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January 2012


Novel stem cell treatment may hold promise for type 1 diabetes

'Smart' nanotech may help treat Type 1 diabetes

‘Sugar’ offers the stories, shocks of life with diabetes

Type 1 Teen--A proposal

Miracle on Bloor

Kentfield Woman Is A Medical Miracle..Having lived for 75 years with diabetes

Jeremy Irvine - Jeremy Irvine Loaned His Body Out To Science For Medical Trials

Perth family plays key role in hunt for diabetes cure 

Diabetic to carry Olympic torch through Brighton

 

December 2011


Fort Lee gathers to remember student

Nova Scotia Won't fund insulin pumps

Accused has history of having hypoglycemia treated in hospital

FDA encourages swift development of artificial pancreas

Saskatchewan expands diabetes supplies and devices covered for those under 25years

Experts Applaud Artificial Pancreas for Type-1 Diabetes Sufferers

Family Hopes for a Cure

Diabetes' JDRF tries a shock ad to push the FDA

A search engine that supports diabetes research? Use Diaboogle!

Dexcom Launches Public Awareness Campaign About the Deadly Consequences of Hypoglycemic Unawareness for People With Diabetes

Human Rights Tribunal Rules against CIDA in discrimination case.

U.S. Senators, Clinicians and People with Type 1 Diabetes Urge FDA to Issue Clear and Reasonable Guidance on Artificial Pancreas

 

November 2011


BC Parents Lobby for in-school diabetes care

Presidential Proclamation -- National Diabetes Month, 2011

Rite Aid Kicks Off American Diabetes Month with Rite Track Diabetes Tour

Hacker Concerns Spur Medtronic to Probe Cybersecurity of Insulin Pumps

Reed Is Excited To Race On The West Coast

JDRF applauds the Saskatchewan Party for Its Commitment to People with Diabetes

More Ways to Cope With Type 1 Diabetes

 

October 2011


Continuous Glucose Monitoring Beneficial In Maintaining Target Blood Glucose Levels For People With Diabetes

Diabetes Doesn't Mean Kids Have To Skip Halloween

New Provincial Atlas; Information On Lab Testing Key To Managing Diabetes Among Albertans

Roche releases their "Diabetes Heros".  Add your hero or vote for one of the many listed!

The Woman Who Raised Diabetes Hero Phil Southerland

Pictures of Diabetes: The Broken Pancreas Project

World Health Organization appoints Phil Southerland

Phil Southerland, former professional cyclist and CEO of Team Type 1, raising diabetes awareness

School on front lines of diabetes battle

Swimmers with Diabetes Cross English Channel

 

September 2011


Team Type 1 Running 3000 miles for Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes Type 1 - Alcohol Related Deaths Rise Significantly

Diabetes a Blessing in Disguise for a pair of Knights

Roche Diabetes Care Celebrates Second Annual Infusion Site Awareness Week, Aug. 29-Sept. 4

Utah Firm Develops Emergency Supplies Case for People With Diabetes

Cusin joins Team Type 1-Sanofi

Revolution for diabetes patients: Sweat meter warns patients of dangerously low blood sugar

Many in motion in cross Canada tour

Ont. court dismisses diabetes drug charge appeal

Geoff Giles tries for a world speed record in the name of type 1 diabetes research

Staunton actor's character gets boost from real life

 

August 2011


Pair of Unique Ford Concept Cars to Be Auctioned for Charity at RM Auction's Sale

Urge President Obama to attend September's UN Summit

Businessman, pilot, philanthropist had ‘an amazing history’

Celebrity Chef Sam Talbot Joins "Life First™" Diabetes Awareness Campaign

Once a Spokesperson for Juvenile Diabetes, Erin Now Suffers From Diabulimia

San Jose Junior Sharks hockey player doesn't let diabetes stop her

Disney, Eli Lilly to provide resources for children with Type 1 diabetes

 

July 2011


Meet Coco Disney's first character with Type 1 diabetes

Novo Nordisk Partners with Children with Diabetes, Inc. to Help Newly Diagnosed Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Family Attending the Children with Diabetes Conference Banked their Daughter's Dental Stem Cells with Store-A-Tooth™, in Hope that Advancing Science will Deliver a Cure

Type 1 diabetics living longer, Pitt study finds - Pittsburgh Tribune-

The high costs of getting sick.  Are you covered?

