Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults 2020 -- Themes Emerge

Aging in Place Technology Watch

In addition, most doctors lost revenue as 70% of their patients deferred treatments resulting in excess deaths from causes such as Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and heart disease. million services including children represented a 2,632% increase over the prior period. The total of 34.5

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Type 1 Diabetes Can Wear You Down

Insulin Nation

Editor’s note: We strive to provide a complete picture of life with Type 1 diabetes. I was six years old when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In my case, it is a form known as brittle diabetes, or Labile diabetes. Other children would drop their backpacks wherever and whenever they pleased. By Aaron D.

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Does Bribing Teens With Type 1 Work?

Insulin Nation

Many parents are looking for ways to get teen offspring to take diabetes self-care seriously. The findings suggest that monetary motivation is an effective method to inspire some young people to improve their diabetes self-care. This, plus raging hormones, can lead to some soaring A1C scores. A small study suggests bribing might work.

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Does Bribing Teens With Type 1 Work?

Insulin Nation

Many parents are looking for ways to get teen offspring to take diabetes self-care seriously. The findings suggest that monetary motivation is an effective method to inspire some young people to improve their diabetes self-care. This, plus raging hormones, can lead to some soaring A1C scores. A small study suggests bribing might work.

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Type 1 Diabetes Can Wear You Down

Insulin Nation

Editor’s note: We strive to provide a complete picture of life with Type 1 diabetes. I was six years old when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In my case, it is a form known as brittle diabetes, or Labile diabetes. Other children would drop their backpacks wherever and whenever they pleased.

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The T1 Female Heart: Avoiding Heart Disease in Your Life

Insulin Nation

Women living with type 1 diabetes have a five times greater risk for heart failure than nondiabetic women. This excess risk appears to be from a combination of factors, including the damage caused by type 1 diabetes and circumstances that are uniquely female, such as hormones, body fat, and disproportionate medical care.

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A New Way to Keep Insulin Cool This Summer

Insulin Nation

How many people with diabetes forgot about a vial of insulin in a hot car or in the outside pocket of a backpack until it was too late? To combat this, Germany-based solar energy engineer Amin Zayani has designed a portable, dog tag-sized device that tracks the fluctuating storage temperature of a medication’s environment.

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