Kids hit Capitol for Diabetes Cure

 

June 2011


Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks about struggles with Type 1 diabetes; others can relate

Type 1 diabetes increases in young children

Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Present Promising New Data on the Company's Diabetes Programs at ADA 2011

Advocates, Children with Type 1 Diabetes Testify in Senate Hearing for JDRF's Children's Congress 2011

Diabetic Snowboarder chases big mountain lines

Singer Crystal Bowersox Comes to Terms With Diabetes

Diabetes case is a diagnosis of schools

Celebrity Advocates, Town Hall Panelists Set for Children's Congress 2011

Canadian Diabetes Association provides free testing kits

Retired cycling pro Phil Southerland takes his crusade against diabetes to Rwanda and beyond

Pit stops: LPGA golfer Kelli Kuehne shares diabetes awareness with IndyCar driver 

One In Five People With Diabetes Miss Up To 15 Working Hours Per Month Due To Low Blood Sugar

Trying to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes Won't Sideline Ryan Reed

Walkerton teen wins award for managing diabetes

Man Turns 90 After Having lived With Diabetes For 85 Years

Cop recounts scuffle with diabetic bodybuilder outside Redwood City theater

Type 1 Personalities

The signs of diabulimia

Youth diabetes ambassador seeks US junior teen title

Petrolian wins $2,500 Diabetes Hope scholarship

 

May 2011


Hackensack hospital to pioneer new diabetes treatment

JDRF and Amylin Partner to Investigate Co-Formulating Two Hormones for Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

2011 BIO International Convention to Host New Forum on Diabetes

The Real Moms of DRI

Tornadoes devastate Alabama, Many Diabetics Affected

Animas to host Canadian tour to inspire, entertain people living with Type 1 diabetes

How to treat 'diabulimics': Diabetics with eating disorders

Additional Auto-immune diseases found in one-third of patients with Type 1 diabetes.

Roche Diagnostics Canada launches Accu-Chek® Mobile, the world's first strip-free blood glucose monitoring device 

Canyon giving show with diabetes heros

Months after diabetes diagnosis, local girl wins pageant crown.

 

April 2011

 

'Alert Day' to provide diabetes awareness

Diabetic Pilot's North Pole Flight Underway

Quebec to cover cost of insulin pumps for Type 1 diabetes

Bid for Michaels’ guitar benefits juvenile diabetes

Use of Insulin Pump Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes

Kalispell 4-year-old leading fight against diabetes


Diabetic Girl dies at boarding school


The Health of Canadians at a tipping point
Full Report can be viewed here.

Diabetic to lose her pump and sleep

Banding together against Type 1 diabetes


Will Type 1 be recognized as a serious financial burden?


 

March 2011


Diabetic Retinopathy Is the Leading Cause of Blindness among Working-Age Americans

Cases of Type 1 Diabetes in Youth on the Rise

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation's Carnival for a Cure Offers Family Fun and a Special Guest


Most Diabetics Have Poor Control Over their Condition

Home urine test boost for diabetes self-diagnosis

Home Urine test measures insulin production in diabetes

Vitamin D may help keep blood sugar under control

Fired Teacher Says Diabetic Episode Mistaken as ‘Sex Romp’


New Diabetes Treatments Aim for Never-Ending Honeymoon

Writing a Letter to Diabetes

 

February 2011

 

Diabetic's discrimination lawsuit against restaurant is hard to swallow

bant iPhone app to help teens manage Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes boom sparks Roche expansion

Updated NDEP guide helps keep children with diabetes safe at school

Public Servant Denied Afghanistan Posting Due to Diabetes

Diabetes cases on the rise

Quality Varies In Social Networking Websites For Diabetics

Most Med school grads are unprepared to treat patients with diabetes

CDC Updates Diabetes Prevalence Estimates

Why do some diabetes escape complications?

Interview with Nick Jonas, a pop star with a Conscious

 

Tandem's T:Slim, A Next Generation Pump

Give-One Cards for Caregivers

Calibra Gains FDA Clearance to Market Finesse Insulin Patch-Pen for Three Day Use with NovoLog

DIDGET let's you monitor your Type 1 diabetes with Nintendo DS

 

January 2011

 

Canadian Diabetic with a Mission Needs Your Help to get a Pepsi Refresh Grant

Allowing diabetic aid worker to serve would have posed risks: tribunal

Novo Nordisk’s New Insulin Pen for Children Wins GOOD DESIGN Award

New ONETOUCH® ULTRAMINI® Blood Glucose Meter With SMARTCODE25™ Provides Effortless Accuracy by Eliminating the need for manual coding

B.C. NDP leadership candidate Adrian Dix says Type 1 diabetes doesn't slow him down 

Pro bowler offers encouragement to fellow diabetics.

Colnago pleased to support Team Type 1

German And U.S. Pharma Giants Join To Battle Diabetes Epidemic

Rikki Lake Correction on diabetes

One-of-a-kind Laguna Seca Mustang to be auctioned

Mandarin woman keeps up her battle against diabetes

Mortality Rate for Diabetes is Declining but more progress is needed

Celiac Disease, the silent stalker.  Ten times more likely in a person with Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetic in Court over an Attack he can't remember

skoopz Launches Social Media Campaign to Raise funds for the JDRF

Wanted:  A new name for Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes Mortality Rate Decreasing.  But still at least five times higher than their cohorts.

Bullying of diabetic children must stop!

Counting carbs, but not to diet

Diabetes and RDSP confusion ...Reference links back to Diabetes Advocacy!

Dog Helps Monitor Kindergartner's Diabetes

Alert Dog is a Life-Saving Companion  

 

 

December 2010

'Tales in the Vial':  Stories from the battle against diabetes

Diabetes Type 1 Death Rates falling but still 7x Higher than the rest of the Population

Olympian teaches children about diabetes


Lack of awareness about diabetes costing high to health and healthcare

Scantily Clad Runners Brave the bitter cold for Diabetes

JDRF mourns the death of Ron Santo

Diabetes cuts slammed as NZ-wide issue

NZ Based Living Cell Technologies to sell its Pig Cell Treatment in Russia

 

 

November 2010

 

New Technology Aids Glucose Monitoring

Don't ignore these Five Signs of Diabetes In Children

World's First Robotically Assisted Pancreatic Transplant Completed

She Goes Above and Beyond for Diabetes

Sunday Marks 90 years since Banting's Idea for Insulin

Nikki Lang and the American Diabetes Association Team up to Download for Diabetes

Diabetes Research Made Significant Strides in the Past Year

More Diabetes Patients May Get Islet Transplant

Parents Battling to Keep Diabetic Kids Safe in School

Living With Diabetes: Brett Michaels "Finds a Way to Survive on the Road"

Type 2 Diabetes Soars and Type1s Lash out
 

 

October 2010

New technology aids glucose monitoring  

 

Continuous Glucose Monitoring Consensus Statement Released by AACE

 

Racer Craig beats diabetes to become Scottish champ 

 

Singer Bret Michaels sending Hampton boy to diabetes camp

 

Scotland Leads The Way In Type 1 Diabetes Research

 

Third-grader helped save mother's life

Text messaging may increase medical adherence in adolescents with diabetes

 

September 2010

 

An Idol’s Struggle With Type 1 Diabetes
Schools trained to properly care for diabetic students Children vulnerable if their teachers don't understand condition
Local Girl Publishes Book About Struggle With Diabetes
Love in a time of Diabetes  Helping a spouse with diabetes.
The cruel cost of ignoring diabetes: Jane lost an arm and two legs to the disease because, like so many, she didn't take it seriously
Grandfather-grandson pedal to beat diabetes
Frog Before Diabetes...sweet blog and great reminder for parents of children with diabetes!

 

August 2010

Blue Jays' Brandon Morrow, Battling Type-1 Diabetes, Nearly No-Hits the Tampa Bay Rays


Beauty and the "Betes": A Diabetes Fairy Tale


Orlando International Is The Loneliest Place On The Planet After Attending 1 Day @ Children With Diabetes Friends For Life Conference


July 2010

Why Strenuous Exercise Brings Blood Sugar Levels Up, Not Down in Type 1 Diabetics
Record-breaking pilot takes to the skies for diabetes
Low Carb Cake Store “Sweetens” Life for Diabetics
Powerlifting Record Holder and Type 1 Diabetic Ginger Vieira Launches 'Living in Progress' to Help Others Successfully Manage Health Challenges
Almost half 'wrongly believe that diabetes can be triggered by a sweet tooth'

 

Son's scare puts Finals in perspective

 

 

June 2010

'Dynamic duo' team up to fight diabetes

LifeScan Canada Collaborates With Country's First Consumer Ehealth Service

 

Mannkind Making More Excuses for Afrezza

 

MannKind Reports Positive Results For AFREZZA In Type 1 Diabetes Patients


A Tattoo To Monitor Blood Sugar Levels May Not Be Far Off

George Canyon shares Diabetes Experience


Sacrifices normal for children with diabetes

These Athletes refuse to let diabetes stop them

Manslaughter Charge for Man ‘Driving While Diabetic’


Toledo fans adore No. 2 Bowersox

Ten Female Celebs living with Diabetes

 

May 2010

Prototype of artificial pancreas holds promise for better management of type 1 diabetes

Bret Michaels makes 'Celebrity Apprentice' finals

New Drug Could Potentially Stop Diabetes in Less than a Week

Diabetes Reaching Epidemic Numbers Worldwide


Novo Nordisk Asks “Where Have You Flexed?”


Newfoundland and Labrador expands insulin pump coverage to include young adults 18-25 years old!!! We are not finished yet but this is another great step! Send out your thank-you's for continued support!!

Rocker Bret Michaels Still in Critical Condition in ICU

Diabetics Skip Insulin To Lose Weight

Taking on theory of controlling diabetes

 

 

April 2010

Breakthrough in artificial pancreas

Diabetes Is No Fun, but It Can Be a Game

 

The Celebrity Apprentice 2010 - Bret Michaels Gets SCARY News - Daughter Has Diabetes

 

Kids Need Parents' Help in Managing Type 1 Diabetes

Let's Talk Diabetes, sex

$1 Million In Federal Funds To Develop A New Approach To Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

 

UPDATE 1-Sanofi moves into devices with diabetes test deal

 

New checklist will improve diabetes care: CDA

 

Diabetic racer Kimball has 'bionic' drive to win

 

Diabetes and Oral Health

 

 

March 2010

Michael Taylor of the Oakland A's plays through Type 1 diabetes

 

FDA eyes improvements for diabetics' glucose devices

 

'The Celebrity Apprentice': $100 burgers for diabetes

 

Jays pair overcome diabetes


Michaels goes from "Love" to Apprentice"

Diabetes Device Manufacturers Face New Regulations

 

Young riders juggle demands of diabetes

 

Add diabetes to Ont. school policy: parents

 

Chronic illnesses in ECISD 

 

Diabetes influences life-changing decisions

 

Diabetes Tattoos Replacing Non-Permanent Types of Medical Identification

 

Improper use of insulin pumps worse than device defects

 

Blue Jays camp tour: Yo-yo routine over for Morrow

 

‘American Idol’: Elliott Yamin tweets about Chile earthquake 


Southam has best U.S. men's individual cross-country result at Olympics

Type 1 diabetes fails to stop U.S. Cross-country skier to compete in Winter Olympics

 

 

February 2010

JDRF and BD Collaborate to Improve Insulin Pump Delivery

 

January 2010

 

Artificial Pancreas Prototype in Development for Type 1 Diabetics.  


Despite Advances, 'Diabetes Rising'

Death of Johnson&Johnson heiress, Casey Johnson, raises similar health questions as in Murphy’s death

Diabetes stabilized with insulin pump

Fatherhood fears: Surge in diabetes could leave thousands of men infertile

Diabetes patients with lower incomes dying at higher rates than wealthy: Report

 

 

December 2009

Diabetes Patients Report Many Hypoglycemic Driving Events. More than half report at least one hypoglycemia-related event while driving during 12 months

Diabetic to begin career as diplomat Sued after offer was rescinded

Mobile Phone Technology May Address Unmet Needs of Parents of Children With Diabetes, Sending Blood Sugar Readings Via Text, to Help Manage Child's Illness

Experts split on pig cell injection diabetes treatment

Nick Jonas and Bayer Diabetes Care Award Prizes to Children with Diabetes

New Accu-Chek Diabetes Link Launched

Accu-Chek Diabetes Link

The Spoon Theory...an interesting view on living with a chronic illness.

 

 

November 2009

World Diabetes Day - 14 November (Ways You Can Cover The UN Day In Your Country And Globally)


ARKRAY, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance For New GLUCOCARD(R) Vital(TM) Blood Glucose Monitoring System


Congratulations Nel Peach!!! Nel Peach: Carrying the Torch of Diabetes in Canada  Kudos to an incredible lady!!


Build-A-Bear Workshop to Raise Funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation


Accusure Insulin Syringes (31 G –Short Needle-either 1/2 cc or 1 cc, lot number 6JCB1 or lot number 7CPT1) RECALLED


October 2009

Major Step In Making Better Stem Cells From Adult Tissue

Insulin Detemir Noninferior to NPH Insulin for Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Presented at EASD

First Pig Cell Implant for Diabetes in NZ

 

Help Bring Diabetes To Light On World Diabetes Day

Beware: Flu-Diabetes Combination Can Be Deadly

The high cost of health. Those with diabetes spend a lot of money fighting the disease but a new government program helps


Bayer Introduces CONTOUR USB - The First Blood Glucose Meter With Unique Plug & Play Diabetes Management Software

 

September 2009

New Diabetes Challenge Website Launched

'Hannah Montana' episode on diabetes set to air on Disney Channel

Exsulin Corporation Announces Next Phase II Trial of Novel Islet Regeneration Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes

Medical ID Jewelry Designer with Diabetes Supports Abolishment of Denial for Preexisting Conditions

Teflon-coated Cells Could Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Tribute to the daughter of Children with Diabetes Founder, Jeff Hitchcock. An amazing look back over 20 years of changing the diabetes world!

Nick Jonas: Diabetes Won't Slow Me Down

Bayer's CONTOUR And Bayer's BREEZE2 Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems Do Not Use Problematic GDH-PQQ Technology

August 2009

An amendment in NY State to extend Insurance coverage for dependent children to age 29

Warning: Stolen Levemir Insulin Now Back on the Market

Diabetes Makes Children More Susceptible To TB

Researchers To Inject People With Diabetes With Cells From Pigs

 

Insulin Glargine - European Medicines Agency Update On Safety

 

Insulin Glargine and Cancer—An Unsubstantiated Allegation


Indy Lights Racer Charlie Kimball Will Not Let Diabetes Slow Him Down

 

 

July 2009

Doctor’s fight against diabetes is personal

Bayer Unveils DIDGET(TM), The First And Only Blood Glucose Meter That Connects With The Nintendo DS(TM) Or DS(TM) Lite


Health Canada Update About Safety Of Lantus (Insulin Glargine)


Medtronic Voluntarily Recalls Specific Lots Of Paradigm(R) Quick-Set(R) Infusion Sets In The United States
IMPORTANT RECALL...
Medtronic has announced that its Quick Sets with Lot numbers beginning with 8 may have an issue with the tubing connector. This may impact the pressure in the reservoir and effect the delivery of insulin. Please contact Medtronic for further information and product replacement.
 

A 3,000-Mile Triumph, Spurred on by Diabetes

New hope for diabetics after stem cell discovery

Diabetics urged to stay on popular insulin Lantus

Denise Faustman: To Stop Diabetes, She's Attacking the Immune System

Ontario has Levemir to its drug formulary

 

LifeScan, owned by Johnson and Johnson, will bring Anita Mathew up to discuss the company's diabetes iPhone application

 

Keeping blood sugar in check good for the heart

Eye Damage In People With Type 1 Diabetes Significantly Slowed

Scientists Discover Vitamin C can Halt Diabetes Damage

 

June 2009

Sotomayor's nomination spotlights diabetes myths

Braves’ Buddy Carlyle joins list of athletes with diabetes

Tattoos being used for medical alerts  Check out the Diabetes Advocacy Tattoo page for many great designs and ideas!

Ford Customer Service Division Launches Funny Car Design Contest to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

 

May 2009

Durham diabetes centre seeks school support

Game with a heart

All-American Sweetheart Tells Story of Battle with Diabetes

8-Year-Old Girl Dies Suddenly From Diabetes.  Mom Urges Testing In Kids

Roche Diabetes Care Supports "Changing Diabetes In Children"

Recession Preventing Diabetics From Getting Proper Health Care

April 2009

University of Calgary probes doubts on Type 1 diabetes in mice study

Depression associated with diabetes

Join the Diabetes Global Handprint

CWD Focus on Pumping Report from Toronto


March 2009

Medical ID Bracelets: The $15 Lifesavers.  Not wearing medical alert identification can spell disaster for people with diabetes 

Diabetes-monitoring Nanoparticle Tattoos


January/February 2009

For British Rider, Being Realist Is a Sure Thing

 

Diabetes Doesn't Have to Slow You Down

 

Mother of Diabetic Girl who died next to bag of sweets faces life in prison

 

Obesity campaign to be changed due to bullying charge

 

Team Type 1 expands

 

Most Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Lack Vitamin D


December 2008

Millions Mark World Diabetes Day

 

CONGRATULATIONS BRITISH COLUMBIA!!! Children's insulin pumps to be funded by B.C. government


November 2008

Parents who previewed it tell the real reason Disney yanked Hannah Montana's episode about diabetes

 

FDA Reports Nationwide Recall Of Mislabeled ReliOn Insulin Syringes

 

Launch of JDRF Video Contest for kids with type 1 diabetes


Educating Young People With Diabetes - World Diabetes Day 14 November

 

Artificial Pancreas Could Revolutionize Treatment Of Type 1 Diabetes

 

UPDATE 1-Novo taps stem cells in hunt for diabetes cure

 

International Diabetes Federation Calls For Global Action To Keep All Children With Diabetes Alive

 

Determined to fight diabetes Advocate wants province to fund adult insulin pumps


October 2008

A diabetic turns to the tattoo as medical I.D.  Don't forget to check out the Diabetes Advocacy Tattoo page and send us your addition!!


September 2008

Province pumps cash into adult diabetes

Thank You to the students of École Notre Dame du Cap School in Cape St. George, Newfoundland!


August 2008
Diabetes Devices

NICE prescribes greater role for insulin pumps


July 2008

Marathon Maritime swim underway

Better Glucose Control In Children With Type 1 Diabetes Associated With Dietary Adherence

SeaWorld Replaces Lost Insulin Pump For Local Boy

The Race of Her Life  A NEWSWEEK writer with type 1 diabetes goes to a unique triathlon camp. Blood sugar, sweat and tears.

Two new cases of childhood diabetes daily

The Ride of a Lifetime 

Flying on Insulin  You can also read about Steve Steele on our Faces of Diabetes page!

Nick Jonas Talks About Diabetes and Tour


June 2008

Cutler has regained his fastball—and control of his life

A mission to complete. In tribute to husband, woman joins triathlon to help their son 

Team Type 1 hits the road in RAAM

JDRF Appears Before Standing Committee On Industry

15% could be on insulin pumps in Scotland

Sebastien Sasseville makes it to base camp. He is attempting to be the first Canadian with Type 1 diabetes to climb Mt. Everest. Sebastien made it!!!!!! May 25th he began the first Canadian with Type 1 diabetes to climb Mt. Everest!!!! Way to go!!!

Quebec diabetic climbs Everest

Congratulations to Australia who will now see diabetes pumps subsidized!

Woman turns sons' illness into hope for others


May 2008

Pancreas transplant frees sufferer from diabetes

Scottish Parliament To Debate Insulin Pumps

Cutler adjusting to life with diabetes

Scott Dunton, Diabetes at 16, and a Nationally Recognized Surfing Sensation at 21

Jay Cutler Reveals He Has Type 1 Diabetes

Improving Diabetes Management On PEI Agenda, Canada

JDRF Canada has launched the Bag of Hope in Edmonton!


April 2008

3,000 Walkers Braved Snow In Support Of Diabetes UK 

 

A Grateful Mom Thanks Nick Jonas For Speeding Her Daughter's Diagnosis

 

Sebastien Sasseville makes it to base camp. He is attempting to be the first Canadian with Type 1 diabetes to climb Mt. Everest.

 

Diabetics Have Same Risk For Heart Attack, Stroke Or Death From Cardiovascular Diseases As People Who've Already Had A Heart Attack

 

Live Smart Diabetes Expo: Your Recommended Serving Of Healthy Lifestyle Information

 

Elite Team of Cyclists with Type 1 Diabetes Power Forward in 2008 Sponsored by Rapid-Acting Insulin Apidra

 

Chick speaks from experience

 

Low discomfort and pain associated with intensified insulin therapy in children and adolescents

 

Medtronic Announces Sales Milestone Of One Million Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensors Worldwide

 

Children With Diabetes, Inc. joins Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Franchise

 

Nonprofit Diabetes Group Is Subject of Investigation

 

Newfoundland and Labrador provides insulin pumps for kids; B.C. still refuses to do the same

 

Keeping close control. Degrau resident says insulin pump improves son's quality of life

 

Praise for the pump; Device a ‘welcome relief and answer to our prayers,’ says mother


February 2008

Youths charged with stealing insulin pump from hockey dressing room

Back to 9 needles a day

Living with (and paying for) diabetes 


January 2008

Diabetes Conference Designed To Enlighten, Encourage Patients And Families

Interesting Insulin Facts

 

50,000 People Denied Insulin Pumps In The UK


December 2007

Diabetes And Holiday Foods: Cedars-Sinai Physician Offers Tips To Maintain A Healthy Holiday Balance

 

Dogs Sniff Out Diabetes 

 

Novo Nordisk Applauds Adoption Of World Diabetes Day Resolutions By U.S. Congress


November 2007

World Diabetes Day Photo Album

 

Diabetes, the 21st century epidemic

 

World Diabetes Day Spotlights Type 1 Diabetes Increase And World Class Response

 

Newfoundland and Labrador release their new Assurance Prescription Drug plan. See our Assistance page for details.

Sales Haulted for Inhaled insulin Exubera


October 2007

University Of South Florida Awarded $169 Million For International Juvenile Diabetes Study 

 

November Is American Diabetes Month

 

K&M Business Solutions Ltd will be donating $25 to the Canadian Diabetes Association for every Adagio product sold from July 12, 2007 to the end of the year!!!  THANK YOU!!!

 

Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion versus Multiple Daily Injections of Insulin: Economic Comparison in Adult and Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Australia.

 

More Than Eight Decades Since Its Discovery, Insulin Is Still Not Reaching Many Who Require It To Live


August and September 2007

Having The Right Grains For Breakfast Keeps Blood Sugar In Check All Day

 

New Research May Lead To Oral Insulin, UK

 

Preparation For Natural Disasters Critical For People With Diabetes, Chronic Medical Conditions

 

Scottish FA Adopts Diabetes UK As Charity Of The Year

 

Immunosuppressive Drugs Are A Double-edged Sword To Type 1 Diabetics

 

Access And Affordability Keys To Diabetes Crisis In Ontario: Report

 

Sébastien Sasseville will attempt to climb to Cho Oyu and at 8201m, it is the 6th highest summit in the world before he attempts to climb Mt Everest in 2008. You can follow his progress at www.sebastiensassevilleinspires.com.

Medtronic Insulin Pumps and MRIs. See also If You've Exposed Your 
Paradigm Pump to an MRI, You Need to Read This. (Note: no one should 
bring an insulin pump -- or anything with metal -- into an MRI room.)
 
Children with Diabetes at Disney World
 
One advantage of diabetes can be friends for life


July 2007

SoloSTAR(R), The First Prefilled Disposable Insulin Pen For Lantus(R)
Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Shows Excellent Results
Diabetes Care Accounts For One Of Every Eight Health Care Dollars In 2005, Study Finds

 

June 2007

Sir Frederick Banting homestead sold to developer, family outraged.
Seattle at forefront for Type 1 diabetes research
 Mr. Universe beats rap/Bodybuilder was suffering from insulin shock during cop brawl
Diabetes epidemic

 

May 2007

New Data Confirm That Use Of Levemir® Can Limit Weight Gain
Diabetics at risk of exposure to disease 
Enhancements to Program Make Drugs More Affordable

 

April 2007

Mr. Universe's Police Run-In Becomes a Force for Education
 
Abbot Announces FDA Clearance and Launch of New FreeStyle Lite(TM) 
 

Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Sugar For A Hypoglycemic Person?

 

An economic assessment of analgue basal-bolus insulin vs human basal-bolus insulin in subjects with Type 1 diabetes in UK

 

Short acting insulin analogues for treating diabetic patients with CSII

 

OneTouch® Meter Upgrade Offered To OneTouch® Users At No Charge

 

Levemir® Approved In Europe For Use In Combination With Oral Antidiabetic Drugs

 

Lilly Introduces World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory

 

New Insulin Pen has memory chip. Battery operated device can track doses, but may be too pricey for some.

 

Schools need injection of common sense  This article contains an interview with the founder of this website.

 

February 2007

new website of Chuck Eichten author of "Better is Better"

Notice of Decision for APIDRA.  Approved.

 

January 2007

People With Diabetes, Employers Struggle With Defining Disease As Disability

 

Recent Successes Re-Vitalizing Interest In Continuous Glucose Monitoring - Report Analyzes Technology And Commercial Factors

 

Diabetech To Transform Global Diabetes Care In 2007 With Launch Of GlucoMON2 Wireless Glucose Meter

 

Long- and short-haul travel by air: issues for people with diabetes on insulin

 

Diabetes Made Visible is a collection of photographs at flicker.

 

Tips For People With Diabetes To Manage Holidays With Ease

 

November 2006

Medic Alert Canada launches its NO CHILD WITHOUT program in specific provinces through schools.  They hope to one day expand the program beyond Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

FDA Clearance Received for CozMore® Insulin Technology System Updates

 

AgaMatrix's Zero-Click Software System Receives FDA Clearance

 

JDRF "Trick or Treats" on Parliament Hill.

 

Joslin Diabetes Center In Boston Establishes First Affiliate In Canada

 

October 2006

Physician Resistance Hinders Diabetics Use Of Cutting Edge Technology, Duke Researchers Find

 

MicroIslet Comments On NIH Plan To Combat Type 1 Diabetes

 

New Easy-To-Learn Blood Glucose Meter Focuses On The Essentials Of Testing

 

FDA Issues Nationwide Alert On Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile And One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Test Strips

 

Plan Will Guide NIH Research in Type 1 Diabetes

 

Duke researchers find physician resistance hinders diabetics use of cutting edge technology

 

Abbott’s Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor Approval Soon

 

Compound Found In Fish Damages Pancreatic Cells

 

Diabetes patients, therapy undergo trial by fire

 

Summer 2006

Exubera Success May Hinge on Usability
 

June 2006

A Bite and Bark That Saved a Life--Cellphone Chomp Called 911 for Beagle's Owner

Fifth of diabetics skip critical test

Quilt for Life' Display Set For Washington D.C. Mall -- Children's Colorful and Emotional Quilts Show True Face of Diabetes

Living and rowing with diabetes

Diabetics get high-tech help to track sugar

Home schooling dispute leads to foster care

 

May 2006

Don't use kids as pawns in turf war

Return diabetic boy, brother to their parents, doctor says

Brothers returned to parents

Taken as if they're not yours....Quebec parents of a diabetic son who refuse to send him to an "unsafe" school lose him to the state

Debate Over Inhaled Insulin  NICE recommends not using inhaled insulin as its  high cost versus injections and the risks to the lungs associated with the drug outweighs any published benefits.

Adept Robotics Selected For Insulet's Diabetes Management System

 

March 2006

Inhaling instead of injecting 

Irrational Exubera-nce for Pfizer?

 

February 2006

Diabetic Brothers Beat Odds With Grit and Luck  Experts say that they know of no other childhood diabetic who has lived to be as old as Gerald (age 90yr), and no one has survived with the disease for as long as Robert (age age 88yr) almost 81 years has .

Stock Trading - FDA Approves Inhalable Insulin

 

January 2006

Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar) & Diabetes: How Low Can You Go?

Nova Scotians under the age of 65 with diabetes and no drug insurance are now able to register for the province's new diabetes assistance program, which begins Jan. 1.

It’s diabetes day 

 

November 2005

Canadian Gene Cure Foundation: Diagnosis of Rare Gene Mutation May Spare Certain Type 1 Diabetes Children Painful Insulin Injections The Canadian Gene Cure Foundation (CGCF) is pleased to award a grant of $65,000 to Dr. Constantin Polychronakos, a renowned McGill University endocrinologist.  

 

October 2005

Embryonic stem cells advance diabetes cure

Diabetes is a major risk to the unborn

MoMA showcases Penn State researcher's device.  Prototype under the skin glucose sensor will be showcased in October.  

Creator of blood glucose sensor dead at 86 years

 

August and September 2005

Can an individual crusader influence tax policy?

 

July 2005

Novo Nordisk Launches GlucaGen® HypoKit™

Twice the Trouble From 'Double Diabetes'

Intensive therapy cuts diabetes problems

Stuffed and ready to serve — the 'Staff Sergeant Thompson bear'  New bear with diabetes is dressed in army fatigues and modeled after a real US soldier with diabetes! Proceeds to benefit the American Diabetes Association.

 

 

 

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